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Jefferson State Community College Overview

Jefferson State Community College is a public institution situated in Birmingham, Alabama. The location of Jeff State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Jefferson State Community College Known For?

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  • The student loan default rate at Jeff State is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The highest award offered at Jeff State is the associate's degree.
  • In <nil>, 36% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Jefferson State Community College?

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Contact details for Jeff State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2601 Carson Rd, Birmingham, AL 35215-3098
Phone: 205-853-1200
Website: www.jeffersonstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Jeff State?

You can apply to Jeff State online at: www.jeffersonstate.edu/admissions/application-types-2/

Jefferson State Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Jefferson State Community College?

26% Take Out Loans
2.6% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Jeff State, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $3,311 a year. That adds up to $13,244 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Jeff State is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Jefferson State Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,247 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,519 undergraduate students at Jeff State, with 2,247 being full-time and 6,272 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,247 full-time undergraduates at Jeff State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Jefferson State Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 64
Black or African American 480
Hispanic or Latino 171
White 1,388
International Students 51
Other Races/Ethnicities 93

Over 25 countries are represented at Jeff State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Vietnam, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Jefferson State Community College

3,273 Took All Classes Online
5,240 Took At Least One Class Online
86.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 5,240 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Jeff State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 22nd most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Jeff State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Jefferson State Community College was 86.0%. This is the #464 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Jeff State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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