Alabama Southern has reinvented the community college, bringing new life to Southwest Alabama and a refreshing change to education in America. Alabama Southern is a state-supported, fully accredited, comprehensive two-year college serving southwest Alabama with campuses in Monroeville, Thomasville, Gilbertown, and Jackson. With many four-year college tuitions starting at $20,000 a year, Alabama Southern offers many of the same courses offered at major universities at a fraction of the cost.