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East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·eastms.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
Total enrollment
3,841
peer median 3,596
Avg net price
$3,880
-$1.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

36.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
80%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 36.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 156 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 154 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
156
Passing
2
1.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

156programs
  • Passing2 · 1.3%
  • No Data154 · 98.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
154

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+8.6%
$33,030 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.1%
$36,204 vs $30,408

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
34%
$6,032 debt · $17,654 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$8,233 debt · $27,992 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$8,345 debt · $33,834 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$7,867 debt · $36,210 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$10,500 debt · $53,561 earn
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
8%
$5,500 debt · $72,520 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1949Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 14

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Nov 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  4. May 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,020
$30–48k$5,286
$48–75k$5,655
$75–110k$5,192
$110k+$3,672

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$3,880
-$1,746vs Community College median $5,626
Federal loans
20.7%
In-state tuition
$3,950
Out-of-state
$6,950

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,201 students received $12.3M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,201
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.3M
$12,282,180 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
906 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
532 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$796K
340 loan awards
Parent PLUS$163K
34 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 790 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
790
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
22.0%
2017
21.4%
2018
11.1%
2019
3.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Eastms

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs76
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

555 total completions
01Health Professions
20236.4%
02Business
10418.7%
03Liberal Arts
488.6%
04Engineering
386.8%
05Education
366.5%
06Computer Sciences
366.5%
07Biological Sciences
305.4%
08Personal/Culinary
254.5%
09Security/Protective
183.2%
10Construction Trades
183.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,841
12-mo unduplicated
5,047
Undergraduate
5,047
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%2,076
Women
59%2,971

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
46.6%
White
46.4%
Hispanic
2.8%
Unknown
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.0%
Asian
1.0%
Two or more
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
200
157 M · 43 W
Women athletes
21.5%
Athletic aid
$428K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$297K
$131K
Recruiting expense
$651
$976
Head-coach salaries
$64K
$41K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
65 M ·
$1.2M
Soccer
22 M · 15 W
$275K
Baseball
35 M ·
$288K
Basketball
12 M · 10 W
$548K
Rodeo
13 M · 5 W
$205K
Softball
· 13 W
$200K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,324 students

3-year trend

0.592 yrs ago0.311 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    2
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons11
    Drugs06
    Liquor02

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    95

    Eastms vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Eastms selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectEast Mississippi Community College
    48%3,841$3,880Community College
    Coahoma Community College
    1,633$560Community College
    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
    8,694$7,372Community College
    Louisiana Delta Community College
    3,463$8,306Community College
    Louisiana State University-Eunice
    3,670$9,619Community College
    Florence-Darlington Technical College
    3,522$598Community College
    Peer group median48%3,596$5,626

    Frequently asked questions about East Mississippi Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Eastms.

    What is the graduation rate at East Mississippi Community College?

    East Mississippi Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend East Mississippi Community College?

    East Mississippi Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,841 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at East Mississippi Community College?

    The average net price at East Mississippi Community College is $3,880 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is East Mississippi Community College located?

    East Mississippi Community College is located in Scooba, Mississippi 39358-0158.

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