J F Ingram State Technical College
Deatsville, Alabama · Also known as ISTC · Website
J F Ingram State Technical College is a public under 2-year college in Deatsville, Alabama with 960 undergraduates. 21% of students finish within 150% of the normal time.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$6,084
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
21%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $6,084
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
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 $4,824 in 2015-16 to $6,084 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
- 960
- Part-time students
- 24%
- Women
- 9.9%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 21%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 18
- Other
- 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
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $15,258 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,084 | $9,862 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 77% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 21% | 42% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 67% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $21,000 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $32,851 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $39,842 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 153 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 133 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 131 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 127 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 94 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,996 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 43 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mason/MasonryCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $23,948 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| WoodworkingCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data ProcessingCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | $46,061 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Leatherworking and UpholsteryCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at J F Ingram State Technical College?
J F Ingram State Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What is the graduation rate at J F Ingram State Technical College?
21% of first-time, full-time students at J F Ingram State Technical College finish within 150% of the normal time. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at J F Ingram State Technical College?
Precision Metal Working (153 certificate graduates), Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (133 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (131 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 18 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.