Rate this HBCU Day 86: Lawson State Community College

[DrBanneker]

We last covered Morris College which received an average score of 5.7.

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Today we cover another HBCU vocational/community college, Lawson State Community College of Birmingham. It offers liberal arts and vocational courses including manufacturing engineering/machining, automotive techs, and nursing. It was established in 1949 due to the Wallace Patterson Trade School Act of 1947 that established several segregated trade schools. Originally named the Wenonah State Technical Institute, it was later renamed after its first president Dr. Theodore Alfred Lawson.

It has two campuses--a primary one in Birmingham and a secondary one in Bessemer. This year it announced that it was joining the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.




Founded: 1949

City, State: Birmingham, AL

Type: 2-year, Public

Nickname: Cougars

Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 3,094 (all undergraduate), 84% Black

Part-time student percentage: 61%

First Generation Student Percentage: 47%

Percentage of students from households under $30k/over $100k: 78% / N/A

Out of State Percentage: 2%, (Top States: Georgia)

Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 17:1

Admissions Acceptance Rate: Open admission

4-Yr Graduation rates: 29%

Transfer out rate: 16%

Male/Female percentages (Female:Male Ratio): 34% male/ 66% female (1.9:1 ratio)

Tuition: In-State: $5k and Out-of-State: $9k

Median Federal Debt After Graduation: N/A

Median Parent PLUS Loans After Graduation: N/A

Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $30k

Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Manufacturing Tech/Machinist: $52k, HVAC Tech: $38k, Automotive Tech: $35k, Liberal Arts: $33k

Top Majors by Degrees:
Liberal Arts, Registered Nursing, Automotive Technician, Child Care Management

Endowment: ~$0.6M

Alumni Engagement: N/A

Athletic Conference: Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

Mascot: Cougar

Notable Alumni:
Johnny High - Basketball player on the Phoenix Suns in the 1980s

Main Campus:

Athletics

Cheerleaders

Golden Essence Dance Team

Miss Lawson State

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[Charlie Hustle]

Manufacturing Tech/Machinist: $52k, HVAC Tech: $38k, Automotive Tech: $35k,

More colleges should offer programs that give then training in trades like these but also serve as part of a 4 year degree program option.

 

[Doomsday]

I'll fukk the shyt outta that petite bytch.

 

[get these nets]

Great profile. Alabama is HBCU central. When the series is completed, I'm going to go back and re-read the profiles for all the schools in that state. Compare and contrast.

Was glad that Thurgood Marshall Fund is expanding to CCs, beginning with the ones in AL.

The 2% out of state students are likely athletes. Guessing that they are are a JUCO feeder to D1 programs. I had to squint to see the brother on the baseball team, but he's there. Hehehehe

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

Did my internship there last semester for college. Got to train the women’s basketball team and baseball.my mentor is now the AD. SHOUTOUT to coach Agee. It was fun times Should’ve did my first 2 years there instead of UAB. Classes easier and cheaper