Community Colleges in Mississippi
Community college pricing in Mississippi is remarkably uniform. The 14 colleges we rank charge between $3,420 and $4,806 a year, only $1,386 apart.
The median college charges $4,079, $467 (10%) below the national community college median of $4,546. The median net price is $5,442, above the median tuition, because net price also counts books, transportation and living costs that tuition leaves out. That is why a community college can show a net price higher than its sticker price.
Itawamba Community College ranks first at $3,420, ahead of Mississippi Delta Community College ($3,540) and Pearl River Community College ($3,700).
How this list is built
A college appears here only if it meets every condition below.
- Colleges considered
- Public community colleges and state colleges whose main award is the associate degree
- Ranked by in-state tuition & fees, lowest first. Ties are broken by larger undergraduate enrollment, then by name.
- Main campuses only, with at least 60% of core data fields reported
- Main campus located in Mississippi
- At least 500 undergraduate students enrolled (fall 2024)
- A reported in-state tuition & fees value (schools without one are not ranked)
- Schools that report no tuition or a $0 price are not ranked
- State colleges that also grant a few bachelor's degrees but mostly award associate degrees are included and marked in the table
- This page is published only when at least 10 schools qualify; Mississippi has 14
- Data period
- In-state tuition and fees: full-time undergraduate sticker price, academic year 2024-25. Some community colleges report the in-district rate.
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: academic year 2024-25. Shown for public colleges only, because private colleges charge everyone the same price.
- Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24.
- Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 (4-year) or fall 2021 (2-year), finishing within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment: undergraduate students, fall 2024.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Showing all 14 qualifying schools. Select a column heading to re-sort the table.
| 1 | Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS Public · 2-year | $3,420 | $5,820 | $4,616 | 48% | 4,167 |
| 2 | Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS Public · 2-year | $3,540 | $3,540 | $3,715 | 31% | 1,413 |
| 3 | Pearl River Community College Poplarville, MS Public · 2-year | $3,700 | $6,100 | $6,532 | 36% | 4,903 |
| 4 | Holmes Community College Goodman, MS Public · 2-year | $3,710 | $6,610 | $5,643 | 42% | 3,958 |
| 5 | Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS Public · 2-year | $3,740 | $3,740 | $7,911 | 44% | 5,452 |
| 6 | Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS Public · 2-year | $4,000 | $5,000 | $3,894 | 51% | 1,922 |
| 7 | Meridian Community College Meridian, MS Public · 2-year | $4,078 | $6,478 | $6,351 | 39% | 2,156 |
| 8 | Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS Public · 2-year | $4,080 | $6,780 | $2,525 | 48% | 1,474 |
| 9 | East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS Public · 2-year | $4,095 | $7,445 | $4,608 | 44% | 2,838 |
| 10 | East Central Community College Decatur, MS Public · 2-year | $4,160 | $6,260 | $5,240 | 38% | 1,520 |
| 11 | Hinds Community College Raymond, MS Public · 2-year | $4,250 | $7,300 | $4,060 | 43% | 6,397 |
| 12 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS Public · 2-year | $4,250 | $7,850 | $6,962 | 47% | 6,353 |
| 13 | Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville, MS Public · 2-year | $4,470 | $7,710 | $8,343 | 35% | 2,698 |
| 14 | Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS Public · 2-year | $4,806 | $6,806 | $6,048 | 38% | 3,535 |
How to compare these colleges
Community college tuition is often quoted at the in-district or in-state rate, and the out-of-state column shows what a nonresident would pay. Colleges marked as also granting some bachelor's degrees are state colleges that mostly award associate degrees. If you plan to transfer, check the receiving university's transfer agreements before choosing on price alone.
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