Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

https://www.mgccc.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $3,600
    9.09% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $6,087
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Enrolled Students
    8,694
    55.7% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    47.5%
    745 Graduates

    About

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a higher education institution located in Stone County, MS. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College were General Health Services (244 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (236 degrees), and General Business (211 degrees).

    In 2024, 3,268 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. 56.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 43.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,926 degrees), 3.02 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (637 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $3,600, which is $−4,560 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $3,600, which is $4,560 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,087.

    In 2024, 59% of undergraduate students attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 17% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $3,600
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was $3,600. The cost of tuition at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $−4,560 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

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    Average Net Price

    $6,087
    2024 Value
    8.3%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,087. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College grew by 8.3%.

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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.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    59%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    17%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    59% of undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 5.36% with respect to 2023, when 56% 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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    Enrollment

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College had a total enrollment of 8,694 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is 4,843 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,851. This means that 55.7% of students enrolled at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 51.3% White, 23.2% Black or African American, 8.01% Hispanic or Latino, 5.31% Two or More Races, 2.28% Asian, 0.345% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.127% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (30.5%), followed by White Male (20.1%) and Black or African American Female (15%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    55.7%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 8,694 students. The full-time enrollment at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is 4,843 and the part-time enrollment is 3,851. This means that 55.7% of students enrolled at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 31.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    62%
    2024 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 Gulf Coast Community College was 62%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      4,459 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      2,019 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      696 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is 51.3% White, 23.2% Black or African American, 8.01% Hispanic or Latino, 5.31% Two or More Races, 2.28% Asian, 0.345% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.127% 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 41.3% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 422 more women than men received degrees from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is white (1,926 degrees awarded). There were 3.02 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (637 degrees).

    The most common Associates Degree concentration at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is General Health Services (244 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (236 degrees) and General Business (211 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Engineering Technologies (325 degrees awarded), Construction (90 degrees), and Human Sciences (88 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Police officers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are Police officers (135,050 people), Other managers (97,749 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (60,074 people), Construction managers (53,453 people), and Software developers (44,836 people).

    The most specialized majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2024 are Engineering Technologies (325 degrees awarded), Construction (90 degrees), Human Sciences (88 degrees), Precision Production (98 degrees), and Protective Services (165 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Physicians, Actuaries, and Chief executives & legislators

    The most specialized majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are Engineering Technologies (325 degrees awarded), Construction (90 degrees), Human Sciences (88 degrees), Precision Production (98 degrees), and Protective Services (165 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Justice, public order, & safety activities
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (309,947 people), Elementary & secondary schools (154,433 people), Construction (140,009 people), Computer Systems Design (74,830 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (61,143 people).

    The most specialized majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are Engineering Technologies (325 degrees awarded), Construction (90 degrees), Human Sciences (88 degrees), Precision Production (98 degrees), and Protective Services (165 degrees) (as of 2024).

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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 Gulf Coast Community College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. General Administrative Assistant & Secretarial Science
      118 degrees awarded
    2. Cyber/Computer Forensics And Counterterrorism
      96 degrees awarded
    3. Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications
      74 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was General Administrative Assistant & Secretarial Science with 118 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    1,423
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    1,845
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 1,423 degrees were awarded to men at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, which is 0.771 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,845).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 132 degrees were awarded to men at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Cyber/Computer Forensics And Counterterrorism, which is 12 times more than the 11 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 202 degrees were awarded to men at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Registered Nursing, which is 5.94 times more than the 34 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    38%
    100% Completion Time
    47%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 38% of students graduating from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 47% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 49% 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 Male
    Highest Graduation Rate (75%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is Male and Asian (75% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

    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.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      1,926 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      637 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      234 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is white (1,926 degrees awarded). There were 3.02 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (637 degrees).

    6.73% of degree recipients (220 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      1,587 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      1,310 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      1,259 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is white female (1,587 degrees awarded). There were 1.21 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (1,310 degrees).

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    Operations

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $10.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 4.69M (43.4%) compared to the 12.8% average return (818k on 6.41M) across all Associates Colleges.

    In 2024, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College had a total salary expenditure of 128M. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College employs 298 Instructors. Most academics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are Female Instructor (180), and Male Instructor (118).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 158 employees, Service, with 126 employees, and Management with 55 employees.

    Endowment

    $10.8M
    2024 Endowment
    9.27%
    growth from 2023

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has an endowment valued at about $10.8M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College grew 9.27% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $4.4M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $42.3M
    2024 Salaries
    4.89%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College paid a median of $42.3M in salaries, which represents 33.1% of their overall expenditure ($128M) and a 4.89% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.11% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 3.17% decline between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $17.5M
    Instructional Salaries
    298
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College paid a total of $17.5M to 298 employees working as instructors, which represents 41.3% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $720k (4.04%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 158 employees, Service with 126 employees, and Management with 55 employees.

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