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Meridian Community College

Meridian, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·meridiancc.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
—
Total enrollment
2,780
peer median 2,800
Avg net price
$6,351
+$671 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
34%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

2.3pp gap
Pell recipients
35%95 of 268
Non-Pell (all)
33%55 of 168
Subsidized loan, no Pell
37%15 of 41
No Federal Aid
31%40 of 127

Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 61 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
61
Passing
5
8.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

61programs
  • Passing5 · 8.2%
  • No Data56 · 91.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
56

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.

5
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+36.6%
$41,526 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+39.2%
$42,315 vs $30,408
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+41.1%
$42,896 vs $30,408
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+62.2%
$49,316 vs $30,408
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+148.2%
$75,469 vs $30,408

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
14%
$5,326 debt · $37,712 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
12%
$5,200 debt · $42,315 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$8,146 debt · $75,469 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1942Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 23

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,351
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$6,351
+$671vs Community College median $5,680
Federal loans
10.7%
In-state tuition
$4,078
Out-of-state
$6,478

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,403 students received $7.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,403
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.5M
$7,534,739 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
682 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$813K
331 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
346 loan awards
Parent PLUS$34K
5 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 310 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
310
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.5%
2017
15.0%
2018
10.2%
2019
3.5%
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 Meridian Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

416 total completions
01Health Professions
18243.8%
02Liberal Arts
17040.9%
03Precision Production
143.4%
04Business
122.9%
05Security/Protective
81.9%
06Comm. Technologies
71.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
71.7%
08Computer Sciences
71.7%
09Personal/Culinary
51.2%
10Family/Consumer Sci
41.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,780
12-mo unduplicated
4,112
Undergraduate
4,112
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
31%1,287
Women
69%2,825

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
48.4%
White
44.2%
Hispanic
2.6%
Unknown
2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%
Asian
0.6%
Two or more
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
221
138 M · 83 W
Women athletes
37.6%
Athletic aid
$929K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$483K
$446K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
58 M · 22 W
$292K
Soccer
27 M · 25 W
$599K
Baseball
38 M · —
$528K
Basketball
20 M · 14 W
$673K
Softball
— · 20 W
$337K
Tennis
8 M · 10 W
$157K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.13
8 offenses · 2,556 students

3-year trend

1.102 yrs ago0.001 yr ago3.13Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
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

Burglary
5
Robbery
1
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

8total
  • On campus8

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Weapons20
Drugs20
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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
112

Meridian Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Meridian Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectMeridian Community College
34%—2,780$6,351Community College
Holmes Community College
——5,039$5,643Community College
North Georgia Technical College
——2,599$4,005Community College
Hinds Community College
——8,859$4,060Community College
Nunez Community College
——2,819$12,529Community College
Ashland Community and Technical College
——2,552$5,717Community College
Peer group median34%—2,800$5,680

Institutions like Meridian Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Meridian Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Meridian Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
valerie.bishop [at] meridiancc.edu
Phone
601-484-8642
Address
910 Highway 19 North, Meridian, MS 39307

It is the goal of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability to provide the leadership of the institution with data necessary to make informed decisions, so as to guide the institution in meeting established goals.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Valerie Bishop
    Dean of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Meridian Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Meridian Community College?

Meridian Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Meridian Community College?

Meridian Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,780 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Meridian Community College?

The average net price at Meridian Community College is $6,351 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Meridian Community College located?

Meridian Community College is located in Meridian, Mississippi 39307-5801.

Who runs Institutional Research at Meridian Community College?

Meridian Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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