Overview of Jefferson State Community College

Jefferson State Community College has a mainapplications to receive grants and funding to assist with
campus in Birmingham, Alabama and three satellitetheir educational endeavors.
campuses located in Shelby County, St. Clair, andThe most striking characteristic of JSCC is their
Clanton. The main campus is located on a 200 acrededication and commitment to the success of their
wooded site that comprises the highest elevation instudent population. Students select advisors based on
Jefferson County. While the campuses are in differenttheir major of study. Advisors work with the student to
locations the college works diligently to maintain aassure that every opportunity that will benefit the
unified spirit of community. There are numerous clubs,student in achieving their goals is pursued. Advisors
organizations, and programs that provide all of theassist students in planning and setting objectives that
students opportunities to interact and participate inwill insure that they can transfer seamlessly to the
JSCC functions.four-year university.
Offering over 100 Associates Degree Programs thatAll students on the Jefferson State Community
are designed for transfer to a 4-year university,College campuses participate in the Statewide
Career and Professional Certification Programs, andTransfer and Articulating System (STARS). This
Non-credit and Continuing Education classes, JSCCprogram consists of a database that provides
strives to provide every student with the tools thatguidance and direction for transfer to a four-year
they need to succeed in the major field of study.university in the major that has been chosen. The
There are over twenty full-tuition scholarships coveringprogram provides a transfer/guide agreement which
a range of majors offered yearly by the JSCC toinsures that no credit hours attained in the first two
Alabama resident students. Students are also providedyears at JSCC are lost.
packets upon enrollment with the necessary