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Compare Lurleen B Wallace Community College vs Northern Marianas College

Andalusia, AL · Saipan, MP

Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeNorthern Marianas College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$2,792/yr$2,789/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$2,054/yr$2,383/yr
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$2,420/yr$1,982/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$4,570/yr$4,702/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$8,263/yr$6,429/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$3,445/yr$4,014/yr
Room & board (on campus)$6,986/yrNo data reported
Room & board (off campus)$15,327/yr$6,800/yr
Books & supplies$1,810/yr$1,600/yr
Other living costs (on campus)$4,188/yrNo data reported
Sticker price (before aid)$12,392/yr$10,545/yr
Tuition (in-state)$5,190/yr$4,038/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$9,060/yr$5,520/yr
Students with Pell Grants32%73%
Students taking federal loans0%0%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate41%41%
Freshmen who come back64%73%
Typical earnings 10 years in$32,307/yr$27,836/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$17,935–$49,606$13,085–$43,101
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)44%44%
Hispanic students graduatingNo data reported100%
Asian students graduatingNo data reported47%
Typical earnings 6 years in$30,010/yr$21,925/yr
Earn more than a HS grad47%35%
Graduate on time31%7.1%
Pell students who graduateNo data reported40%
First-gen students who finish30%20%
Low-income students who finish30%21%
Students who transfer out19%11%
Typical earnings 8 years in$32,036/yr$24,787/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsHealth Professions 24% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 23% · Mechanic & Repair Technologies 20%Liberal Arts & General Studies 33% · Business, Management & Marketing 32% · Homeland Security & Protective Services 14%
Most popular programHealth Professions — 24% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 33% of degrees
2nd most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 23% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 32% of degrees
3rd most popular programMechanic & Repair Technologies — 20% of degreesHomeland Security & Protective Services — 14% of degrees
4th most popular programPrecision Production — 13% of degreesHealth Professions — 9% of degrees
5th most popular programCulinary & Personal Services — 11% of degreesEducation — 8% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $65,605/yrBusiness Administration, Management and Operations — $17,950/yr
Degrees in STEM0.7%0%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment1,0971,225
Students per professor16 : 123 : 1
Average professor pay$7,630/mo$4,914/mo
Full-time professors64%50%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited bySouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesWestern Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Median family income$18,213$18,430
SettingRural (fringe)Town (remote)
LocationAndalusia, ALSaipan, MP
RegionSoutheastOutlying Areas
Founded19691981
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0.1%9.4%
Men35%38%
Women65%62%
White students67%0.7%
Black students23%0.2%
Hispanic or Latino students3.1%1.1%
Asian students0.5%41%
Two or more races5.6%7.1%
Other / not reported0.8%40%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students52%50%
Part-time students34%28%
Students age 25+12%19%
Spent on teaching per student$6,435/yr$2,013/yr
EndowmentNo data reported$14.8M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingYes — dorms on campusNo — no campus housing
Beds in campus housing94No data reported
Required to live on campusNoNo data reported
Room charge (campus housing)$4,000/yrNo data reported
Meal plan offeredNoNo
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneLand-grant institution
Study abroadNoNo
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesNo
Weekend & evening classesYesNo
Teacher certificationNoYes
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careNoNo
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoNo
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationYesNo
Tuition payment planNoYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data from2024-25No data reported
College sports levelNJCAA Division IINo intercollegiate athletics reported
Football teamNoNo data reported
Varsity teams9No data reported
Student athletes124No data reported
Athletic scholarships$589,548No data reported
Athletics budget$1.2MNo data reported
Athletics revenue$1.2MNo data reported
Recruiting spend$3,509No data reported

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.