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Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·jcjc.edu
6-yr Graduation
41%
Total enrollment
4,753
peer median 4,946
Avg net price
$7,945
+$1.6k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
41%
Full-time retention
56%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
40%
Non-Pell
33%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 102 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 94 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
102
Passing
5
4.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
2.9% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.9%
+2.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

102programs
  • Passing5 · 4.9%
  • No Data94 · 92.2%
  • Failing3 · 2.9%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
2
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
94

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.

8
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Associate Degree · Education
-5.5%
$28,737 vs $30,408
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-0.5%
$30,251 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-0.2%
$30,351 vs $30,408
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+7.0%
$32,536 vs $30,408
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+10.6%
$33,618 vs $30,408
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+45.3%
$44,182 vs $30,408
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+70.6%
$51,873 vs $30,408
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.2%
$71,526 vs $30,408

Near the line (±5%)

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

2
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-0.5%
$157
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-0.2%
$57

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$7,203 debt · $30,992 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$6,275 debt · $30,351 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$8,888 debt · $71,526 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 1940Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 18

  1. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$7,675
$30–48k$7,653
$48–75k$9,154
$75–110k$10,572
$110k+$13,924

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

Avg net price
$7,945
+$1,596vs Community College median $6,350
Federal loans
6.3%
In-state tuition
$4,000
Out-of-state
$6,000

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,050 students received $10.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,050
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.6M
$10,615,800 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
514 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$685K
251 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$741K
248 loan awards
Parent PLUS$67K
15 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 502 borrowers who entered repayment, 30 (5.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.9%
+3.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
502
Defaulted
30
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.2%
2017
22.3%
2018
19.3%
2019
5.9%
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 Jones County Junior College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

753 total completions
01Liberal Arts
52569.7%
02Health Professions
9112.1%
03Computer Sciences
314.1%
04Engineering Tech
233.1%
05Construction Trades
222.9%
06Mechanic
141.9%
07Natural Resources
131.7%
08Business
121.6%
09Family/Consumer Sci
111.5%
10Personal/Culinary
111.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,753
12-mo unduplicated
5,819
Undergraduate
5,819
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%2,200
Women
62%3,619

Race / ethnicity composition

White
60.6%
Black
32.6%
Two or more
2.9%
Hispanic
2.1%
Non-resident
0.9%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
212
152 M · 60 W
Women athletes
28.3%
Athletic aid
$1.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$725K
$338K
Recruiting expense
$16K
$37K
Head-coach salaries
$77K
$73K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
64 M ·
$1.4M
Soccer
23 M · 22 W
$880K
Baseball
33 M ·
$533K
Basketball
14 M · 12 W
$840K
Softball
· 18 W
$549K
Tennis
8 M · 8 W
$219K

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 · 4,399 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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
    Weapons02
    Drugs25
    Liquor08

    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
    26.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    128

    Jones County Junior College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Jones County Junior 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
    SubjectJones County Junior College
    41%4,753$7,945Community College
    Itawamba Community College
    5,139$5,034Community College
    Pearl River Community College
    6,011$4,881Community College
    Northeast Mississippi Community College
    3,442$9,307Community College
    Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    2,932$3,472Community College
    Northwest Mississippi Community College
    7,867$7,665Community College
    Peer group median41%4,946$6,350

    Frequently asked questions about Jones County Junior College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Jones County Junior College.

    What is the graduation rate at Jones County Junior College?

    Jones County Junior College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 41% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Jones County Junior College?

    Jones County Junior College reports a total enrollment of 4,753 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Jones County Junior College?

    The average net price at Jones County Junior College is $7,945 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Jones County Junior College located?

    Jones County Junior College is located in Ellisville, Mississippi 39437.

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