Jones County Junior College is a public community college located in Ellisville, MS. It offers 59 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 programs).

It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Jones County Junior College is $4,000 for Mississippi residents and $6,000 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Mississippi public community colleges' average ($5,960).

The school has 4,399 students, which is higher than Mississippi community collleges' average (2,959). In addition, 544 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Mississippi community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Jones County Junior College. Then, we compare its costs to Mississippi community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - Jones College
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,000$6,000
Books & Supplies$1,020
On-Campus Living Costs$11,034
Off-Campus Living Costs$13,088
Average Financial Aid$4,350
Cost of Attendance$16,054$18,054
After Financial Aid$11,704$13,704
Jones College Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Jones County Junior College$4,000$6,000
Public Community Colleges in Mississippi$3,823$5,960
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Jones County Junior College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs32NOT OFFERED
Total Programs3128NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations3 completers
 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Forest Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Programming/Programmer 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications1 completers
 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 completers
 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist18 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts12 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services Management3 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 559 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Electrician33 completers
 19 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Building/Property Maintenance3 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter1 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist3 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder50 completers
 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)7 completers
 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)10 completers
 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 60 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training80 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management13 completers
 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 4,399 students at Jones County Junior College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,687 male students and 2,658 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total4,3452,8451,500
Male Students1,6871,119568
Female Students2,6581,726932

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 4,399 total students, 2,147 students enrolled through distance learning (544 students enrolled exclusively and 1,603 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,399
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses544
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,603
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,252

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Jones County Junior College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address900 South Court Street, Ellisville, MS
Phone601-477-4000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$4,000
Out-of-State$6,000
Student Population »4,399 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »43%
Transfer-out Rate13%
Retention Rate58% (Full-time)
23% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,350
Students to Faculty25:1 (4.00%)