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Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·holmescc.edu
6-yr Graduation
39%
Total enrollment
5,039
peer median 5,328
Avg net price
$5,980
+$479 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
54%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-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 68 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
68
Passing
10
14.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.5%
+0.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

68programs
  • Passing10 · 14.7%
  • No Data57 · 83.8%
  • Failing1 · 1.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
4
No data
57

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.

11
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-22.8%
$23,461 vs $30,408
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+4.5%
$31,771 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+11.5%
$33,906 vs $30,408
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+14.6%
$34,854 vs $30,408
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+15.4%
$35,103 vs $30,408
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+19.1%
$36,202 vs $30,408
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.0%
$37,416 vs $30,408
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+28.3%
$39,016 vs $30,408

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+4.5%
+$1,363

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
47%
$16,337 debt · $34,854 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$15,166 debt · $52,746 earn
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
23%
$7,250 debt · $31,771 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$8,000 debt · $39,016 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$8,577 debt · $45,400 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
18%
$6,000 debt · $33,906 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$12,250 debt · $75,438 earn
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$6,000 debt · $37,416 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 1934Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 4

  1. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$5,963
$30–48k$7,686
$48–75k
$75–110k$10,910
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$5,980
+$479vs Community College median $5,502
Federal loans
12.0%
In-state tuition
$3,510
Out-of-state
$6,210

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,801 students received $13.8M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,801
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.8M
$13,825,379 total
Direct Loans
$3.7M
1,247 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
3k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.7M
607 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.0M
640 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 816 borrowers who entered repayment, 50 (6.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.1%
+3.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
816
Defaulted
50
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.2%
2017
18.8%
2018
13.0%
2019
6.1%
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 Holmes Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs89
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

851 total completions
01Health Professions
41648.9%
02Business
12114.2%
03Liberal Arts
8510.0%
04Education
688.0%
05Engineering
354.1%
06Psychology
293.4%
07Security/Protective
283.3%
08Computer Sciences
252.9%
09Engineering Tech
232.7%
10Public Admin
212.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,039
12-mo unduplicated
6,971
Undergraduate
6,971
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%2,197
Women
68%4,774

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
50.8%
White
43.4%
Two or more
2.5%
Hispanic
2.2%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
202
143 M · 59 W
Women athletes
29.2%
Athletic aid
$543K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$394K
$149K
Recruiting expense
$12K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$78K
$67K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Football
65 M ·
$994K
Soccer
25 M · 25 W
$413K
Baseball
29 M ·
$286K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$512K
Softball
· 21 W
$283K
Tennis
10 M ·
$47K

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 · 4,948 students

3-year trend

0.182 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    138

    Holmes Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Holmes Community College 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
    SubjectHolmes Community College
    39%5,039$5,980Community College
    Hinds Community College
    8,859$3,158Community College
    Meridian Community College
    2,780$6,811Community College
    Southern Regional Technical College
    5,381$1,085Community College
    Northshore Technical Community College
    5,975$9,942Community College
    West Kentucky Community and Technical College
    5,274$5,023Community College
    Peer group median39%5,328$5,502

    Frequently asked questions about Holmes Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Holmes Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Holmes Community College?

    Holmes Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 39% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Holmes Community College?

    Holmes Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,039 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Holmes Community College?

    The average net price at Holmes Community College is $5,980 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Holmes Community College located?

    Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi 39079.

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