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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: cost, admission and results

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college in Perkinston, Mississippi. It has about 6,353 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $7,502 a year.

At a glance

  • $7,502Net price a year
  • 47%Graduation rate
  • $38,144Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Perkinston, Mississippi 39573
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Rural area some way from a city
Undergraduate students
6,353
Students per teacher
23 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
mgccc.edu

Getting in

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Mississippi$4,250
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$5,250
Room and meals on campus$5,867
Books and supplies$1,875
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$14,208
Average net price after grants and scholarships$7,502

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 32% below the median net price of colleges in Mississippi on this site ($11,006). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$7,450
$30,001 to $48,000$7,406
$48,001 to $75,000$7,137
$75,001 to $110,000$11,229
Above $110,000$13,932

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMS medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year62%68%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)47%49%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$38,144$38,159$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$10,500$18,930$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Mississippi and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

41% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 16% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 62% women and 38% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 5 of the 32 colleges in Mississippi on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,178.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

Published tuition and fees are $4,250 a year for students from Mississippi and $5,250 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College?

47% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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