Birmingham, Alabama · Public
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians at Lawson State Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 9.8% reported program-share signal, $6,275 school-wide net price, and $31,701 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 283 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
9.8% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 9.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~283
- Schools with reported signal
- 187
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 26.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $6,275/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $25,100
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $31,701/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (9.8%), school-wide average net price ($6,275), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($31,701), and peer averages from 187 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 187 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 5.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,165 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($15,448 below). Together, those evidence points place Lawson State Community College in the top 36% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.6% reported share · $2,288 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,979 net A+ 
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.9% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.3% reported share · $4,128 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians accounts for 9.8% of reported programs at Lawson State Community College, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 5.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 283 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lawson State Community College's average net price is $6,275 per year, about $25,100 over four years. That is $6,165 below the $12,440 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $31,701 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,448 below the $47,149 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lawson State Community College #68 of 187 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.