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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• As the college's original campus, founded in 1912, Perkinston is the only campus with dormitories. Here at Perk, you will have a unique college experience that gives you a taste of everything -- academic and career and technical programs, literacy programs, fine arts, sports, clubs and organizations. Living on campus fosters school spirit and a sense of belonging. Activities abound here—from football games and pep rallies to theater and art openings—something exciting is always going on!
• A few miles south of Wiggins, Mississippi, on Highway 49, the small town of Perkinston is the place of some big-time activity. Its handful of residents get a lot of company when 1,000-plus students enroll each semester at Gulf Coast's Perkinston Campus.
• We have everything you need right here at MGCCC. From academic transfer programs to workforce training, you can get the latest in technology and instruction to prepare you for the “real world.” We work hard to meet your needs—whether you need help with financial aid or with homework—and we want to be the best we can for you. We are the only community college in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana to be in the top 100 associate degree producers in the nation. We are affordable, with tuition that is one of the lowest in the state, and we have a textbook rental service that can save you a ton of money.
• The Educational Services Center gives you all you need from admissions information to career counseling, and the instructors are caring, compassionate, and accessible—classes are small, so instructors know who you are.
• The college is accredited by the Mississippi College Commission for Accreditation and by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Students transferring to universities will receive recognition for credits earned at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Cost cutting has community colleges worried (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:30:52 am
  PERKINSTON — The “tough decisions” Gov. Haley Barbour recommends in his proposed budget for fiscal-year 2011 would put community colleges at a disadvantage providing educational opportunities to students locally, an administrator said.
• EUDCATION NOTEBOOK (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 11:51:06 pm
  Allen receives white coat during ceremony
• VETERANS DAY EVENTS (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 05:01:53 am
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• AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:01:12 am
  Recycled cell phones help military
• Tigers look to end MGCCC title streak (The Clarksdale Press Register)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:17:48 pm
  Special to the Press Register PERKINSTON -Being the No. 1 seed from the South is nothing new for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The Bulldogs (9-1) are the three-time defending MACJC South Division Champions and on this Saturday the team begins its quest for a third straight MACJC State Title.

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