Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
6,353 students
Larger than 82% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 41.3%
- TypePublic
- ClassTechnical community college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Poplarville24.1 mi
- Hattiesburg37.3 mi
- Ellisville56.5 mi
- Laurel66.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the largest reported group is White (50.2%), followed by Black (26.2%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 1.3% |
| Black | 26.2% | 9% |
| Hispanic | 7.9% | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| White | 50.2% | 84% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% | 0.3% |
| Non-resident | 0% | 0% |
| Unknown | 8.2% | 3.7% |
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Did you know? Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- $38,144median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 44%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 66%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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