Bishop State Community College
Mobile, Alabama · Website
$29,916
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,916
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Bishop State Community College is a public 2-year college in Mobile, Alabama with 2,437 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,397 a year (tuition and fees $5,340 in-state, $9,210 out-of-state). 36% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $29,916 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,397
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,340
Out-of-state $9,210
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
36%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$29,916
Rank 4,100 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,397
- Tuition in-state
- $5,340
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,210
- Cost of attendance
- $13,085
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,157
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,788
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,621
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $9,229
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,865
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,320 in 2015-16 to $5,340 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,437
- Part-time students
- 52%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Retention rate
- 55%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 49
- Endowment
- $181K
- Other
- Historically Black college, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,100 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 69 in Alabama (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,397 | $15,258 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,340 | $9,862 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 42% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 55% | 67% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $21,000 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $25,100 | $32,851 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,916 | $39,842 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 40% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
49 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 297 | Withheld | $35,619 | $38,835 | $52,118 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 138 | Withheld | $22,764 | $34,784 | $44,125 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 91 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | Withheld | $71,034 | $80,576 | $80,813 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $26,307 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | $30,688 | $33,677 | $48,702 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | $34,306 | $53,809 | $50,491 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | $30,528 | $44,791 | $42,269 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,268 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | $23,386 | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,046 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,792 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,221 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,895 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Mobile and Alabama on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Alabama
- Homes: Homes for sale in Alabama
Questions and answers
How much does Bishop State Community College cost?
$5,397 a year is the average net price at Bishop State Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,340 for in-state students and $9,210 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,085. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,157 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Bishop State Community College?
Bishop State Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Bishop State Community College graduates earn?
$29,916 a year is the median pay of former Bishop State Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($25,100 after 6 years). That ranks 4,100 of 5,094 US colleges and 63 of 69 in Alabama. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $71,034.
What is the graduation rate at Bishop State Community College?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Bishop State Community College finish within 3 years. 55% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Bishop State Community College?
Ground Transportation (297 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (138 associate's graduates), Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (91 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 49 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.