Corrections at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

What traits are you looking for in a corrections school? To help you decide if Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's corrections program.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 12 students received their associate's degree in corrections.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Corrections Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Corrections

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers distance education options for corrections at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Corrections Rankings

Corrections Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the corrections majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of corrections associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in corrections only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in corrections at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in corrections.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Corrections Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,930	$30,840
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,210	$51,870
Correctional Officer Supervisors	420	$43,720
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	60	$76,000

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.