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Mississippi community colleges among worst nationally: report
By Garret Grove,
1 day ago
JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Community college is part of many Mississippians’ pursuit of higher education, but a recent report shows that not all schools offer the same benefits.
WalletHub’s survey looked at 653 community colleges across 41 states. It found that Mississippi’s college system ranked 38th nationally. The average Mississippi community college ranked in the 15th percentile among all community colleges in the study. Two Mississippi schools were among the country’s five worst.
WalletHub’s analysis factored in cost, career and education outcomes for its students. Below is the breakdown of the data .
State rank
Overall rank
Institution
Cost and financing rank
Education outcomes rank
Career outcomes rank
1
405
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
514
41
481
2
484
Itawamba Community College
512
207
448
3
498
Hinds Community College
524
95
526
4
499
East Central Community College
504
243
486
5
522
East Mississippi Community College
506
234
515
6
523
Pearl River Community College
539
249
489
7
556
Holmes Community College
541
312
510
8
593
Northeast Mississippi Community College
568
536
442
9
604
Meridian Community College
543
546
534
10
612
Jones County Junior College
556
585
502
11
649
Coahoma Community College
414
571
649
12
650
Mississippi Delta Community College
473
610
633
A trend of lower educational outcomes also continues at the university level. Data from Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning showed that the six-year graduation rates at Mississippi’s public universities are 57.1%, over 10% lower than the national average. At Mississippi Valley State University, the graduation rate in six years is at 27.4%.
However, some state leaders desire to see changes to Mississippi community colleges. Last fall, Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) advocated for free community college statewide. According to the Mississippi Community College Board, the system currently enrolls over 90,000 students.
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