Hinds Community College

608 Hinds Boulevard
Raymond, MS 39154

The mission of Hinds Community College, a public, comprehensive community college, is to offer pertinent and diverse educational programs and services for persons with various interests and abilities.

School Highlights

Hinds Community College serves 12,521 students (55% of students are full-time).

The college's student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the state community college average of 22:1.

Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 48%.

Hinds Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Mississippi for:

The teacher population of 511 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	Hinds Community College	(MS) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Traditional	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	511 staff	143 staff

The student population of Hinds Community College has grown by 5% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 25:1 has increased from 16:1 over five years.

The Hinds Community College diversity score of 0.59 is more than the state average of 0.58. The school's diversity has grown by 7% over five years.

Total Enrollment	12,521 students	3,494 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	25:1	22:1

# Full-Time Students	6,925 students	2,374 students

# Part-Time Students	5,596 students	1,120 students


Total Dormitory Capacity	1,719	815

% American Indian/Alaskan	1%	1%

% Asian	1%	1%

% Hispanic	1%	2%

% Black	54%	39%

% White	34%	52%

% Two or more races	3%	2%

% Non Resident races	3%	2%
% Unknown races	3%	1%

Diversity Score	0.59	0.58

College Completion Rate	30%	36%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$29,300	$29,800

The public in-state tuition of $2,500 is less than the state average of $3,275. The in-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

The public out-state tuition of $5,100 is less than the state average of $5,179. The out-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$2,500	$3,275

Out-State Tuition Fees	$5,100	$5,179

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	91%	93%

Median Debt for Graduates	$8,500	$8,000

Median Debt for Dropouts	$4,505	$4,535

Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Hinds Community College is a comprehensive educational institution serving approximately 15,000 students each year. Hinds has provided quality educational programs that are convenient and affordable since 1917. Hinds Community College provides a quality, accessible, affordable education for all of its students and a wide variety of public service activities, cultural events, and recreational opportunities for its community. If you live in the five counties served by Hinds Community College - Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin and Warren - you are within 30 miles of one of these six convenient locations. The Hinds Campus in Raymond, where the College's history began, added a state-of-the-art cafeteria to its facilities in 1993. Other features such as an 18-hole golf course, olympic-size swimming pool, and varsity athletic competition appeal to students enrolled in academic, career, and technical programs.

The nearest community college to Hinds Community College is Antonelli College-Jackson (18.0 miles away).