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J F Drake State Technical College
Mission Statement:
J. F. Drake State Technical College is a two-year, public institution of higher education that provides the citizens of North Alabama with flexible, innovative vocational and technical training at a reasonable cost. The College is student-centered and offers career-oriented diploma, certificate, and associate degree programs and courses, as well as comprehensive, specialized training for business and industry. J. F. Drake Technical College seeks to satisfy the needs and academic pursuits of the community by offering developmental studies, non-credit short-term courses, and continuing education courses on scheduled days, evenings, and weekends. Showing a major concern for a diverse population, the College aims to provide educational opportunities that will enrich the lives of its student intellectually, culturally, and economically.
The administration, faculty, and staff support the mission of J. F. Drake State Technical College because they believe vocational/technical education contributes directly to the economic welfare, social advancement, and civic awareness of the individual and for the good of the community.
Vocational/technical education contributes to the community by providing a pool of entry-level applicants, well trained and ready to satisfy the occupational needs of business and industry. It also provides the type of dedicated industry-based training demands that can be met through a committed interaction between an educational institution and industry, especially through cooperative education.
Address:
3421 Meridian St N
Huntsville, AL 35811-1544
Phone:
General: (256) 539-8161 x100
Admissions: (256) 551-3109 x109
Financial aid: (256) 551-3123 x112
Degrees offered:
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingClassification:
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Highest degree offered: Associates
Carnegie class: Associates Colleges
These institutions offer associates degree and certificate programs but, with few exceptions, award no baccalaureate degrees.
Enrollment Information:
| Total enrollment: | 782 | ||
| Total undergraduate: | 782 | ||
| Total graduate: | 0 | ||
| Total professional: | 0 | ||
| Total full-time: | 486 | ||
| Full-time undergraduate: | 486 | ||
| Full-time graduate: | 0 | ||
| Full-time professional: | 0 | ||
| Total part-time: | 296 | ||
| Part-time undergraduate: | 296 | ||
| Part-time graduate: | 0 | ||
| Part-time professional: | 0 | ||
| Men total: | 377 | ||
| Women total: | 405 | ||
| Nonresident alien: | 0 | (00.00%) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | (00.26%) | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander: | 6 | (00.77%) | |
| Black non-Hispanic: | 435 | (55.63%) | |
| Hispanic: | 8 | (01.02%) | |
| White non-Hispanic: | 306 | (39.13%) | |
| Race/ethnicity unknown: | 25 | (03.20%) |
