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Pearl River Community College is a public institution situated in Poplarville, Mississippi. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Pearl River Community College.

3,799 Full-Time Undergraduates
$3,400 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Pearl River Community College?

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Contact details for Pearl River Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 101 Hwy 11 N, Poplarville, MS 39470
Phone: 601-403-1000
Website: www.prcc.edu

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Can I Afford Pearl River Community College?

$3,400 In-State Tuition
24% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Pearl River Community College students paid $150 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $250 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $3,400 $5,400
Fees $250 $250
Books and Supplies $1,350 $1,350
On Campus Room and Board $5,000 $5,000
On Campus Other Expenses $3,048 $3,048

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 Pearl River Community College, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $5,204 a year. That adds up to $20,816 over four years for those students.

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Pearl River Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,799 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,065 undergraduate students at Pearl River Community College, with 3,799 being full-time and 1,266 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,799 full-time undergraduates at Pearl River Community College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pearl River Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 27
Black or African American 1,206
Hispanic or Latino 82
White 2,323
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 159

Over 5 countries are represented at Pearl River Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Ireland, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Pearl River Community College

1,492 Took All Classes Online
3,758 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,758 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pearl River Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Pearl River Community College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 84 84
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 35 0 35
Welding Technology/Welder 8 21 29
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 25 0 25
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 25 0 25
Surgical Technology 21 0 21
Occupational Therapist Assistant 20 0 20
Physical Therapy Assistant 19 0 19
Radiologic Technology 18 0 18
Respiratory Care Therapy 18 0 18
Electrician 7 10 17
General Drafting & Design Technology 17 0 17
Barbering/Barber 0 17 17
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 15 0 15
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician 15 0 15
Laboratory Technician 13 0 13
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 5 8 13
Dental Assisting/Assistant 9 3 12
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 0 12 12
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation 0 11 11
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation/Installer 6 4 10
Building/Property Maintenance 0 7 7
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 7 0 7
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 2 4 6
General Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair 5 0 5
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 4 1 5
TOTAL 294 182 476

Pearl River Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Pearl River Community College awarded 1,183 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
Air Transportation 0 1 4 0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 39 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 57 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 7 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 13 0
Cosmetology 0 29 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 3 24 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 17 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 14 13 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 25 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 0 20 0
Ground Transportation 0 11 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 25 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 8 5 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 35 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 84 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 21 15 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 4 2 0
Total 0 459 724 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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