Jones County Junior College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,920

17.3% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$6,017

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

16.1%

Default Rate

2016 Enrolled Students

4,680

78% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

30.7%

379 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Jones County Junior College is a higher education institution located in Jones County, MS. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Jones County Junior College were .

In 2016, 1,335 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Jones County Junior College. 53.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46.1% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (946 degrees), 2.73 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (347 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Jones County Junior College is $2,920, which is $-4,400 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Jones County Junior College is $2,920, which is $-4,400 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,017.

In 2016, 66% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 5% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$2,920

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Jones County Junior College was $2,920. The cost of tuition at Jones County Junior College is $-4,400 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Average Net Price

$6,017

2016 Value

4.36%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Jones County Junior College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,017. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Jones County Junior College grew by 4.36%.

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Other Student Expenses

$3,851

Room and Board

$1,200

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Jones County Junior College was of $3,851 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of room and board increased by 0.417% between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

66%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

5%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

66% of undergraduate students at Jones County Junior College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a decline of 2.94% with respect to 2015, when 68% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

16.1%

2015 Default Rate

103

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Jones County Junior College was 16.1%, which represents 103 out of the 641 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Jones County Junior College received N/A undergraduate applications in N/A, which represents a 0% annual growth. Out of those N/A applicants, N/A students were accepted for enrollment, representing a N/A% acceptance rate.

There were 4,680 students enrolled at Jones County Junior College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Jones County Junior College has an overall enrollment yield of N/A%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

N/A%

Acceptance Rate in N/A

N/A

Accepted Out of N/A

In N/A, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Jones County Junior College was N/A% (N/A admissions from N/A applications). This is approximately the same as the acceptance rate of N/A, which was N/A%. Between N/A and N/A, the number of applicants stayed by N/A%, while admissions stayed by N/A%.

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SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Jones County Junior College in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Jones County Junior College has a total enrollment of 4,680 students. The full-time enrollment at Jones County Junior College is 3,652 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,028. This means that 78% of students enrolled at Jones County Junior College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Jones County Junior College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 63.3% White, 32.1% Black or African American, 1.24% Two or More Races, 0.855% Hispanic or Latino, 0.641% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.513% Asian, and 0.0214% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Jones County Junior College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (32.9%), followed by White Male (27.5%) and Black or African American Female (20.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

78%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Jones County Junior College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 4,680 students. The full-time enrollment at Jones County Junior College is 3,652 and the part-time enrollment is 1,028. This means that 78% of students enrolled at Jones County Junior College are enrolled full-time compared with 36.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

59%

2016 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Jones County Junior College was 59%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Jones County Junior College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    2,963

  2. Black or African American

    1,502

  3. Two or More Races

    58

The enrolled student population at Jones County Junior College is 63.3% White, 32.1% Black or African American, 1.24% Two or More Races, 0.855% Hispanic or Latino, 0.641% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.513% Asian, and 0.0214% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 46.8% White, 24.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 62 students (1.32%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 105 more women than men received degrees from Jones County Junior College. The majority of degree recipients at Jones County Junior College are white (946 degrees awarded). There were 2.73 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (347 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Jones County Junior College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Jones County Junior College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Construction (121 degrees awarded), Precision Production (84 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (619 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Miscellaneous managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Jones County Junior College are Miscellaneous managers (80,662 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (68,323 people), Construction managers (35,753 people), Software developers, applications & systems software (33,552 people), and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (31,575 people).

The most specialized majors at Jones County Junior College are Construction (121 degrees awarded), Precision Production (84 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (619 degrees), Engineering Technologies (68 degrees), and Transportation (23 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Jones County Junior College are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Marketing & sales managers, Physicians & surgeons, Chief executives & legislators, and Personal financial advisors

The most specialized majors at Jones County Junior College are Construction (121 degrees awarded), Precision Production (84 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (619 degrees), Engineering Technologies (68 degrees), and Transportation (23 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Jones County Junior College are Elementary & secondary schools (108,869 people), Construction (94,464 people), Computer Systems Design (60,736 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (37,870 people), and Air transportation (36,672 people).

The most specialized majors at Jones County Junior College are Construction (121 degrees awarded), Precision Production (84 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (619 degrees), Engineering Technologies (68 degrees), and Transportation (23 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Jones County Junior College.

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In N/A, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Jones County Junior College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 615

  2. 720

In 2016, 615 degrees were awarded to men at Jones County Junior College, which is 0.854 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (720).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 235 degrees were awarded to men at Jones County Junior College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.612 times less than the 384 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 384 degrees were awarded to women at Jones County Junior College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.63 times more than the 235 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

19%

100% Completion Time

31%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 19% of students graduating from Jones County Junior College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 31% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 34% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (75%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Jones County Junior College is Male and Asian (75% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.85% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    946 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    347 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    10 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Jones County Junior College is white (946 degrees awarded). There were 2.73 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (347 degrees).

0.524% of degree recipients (7 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    482 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    464 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Female

    215 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Jones County Junior College is white female (482 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (464 degrees).

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Operations

Jones County Junior College has an endowment valued at nearly $7.42M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $8.14k (0.11%), compared to the 1.4% average return ($43.5k on $3.12M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2015, Jones County Junior College had a total expenditure of $51.5M. Of that $51.5M, they spent $17.9M on salaries and $51.5M on benefits.

Jones County Junior College employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Jones County Junior College are N/A (N/A), N/A(N/A), and N/A (N/A).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Jones County Junior College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 79 employees, Service, with 49 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 30 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$7.42M

2015 Endowment

6.11%

growth from 2014

Jones County Junior College has an endowment valued at about $7.42M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Jones County Junior College grew 6.11% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $4.31M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $635k - Federal

  2. $4.07M - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2015, Jones County Junior College received $635k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $4.07M from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

Expenditure values can vary depending on whether the institution is public or private, and are not available for private-for-profit schools.

$17.9M

Salary Expenditure

$51.5M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Jones County Junior College had a total expenditure of $51.5M. Of that $51.5M, they spent $17.9M on salaries and $51.5M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Jones County Junior College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$17.9M

2015 Salaries

3.58%

growth from 2014

In 2015, Jones County Junior College paid a median of $17.9M in salaries, which represents 34.8% of their overall expenditure ($51.5M) and a 3.58% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.07% decline from 2013 and a 2.46% decline from 2012.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.3M (44.1% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$5.79M

Instructional Salaries

141

Number of Employees

In 2015, Jones County Junior College paid a total of $5.79M to 141 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.44M (31%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

N/A

Most Common Instructor

N/A Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

79 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Jones County Junior College were N/A with N/A employees; N/A with N/A employees; and N/A with N/A employees.

In N/A, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Jones County Junior College were Office and Administrative Support with 79 employees; Service with 49 employees; and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 30 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

In N/A, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Jones County Junior College was N/A with N/A employees, N/A with N/A employees, and N/A with N/A employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Jones County Junior College.

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