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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.

4,721 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

Can I Afford Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

$3,300 In-State Tuition
26% Take Out Loans
5.2% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, 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 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,000 a year. That adds up to $20,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,721 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,208 undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, with 4,721 being full-time and 3,487 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,721 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 111
Black or African American 1,050
Hispanic or Latino 280
White 2,570
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 710

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

2,100 Took All Classes Online
4,836 Took At Least One Class Online
15.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 4,836 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was 15.4%. This is the #1,051 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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