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East Mississippi Community College is a public institution situated in Scooba, Mississippi. EMCC is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

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East Mississippi Community College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at EMCC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#5 Most Popular Online Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Most Popular Online Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Most Popular Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is East Mississippi Community College?

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Contact details for EMCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MS 39358-0158
Phone: 662-476-5000
Website: www.eastms.edu/

How Do I Get Into EMCC?

You can apply to EMCC online at: https://www.eastms.edu/admissions/prospective_students.html

As long as you submit the requested materials to East Mississippi Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford East Mississippi Community College?

37% Take Out Loans
11.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At EMCC, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $4,483 a year. That adds up to $17,932 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at EMCC is 11.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

East Mississippi Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,299 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,392 undergraduate students at EMCC, with 2,299 being full-time and 1,093 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,299 full-time undergraduates at EMCC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 15
Black or African American 1,106
Hispanic or Latino 56
White 1,049
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 73

Over 13 countries are represented at EMCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Yemen, and El Salvador.

Online Learning at East Mississippi Community College

1,083 Took All Classes Online
1,961 Took At Least One Class Online
4.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,961 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at EMCC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of EMCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at East Mississippi Community College was 4.9%. This is the #1,379 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at EMCC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at EMCC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at EMCC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Advertising #4
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management #10
Other Marketing #16
General Economics #55
International Business/Trade/Commerce #59
International Business #59
Office Administration #78
Economics #79
Public Relations & Advertising #101
Hospitality Management #110
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #180
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #194
Marketing #228
Business Support & Assistant Services #265
General Business/Commerce #323
General Business/Commerce #323
Accounting #367

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%.

East Mississippi Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 48 0 48
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 13 25 38
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 15 7 22
Accounting 13 2 15
Office Administration 5 0 5
General Hospitality Administration/Management 1 0 1
Other Marketing 1 0 1
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 0 0 0
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 0 0
Advertising 0 0 0
General Economics 0 0 0
TOTAL 96 34 130

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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