Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers 142 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 34 major programs - 1 Certificate and 33 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $3,950 for Mississippi residents and $7,250 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,739 students out of total 7,845 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 871 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameMississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS
Online Students1,739 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,647 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$3,950
Out-of-State$7,250
Student to Faculty22:1 (4.55%)
Online Degree Programs
Total34 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Associates33 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $3,950 and $7,250 for non-Mississippi residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $165 for Mississippi residents and $330 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$3,750$3,750$3,950$3,950$3,950
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$6,850$6,850$7,250$7,250$7,250
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$155$155$165$165$165
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$310$310$330$330$330

Online Programs By Area of Study

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers 142 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 34 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 33 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs133NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5191NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
ArchitectureNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
EducationNOT OFFERED 116 NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 111 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human SciencesNOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED 61 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Philosophy and Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 49 NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 205 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Construction ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
History (other)NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, there are 7,845 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,386 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,739 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,647 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,845
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,739
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,647
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,459

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,739 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,665 Mississippi Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 74 students living in the U.S. States other than Mississippi, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,739
Mississippi Resident1,665
Other State In U.S.74
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,739
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,706
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking33

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