Top Mississippi Community Colleges
- For the 2018-19 school year, there are 20 top 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 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 42% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 22:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MS) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
1%
Black
36%
White
58%
Two or more races
1%
Unknown
2%
Top Mississippi Community Colleges by Town (2018-19)
- College Location Students
- Antonelli College-HattiesburgPrivate, for profit1500 N 31st Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601)583-4100 209 students - Antonelli College-JacksonPrivate, for profit2323 Lakeland Drive
Flowood, MS 39232
(601)362-9991 374 students - Blue Cliff College-GulfportPrivate, for profit12251 Bernard Pkwy
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228)896-9727 178 students - 3240 Friars Point Rd
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662)627-2571 2,045 students - 1001 Co-Lin Lane
Wesson, MS 39191
(601)643-5101 3,029 students - 1512 Kemper Street
Scooba, MS 39358
(662)476-5000 4,127 students - 900 South Court Street
Ellisville, MS 39437
(601)477-4000 4,455 students - Hwy 3 and Cherry St
Moorhead, MS 38761
(662)246-6322 2,705 students - 51 Main Street
Perkinston, MS 39573
(866)735-1122 9,799 students - 101 Cunningham Blvd
Booneville, MS 38829
(662)728-7751 3,215 students - 4975 Hwy 51 N
Senatobia, MS 38668
(662)562-3200 7,559 students - 1156 College Dr
Summit, MS 39666
(601)276-2000 1,973 students
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