Mississippi Community Colleges

There are 20 community colleges located throughout Mississippi (17 public colleges and 3 private colleges), serving 74,198 students.

For Mississippi community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,781 per year for in-state students and $5,574 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,980 per year (view national tuition costs).

Mississippi community colleges have a diversity score of 0.53, which is lower than the national average of 0.67 (view national diversity statistics).

Minority enrollment is 42% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 22:1.