J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Trade Programs

Located in Huntsville, Alabama, J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College is a public institution. The location of Drake State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College?

Contact details for Drake State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3421 Meridian St N, Huntsville, AL 35811
Phone:	256-539-8161
Website:	drakestate.edu

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Can I Afford Drake State?

In a recent term, part-time Drake State students paid $127 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $254 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,810	$7,620
Fees	$1,320	$1,320
Books and Supplies	$2,000	$2,000

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J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 825 undergraduate students at Drake State, with 252 being full-time and 573 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 252 full-time undergraduates at Drake State, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	149
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	65
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Online Learning at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

In 2022-2023, 479 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Drake State has changed over the last few years.

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	23	9	7	39
Medical/Clinical Assistant	28	11	0	39
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	16	16
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	4	2	6	12
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	0	11	0	11
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology	1	1	0	2
Automotive Engineering Technology	0	2	0	2
Other Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts	2	0	0	2
Electrician	0	0	1	1
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	1	0	0	1
General Drafting & Design Technology	0	0	0	0
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Barbering/Barber	0	0	0	0
Tool & Die Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Welding Technology/Welder	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	59	36	30	125

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Trades

In a recent academic period, J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College awarded 319 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	28	0	11	0
Cosmetology	6	6	2	0
Culinary Arts	0	0	11	0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	1	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	1	0	1	0
Industrial Production Technology	23	7	9	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	2	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	1	16	0	0
Total	148	74	97	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.