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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
$2,276
-$1.7k 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%

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$2,265
$30–48k$5,822
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$2,276
-$1,708vs Community College median $3,985
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$3,540
Out-of-state
$6,140

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, 1,048 students received $6.0M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,048
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.0M
$6,010,019 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 programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

264 total completions
01Liberal Arts
10941.3%
02Health Professions
8331.4%
03Business
269.8%
04Social Sciences
103.8%
05Agriculture
83.0%
06Biological Sciences
62.3%
07Construction Trades
62.3%
08Parks/Recreation
62.3%
09Engineering
51.9%
10Education
51.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,978
12-mo unduplicated
2,517
Undergraduate
2,517
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%966
Women
62%1,551

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
65.3%
White
29.9%
Unknown
2.4%
Hispanic
1.9%
Asian
0.4%
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
129
99 M · 30 W
Women athletes
23.3%
Athletic aid
$336K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$254K
$82K
Recruiting expense
$51K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$43K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Football
55 M · —
$538K
Baseball
30 M · —
$271K
Basketball
14 M · 15 W
$349K
Softball
— · 15 W
$165K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 2,039 students

3-year trend

0.952 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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
    Drugs10
    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
    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$2,276Community College
    Virginia Highlands Community College
    		——2,082$5,112Community College
    Central Alabama Community College
    		——2,140$14,346Community College
    George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
    		——1,925$970Community College
    Lurleen B Wallace Community College
    		——2,062$3,041Community College
    Southwestern Community College
    		——2,157$4,928Community College
    Peer group median31%—2,072$3,985

    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 $2,276 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.

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