2 North Alabama community colleges rank among best in Alabama in new poll

Alabama has a large collection of community colleges and each one provides a unique experience for students. Financial wellness publication WalletHub recently ranked 613 community colleges across the country and 19 from our state made the list, including two up here in North Alabama.

Keep reading to see how they were ranked + which schools made the top 10.

Best community colleges in Alabama

WalletHub selected a sample of schools from the list of member institutions in the American Association of Community Colleges.

The sit evaluated the schools on three key dimensions, including:

• Cost & Financing
• Education Outcomes
• Career Outcomes

Those three categories were broken into 18 total metrics, each given a specific weight toward the final grade.

Here is the top 10 for community colleges in Alabama:

1. Wallace State | Hanceville
2. Enterprise State | Enterprise
3. Jefferson State | Birmingham
4. Northeast Alabama | Rainsville
5. Coastal Alabama | Bay Minette
6. Central Alabama | Alexander City
7. Lawson State | Birmingham
8. George C. Wallace | Dothan
9. Lurleen B. Wallace | Andalusia
10. Bevill State | Sumiton

Overall, WalletHub ranked Alabama 39th in the country for community college quality.

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