NACC records record breaking enrollment

Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) is celebrating the largest enrollment in the college’s 60-year history for the Fall 2025 semester. 3,548 students enrolled in Northeast this fall, surpassing the previous enrollment record set in 2009.
This record student enrollment produced 28,632 credit hours, surpassing the 2024 fall credit hour production by nearly 3,500 credit hours.
“I am extremely proud of our staff and faculty here at Northeast for achieving our highest enrollment in history,” stated Dr. David Campbell, President of NACC. “They have worked tirelessly to see this happen.  Enrollment is up also around the Alabama Community College System as a whole. People are more and more valuing a community college education.”
This enrollment milestone follows a period of steady growth for Northeast. In Fall 2024, the college recorded its fourth-highest enrollment in history and celebrated the opening of its new 55,000-square-foot Workforce Development Skills Training Center, a $30 million facility designed to expand career and technical training. That same year, Career Technical Education courses saw a 22% increase in credit hour production, underscoring the demand for workforce-focused education in the region.
One of the most notable areas of growth is in dual enrollment, a program in which high school students earn both high school and college credit for select courses offered at NACC. Dual enrollment at Northeast rose to 1,815 students in Fall 2025, compared to 1,569 in Fall 2024.
Founded in 1965, NACC provides affordable academic transfer programs and technical/certificate programs to students across DeKalb and Jackson Counties. However, the college also extends learning opportunities beyond traditional academics. At its Mentone satellite campus at Moon Lake Village, NACC offers non-credit community classes in areas such as vocal ensemble, art, and hospitality, enriching cultural and educational life in the region.
In recent years, NACC has expanded athletics to further engage students and the community. Since 2024, the college has added women’s softball, men’s soccer, and men’s and women’s track and field to its existing lineup of men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country, and Esports.