Pearl River Community College is a public community college located in Poplarville, MS. It offers 54 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 7 programs).

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

The 2024 tuition & fees of Pearl River Community College is $3,650 for Mississippi residents and $5,650 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Mississippi public community colleges' average ($5,960).

The school has 5,462 students, which is higher than Mississippi community collleges' average (2,959). In addition, 1,492 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 24 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 Pearl River Community 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 -
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,650$5,650
Books & Supplies$1,350
On-Campus Living Costs$8,048
Off-Campus Living Costs$18,506
Average Financial Aid$6,124
Cost of Attendance$13,048$15,048
After Financial Aid$6,924$8,924
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Pearl River Community College$3,650$5,650
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

Pearl River Community 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 Programs34NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2331NOT 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 Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Programming, Specific ApplicationsNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist16 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Barbering/Barber8 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care Provider/Assistant 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Court Reporting/Court Reporter5 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 571 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer11 completers
 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Electrician7 completers
 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Building/Property Maintenance7 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist2 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder18 completers
 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Assisting/Assistant2 completers
 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 15 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED 31 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist AssistantNOT OFFERED 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 19 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist 24 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 17 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage2 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 107 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training81 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management3 completers
 28 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping1 completers
 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management4 completers
 19 completers
 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,462 students at Pearl River Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,754 male students and 3,232 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
Total4,9863,6101,376
Male Students1,7541,323431
Female Students3,2322,287945

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 5,462 total students, 3,758 students enrolled through distance learning (1,492 students enrolled exclusively and 2,266 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,462
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,492
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,266
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,704

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Pearl River Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address101 Hwy 11 N, Poplarville, MS
Phone601-403-1000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,650
Out-of-State$5,650
Student Population »5,462 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »39%
Transfer-out Rate12%
Retention Rate63% (Full-time)
18% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,124
Students to Faculty24:1 (4.17%)