Gadsden State Community College

Gadsden, Alabama · Public

Of 12 assessed programs, 10 leave graduates out-earning a typical Alabama high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 29 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,438
$30k to $48k	$2,617
$48k to $75k	$5,330
$75k to $110k	$6,081
$110k and up	$8,944
All families (average)	$3,515

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

12 of 41 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Alabama high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$42,432	+$10,228	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	214
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,528	+$8,324	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	110
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$55,801	+$23,597	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	87
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$76,739	+$44,535	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,444	+$27,240	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$53,974	+$21,770	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$31,533	-$671	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,351	+$13,147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	$18,504	-$13,700	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,872	+$9,668	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$40,904	+$8,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$36,407 1-year earnings	+$4,203	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	286
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mason/Masonry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($32,204/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.