Top Mississippi Community Colleges Ranking

View the Top Mississippi Community Colleges Ranking and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.

Mississippi Community Colleges Statistics

A Community college, sometimes called junior college, technical college, or city college, are primarily two-year public institutions providing lower-level education, also known as continuing education. It grants certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees. Many students transfer in 4 year colleges after completing their studies in community colleges.
There are 16 Mississippi Community Colleges - 15 public and 1 private schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the schools is $3,826 for state residents and $6,745 for out-of-state students.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all Mississippi Community Colleges. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Mississippi Community Colleges at Mississippi Community Colleges Statistics page.
2022-2023 Mississippi Community Colleges Statistics
Top 10 Mississippi Community CollegesAll Mississippi Community Colleges
Number of Schools10 schools
(all public)
16 schools
(15 public, 1 private)
Tuition & Fees
In-State$3,902$3,826
Out-of-State$6,361$6,745
Average Financial Aid$5,280$5,364
Population48,69963,988
Graduation Rate38.70%38.87%
Transfer-out Rate10.89%11.77%
Students to Faculty Ratio19.20 to 118.81 to 1

Top Mississippi Community Colleges Comparison

The next table lists the top 10 Mississippi Community Colleges for academic year 2022-2023. Hinds Community College ranked top in the Top Mississippi Community Colleges Ranking and East Mississippi Community College and Pearl River Community College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $6,361 for undergraduate programs. The average students to faculty ratio is 19.20 to 1 for top Mississippi Community Colleges. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top Mississippi Community Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationGraduation RateOnline LearningStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Hinds Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsRaymond, MS
$6,875
($3,825)
$5,337 9,40731% offered 13 to 1
2 East Mississippi Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsScooba, MS
$6,950
($3,950)
$5,528 3,32438% offered 18 to 1
3 Pearl River Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsPoplarville, MS
$5,650
($3,650)
$6,124 5,46239% offered 24 to 1
4 Northeast Mississippi Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsBooneville, MS
$8,050
($4,770)
$5,553 3,06238% offered 22 to 1
5 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsPerkinston, MS
$7,250
($3,950)
$4,980 7,84544% offered 22 to 1
6 Itawamba Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsFulton, MS
$5,820
($3,420)
$5,255 4,59950% offered 20 to 1
7 Northwest Mississippi Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsSenatobia, MS
$6,060
($3,660)
$3,697 7,19838% offered 21 to 1
8 East Central Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsDecatur, MS
$5,965
($3,865)
$6,272 2,38032% offered 17 to 1
9 Copiah-Lincoln Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsWesson, MS
$5,000
($4,000)
$5,397 2,80145% offered 20 to 1
10 Meridian Community College
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Public, 2-4 yearsMeridian, MS
$5,992
($3,932)
$4,654 2,62132% offered 15 to 1
Average$6,361
($3,902)
$5,280 48,69938.70%10 schools 19.20 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023