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Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

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Mississippi Gulf Coast 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Most Popular Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#73 Best Value Colleges for Marketing/Marketing Management, General College Factual
#75 Best Value Colleges for Marketing College Factual

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: https://www.mgccc.edu

How Do I Get Into Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

You can apply to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College online at: https://mgccc.edu/enroll/apply-now/

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

Can I Afford Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

27% Take Out Loans
17.7% Loan Default Rate

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 27% of students took out student loans averaging $4,789 a year. That adds up to $19,156 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is 17.7%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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

2,020 Took All Classes Online
5,104 Took At Least One Class Online
15.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,104 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 2nd 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 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 #1,055 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.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Agricultural Business #10
Agricultural Economics & Business #30
General Business/Commerce #206
General Business/Commerce #206

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%.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 43 137 180
General Business/Commerce 144 0 144
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 22 68 90
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 24 50 74
Tourism and Travel Services Management 6 12 18
General Hospitality Administration/Management 3 7 10
General Business Administration and Management 8 0 8
Agricultural Business 0 0 0
Supply Chain Management 0 0 0
TOTAL 250 274 524

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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