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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

5,126 Full-Time Undergraduates
$3,300 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

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Contact details for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS 39573
Phone: 866-735-1122
Website: www.mgccc.edu

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Can I Afford Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

$3,300 In-State Tuition
22% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students paid $165 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $330 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $3,300 $6,600
Fees $650 $650
Books and Supplies $1,075 $1,075
On Campus Room and Board $5,500 $5,500
On Campus Other Expenses $3,040 $3,040

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $4,867 a year. That adds up to $19,468 over four years for those students.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,126 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,677 undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, with 5,126 being full-time and 3,551 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 5,126 full-time undergraduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 125
Black or African American 1,163
Hispanic or Latino 280
White 2,868
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 690

Over 12 countries are represented at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Honduras, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

1,739 Took All Classes Online
4,386 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 4,386 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 8%
Personal & Culinary Services 10%

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 280 0 280
Other Industrial Production Technologies 78 165 243
Instrumentation Technology 43 92 135
Welding Technology/Welder 24 86 110
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 36 67 103
General Drafting & Design Technology 34 65 99
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 27 54 81
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 19 37 56
Automation Engineer Technology 16 34 50
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 48 48
Electrician 10 31 41
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 13 25 38
Construction Engineering Technology 11 18 29
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 0 28 28
Computer Installation & Repair Technology/Technician 10 17 27
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation/Installer 0 24 24
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 6 18 24
Building/Property Maintenance 8 14 22
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 5 15 20
Radiologic Technology 19 0 19
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 9 10 19
Surgical Technology 17 0 17
Respiratory Care Therapy 15 0 15
Other Mechanic & Repair Technologies/Technicians 5 10 15
Physical Therapy Assistant 12 0 12
Laboratory Technician 12 0 12
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 3 6 9
Medical/Clinical Assistant 9 0 9
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 3 4 7
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 6 0 6
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 1 5 6
Other Construction Trades 5 0 5
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 0 4 4
Precision Systems Maintenance & Repair Technologies, Other 1 2 3
Other Culinary Arts & Related Services 1 0 1
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 1 0 1
TOTAL 739 879 1,618

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College awarded 4,220 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 21 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 57 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 14 8 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 12 0
Construction Engineering Technology 0 18 11 0
Cosmetology 0 10 9 0
Culinary Arts 0 62 33 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 65 34 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 55 10 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 126 59 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 6 3 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 17 10 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 67 36 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 280 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 15 5 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 165 78 0
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 0 10 5 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 54 27 0
Other Construction 0 0 5 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 76 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 90 28 0
Precision Systems Maintenance 0 2 1 0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 0 4 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 23 7 0
Total 0 2,436 1,784 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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