Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Science Programs

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Where Is Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

Contact details for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS 39573
Phone:	866-735-1122
Website:	www.mgccc.edu

How Do I Get Into Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

You can apply to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College online at: https://mgccc.edu/enroll/apply-now/

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,000 a year. That adds up to $20,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,208 undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, with 4,721 being full-time and 3,487 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,721 full-time undergraduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	111
Black or African American	1,050
Hispanic or Latino	280
White	2,570
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	710

Over 12 countries are represented at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Honduras, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

In 2020-2021, 4,836 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was 15.4%. This is the #890 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.