Community colleges in Mississippi
The College Scorecard lists 14 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Mississippi, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 48,786 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $5,393 a year, lower than the $7,415 median for community colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $37,261 at the median institution, lower than the $44,632 median for community colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 43.7%.
Compare all community colleges in Mississippi on one chart
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Mississippi. Showing 14 of 14 community colleges in Mississippi; schools missing either value are left out.
All 14 community colleges in Mississippi
| Hinds Community College Raymond | 6,397 | $7,424 | $4,350 | $7,400 | $34,678 | $10,044 | 35.7% | 57.9% |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | 6,353 | $7,502 | $4,250 | $5,250 | $38,144 | $10,500 | 46.6% | 62.4% |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | 5,452 | $10,559 | $3,940 | $3,940 | $40,980 | $7,579 | 48.3% | 67.7% |
| Pearl River Community College Poplarville | 4,903 | $5,878 | $3,800 | $6,200 | $37,204 | $10,500 | 38.1% | 64.7% |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | 4,167 | $2,729 | $3,420 | $5,820 | $38,047 | $8,938 | 59.5% | 73.5% |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | 3,958 | $4,920 | $4,530 | $7,450 | $36,492 | $9,320 | 50.7% | 55.8% |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | 3,535 | $5,252 | $4,885 | $6,885 | $37,426 | $6,000 | 39.8% | 55.9% |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | 2,838 | $3,276 | $4,170 | $7,870 | $36,436 | $8,100 | 42.8% | 66.1% |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | 2,698 | $6,765 | $4,690 | $8,160 | $37,829 | $9,574 | 44.7% | 68.4% |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | 2,156 | $6,473 | $4,362 | $6,842 | $37,318 | $7,480 | 38.6% | 66.1% |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | 1,922 | $3,733 | $4,600 | $6,600 | $35,887 | $6,500 | 58.3% | 72.6% |
| East Central Community College Decatur | 1,520 | $5,533 | $4,660 | $6,760 | $38,159 | $6,068 | 42.4% | 60.1% |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit | 1,474 | $3,318 | $4,160 | $6,860 | $35,534 | n/a | 57.0% | 69.2% |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | 1,413 | $36 | $3,540 | $3,540 | $33,054 | n/a | 30.7% | 55.2% |
Quick facts: community colleges in Mississippi
- How many community colleges are in Mississippi?
- The College Scorecard lists 14 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Mississippi.
- What do community colleges in Mississippi cost?
- Across the 14 schools that report it, the median average net price is $5,393 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $36 at Mississippi Delta Community College to $10,559 at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
- Which community colleges in Mississippi have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: Mississippi Delta Community College ($36), Itawamba Community College ($2,729), East Mississippi Community College ($3,276), Southwest Mississippi Community College ($3,318), and Copiah-Lincoln Community College ($3,733).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Mississippi?
- The median published in-state tuition is $4,300 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $6,801. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of community colleges in Mississippi earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $37,261 10 years after starting college (14 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Northwest Mississippi Community College ($40,980), East Central Community College ($38,159), and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ($38,144).
- What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Mississippi?
- The median graduation rate is 43.7%, across 14 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Mississippi have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $8,519 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award associate degrees, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.