Mississippi Delta Community College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition
$3,450
4.86% growth from 2022
2023 Average Net Price
$2,616
After Financial Aid
2023 Enrolled Students
2,037
64.7% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
29.9%
143 Graduates

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Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalAssociates Colleges

Costs

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $2,616.

Tuition Costs

$3,450
2023 Undergraduate Tuition

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Average Net Price

$2,616
2023 Value
22.5%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Mississippi Delta Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $2,616. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Mississippi Delta Community College grew by 22.5%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$3,850
Room and Board
$1,400
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Mississippi Delta Community College was of $3,850 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 5.48% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

60%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

60% of undergraduate students at Mississippi Delta Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 22.1% with respect to 2022, when 77% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Mississippi Delta Community College had a total enrollment of 2,037 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Mississippi Delta Community College is 1,318 students and the part-time enrollment is 719. This means that 64.7% of students enrolled at Mississippi Delta Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Mississippi Delta Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 63.7% Black or African American, 26.5% White, 1.87% Hispanic or Latino, 0.393% Asian, 0.0491% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0491% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Mississippi Delta Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Female (41.9%), followed by Black or African American Male (25.1%) and White Female (16.8%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

64.7%
Full-Time Enrollment

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Retention Rate over Time

61%
2023 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 Mississippi Delta Community College was 61%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Mississippi Delta Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. Black or African American
    1,298 enrolled students
  2. White
    540 enrolled students
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    38 enrolled students
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Graduates

In 2023, 133 more women than men received degrees from Mississippi Delta Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Mississippi Delta Community College is black or african american (245 degrees awarded). There were 1.96 times more black or african american recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (125 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Mississippi Delta Community College is Other Health Preparatory Programs (64 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (42 degrees) and General Studies (38 degrees).

In 2023,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Mississippi Delta Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (20 degrees awarded), Transportation (9 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (24 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

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Most Common Job

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The most specialized majors at Mississippi Delta Community College in 2023 are Precision Production (20 degrees awarded), Transportation (9 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (24 degrees), Health (169 degrees), and Protective Services (18 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mississippi Delta Community College are Physicians, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Nurse anesthetists, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

The most specialized majors at Mississippi Delta Community College are Precision Production (20 degrees awarded), Transportation (9 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (24 degrees), Health (169 degrees), and Protective Services (18 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Common Industries by Major

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Most Common Industry

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The most specialized majors at Mississippi Delta Community College are Precision Production (20 degrees awarded), Transportation (9 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (24 degrees), Health (169 degrees), and Protective Services (18 degrees) (as of 2023).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Mississippi Delta Community College.
Most Common (2023)
  1. Other Health Preparatory Programs
    64 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    42 degrees awarded
  3. General Studies
    38 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common associates degree concentration at Mississippi Delta Community College was Other Health Preparatory Programs with 64 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

130
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
263
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 130 degrees were awarded to men at Mississippi Delta Community College, which is 0.494 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (263).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 17 degrees were awarded to men at Mississippi Delta Community College in Welding Technology. There were no female recipients with the same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 55 degrees were awarded to men at Mississippi Delta Community College in Other Health Preparatory Programs, which is 6.11 times more than the 9 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

32%
100% Completion Time
35%
150% Completion Time

In 2023, 32% of students graduating from Mississippi Delta Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 35% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 36% 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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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Asian Female
Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Mississippi Delta Community College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (74.3%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. Black or African American
    245 degrees awarded
  2. White
    125 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Mississippi Delta Community College is black or african american (245 degrees awarded). There were 1.96 times more black or african american recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (125 degrees).

2.29% of degree recipients (9 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. Black or African American Female
    154 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    92 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Male
    91 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Mississippi Delta Community College is black or african american female (154 degrees awarded). There were 1.67 times more black or african american female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (92 degrees).

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Operations

Mississippi Delta Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $10k, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 127k (1.27k%) compared to the 7.3% average return (423k on 5.8M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2023, Mississippi Delta Community College had a total salary expenditure of 34.3M. Mississippi Delta Community College employs 89 Instructors. Most academics at Mississippi Delta Community College are Female Instructor (60), and Male Instructor (29).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mississippi Delta Community College are: Service, with 40 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 25 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 21 employees.

Endowment

$10k
2023 Endowment

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Salary Expenditure

$12.5M
2023 Salaries
1.47%
growth from 2022

In 2023, Mississippi Delta Community College paid a median of $12.5M in salaries, which represents 36.4% of their overall expenditure ($34.3M) and a 1.47% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.87% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 6.33% decline between 2020 and 2021.

Instructional Salaries

$4.98M
Instructional Salaries
89
Number of Employees

In 2023, Mississippi Delta Community College paid a total of $4.98M to 89 employees working as instructors, which represents 39.8% of all salaries paid.

Occupations by Share

Instructor
Most Common Instructor
89 Employees
Service
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
40 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Mississippi Delta Community College was Instructor with 89 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mississippi Delta Community College were Service with 40 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 25 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 21 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)
  1. Female Instructor
  2. Male Instructor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Mississippi Delta Community College was Female Instructor with 60 employees, and Male Instructor with 29 employees.

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