Meridian Community College

Meridian, MS

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,356
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Predominantly black institution
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Remote (in urban cluster more than 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Two-year, medium // medium full-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 31% / 69% (2017)

First generation college students: 41.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 10.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2014)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 43.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 23.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 14.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 9.7% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 41.4%
Black: 42.3%
Hispanic: 2.3%
Asian: 0.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 1.4%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 10.3%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $12,094
In-State tuition: $3,574
Out-of-State tuition: $5,428

Estimated books and supplies: $2,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $5,480 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,763 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $6,759 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,763 (2022)

Average Family Income: $27,216 (2017)
Median Family Income: $19,121 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 37.4%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 10.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $5,521 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $59 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $6,293
$30k-48k $0
$48k-75k $0
$75k-110k $0
$110k+ $0

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $5,521 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $3,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $4,518 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $4,071 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 53.0% (2015)
@3 year 54.0% (2017)
@5 year 54.5% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 34.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 36.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,638 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $36,500 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Marketing. 15
Associate's Degree Marketing. 6
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. 2
Associate's Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 16 $32,653 ($2,721)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies. 7 $35,348 ($2,946)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 39 $32,787 ($2,732) $37,913 ($3,159)
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ground Transportation. 42 $33,557 ($2,796) $30,827 ($2,569)
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 8
Associate's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 16
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 21 $30,537 ($2,545) $35,124 ($2,927)
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 16 $36,225 ($3,019) $39,531 ($3,294)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 16
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 29 $8,625 $36,062 ($3,005) $43,321 ($3,610)
Associate's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 6
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 188 $15,545 $96 $58,270 ($4,856) $61,357 ($5,113)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 96 $12,313 $65 $31,602 ($2,634) $34,175 ($2,848)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 14
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 3
Associate's Degree Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 8
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 18 $16,310 ($1,359) $18,352 ($1,529)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 7
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 2
Associate's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 4
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 18
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 9
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 255 $4,989 $30,303 ($2,525)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fire Protection. 5


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $48,861
Full time faculty: 63%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 16.0

School's endowment start of year: $15,566,934 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $18,810,531 (2022)