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Mississippi Delta Community College

Moorhead, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·msdelta.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
—
Total enrollment
1,978
peer median 2,072
Avg net price
$3,715
-$1.6k 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
31%
Full-time retention
55%

Pell equity

2.1pp gap
Pell recipients
32%102 of 322
Non-Pell (all)
30%38 of 127
No Federal Aid
30%38 of 127

Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.1-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 55 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
55
Passing
3
5.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.8%
+1.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

55programs
  • Passing3 · 5.5%
  • No Data51 · 92.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
51

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.

4
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-9.4%
$27,549 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.3%
$37,798 vs $30,408
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+48.5%
$45,160 vs $30,408
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+149.0%
$75,723 vs $30,408

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 1930Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 19

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Nov 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Denial
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Oct 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

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$3,507
$30–48k$3,796
$48–75k$5,113
$75–110k$5,808
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$3,715
-$1,576vs Community College median $5,291
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$3,540
Out-of-state
$3,540

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, 1,136 students received $6.8M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,136
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.8M
$6,774,900 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
1
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Msdelta

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

286 total completions
01Health Professions
12343.0%
02Liberal Arts
9834.3%
03Business
238.0%
04Education
93.1%
05Social Sciences
82.8%
06Construction Trades
72.4%
07Parks/Recreation
72.4%
08Engineering
51.7%
09Biological Sciences
41.4%
10English Language
20.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,978
12-mo unduplicated
2,395
Undergraduate
2,395
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%876
Women
63%1,519

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
67.0%
White
25.9%
Unknown
3.5%
Hispanic
2.4%
Asian
0.5%
Two or more
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
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
134
99 M · 35 W
Women athletes
26.1%
Athletic aid
$368K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$246K
$122K
Recruiting expense
$5K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$43K
$41K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Football
58 M · —
$482K
Basketball
15 M · 15 W
$371K
Baseball
27 M · —
$208K
Softball
— · 20 W
$210K

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
0.49
1 offenses · 2,037 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.49Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 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
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

  • Stonesteet Mens Dorm1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
91

Msdelta vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Msdelta 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
SubjectMississippi Delta Community College
31%—1,978$3,715Community College
Virginia Highlands Community College
——2,082$5,375Community College
Central Alabama Community College
——2,140$15,996Community College
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
——1,925$9,272Community College
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
——2,062$2,792Community College
Southwestern Community College
——2,157$5,207Community College
Peer group median31%—2,072$5,291

Institutions like Msdelta

Explore the federal data for institutions in Msdelta's comparison group.

IPEDS

Msdelta Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
admissions [at] msdelta.edu
Phone
662-246-MDCC
Address
Stauffer-Wood Administration Building, Suite 119

The purpose of institutional effectiveness (IE) at Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) is helping organizational units to make plans, measure outcomes, analyze results, and report on shared efforts. Collectively, this process of accountability helps to meet accreditation standards and promotes purpose and precision in each person’s functional role as together we fulfill the College’s educational mission and connect with community stakeholders.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • LeKesha Perry
    Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness and Compliance
  • Katherine Failing
    Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Mississippi Delta Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Msdelta.

What is the graduation rate at Mississippi Delta Community College?

Mississippi Delta Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Mississippi Delta Community College?

Mississippi Delta Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,978 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Mississippi Delta Community College is $3,715 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Mississippi Delta Community College located?

Mississippi Delta Community College is located in Moorhead, Mississippi 38761.

Who runs Institutional Research at Mississippi Delta Community College?

Mississippi Delta 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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