The Federal Institute of Alagoas is an education complex that includes research, extension and teaching from basic education to post-graduation, thus providing an integral education to the citizen, through the initial training courses, technicians, technology degree , bachelor, undergraduate and graduate courses lato sensu and stricto sensu. Ifal has 16 campuses in all regions of Alagoas.

Ifal provides courses in its various campi at different levels both in regular and long distance offers: High school, Technical and Professional (integrated to high school curriculum, non-integrated and after high school), Undergraduate (Teaching, Technology and Bachelor’s degree), Lato Sensu and Strictu Sensu degree, and also, PROEJA-FIC.