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Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·prcc.edu

Pearl River Community College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 37% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-state tuition and fees are $3,700 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $6,100 (2024). Fall enrollment is 6,011 students, and 8,498 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
37%
—
Total enrollment
6,011
peer median 11,977
Avg net price
$6,532
-$324 vs Community College
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About

Pearl River Community College is a public community college in Poplarville, Mississippi. It was founded as Pearl River County Agricultural High School in 1909 and became the first junior college in Mississippi in 1921.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
37%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

0.8pp gap
Pell recipients
38%197 of 524
Non-Pell (all)
37%111 of 298
Subsidized loan, no Pell
32%14 of 44
No Federal Aid
38%97 of 254

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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 42 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
42
Passing
7
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
4.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.8%
+4.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

42programs
  • Passing7 · 16.7%
  • No Data33 · 78.6%
  • Failing2 · 4.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
33

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.

9
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-7.1%
$28,245 vs $30,408
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
-5.4%
$28,766 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.5%
$37,857 vs $30,408
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+45.8%
$44,350 vs $30,408
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+62.3%
$49,360 vs $30,408
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+97.1%
$59,926 vs $30,408
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+103.3%
$61,811 vs $30,408
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+114.6%
$65,243 vs $30,408

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$10,500 debt · $28,245 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
17%
$6,500 debt · $37,857 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$10,500 debt · $74,630 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$6,617 debt · $47,817 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$7,497 debt · $59,926 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 1929Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 17

  1. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Mar 2023Grant 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,647
$30–48k$5,978
$48–75k$5,363
$75–110k$6,217
$110k+$8,460

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

Avg net price
$6,532
-$324vs Community College median $6,856
Federal loans
28.1%
In-state tuition and fees
$3,700
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$6,100

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, 3,797 students received $21.7M in Pell grants, alongside $12.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,797
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$21.7M
$21,694,508 total
Direct Loans
$12.6M
3,437 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.1M
1,810 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.3M
1,592 loan awards
Parent PLUS$248K
35 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 826 borrowers who entered repayment, 42 (5.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
826
Defaulted
42
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.7%
2017
18.3%
2018
21.1%
2019
5.0%
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 Pearl River Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,253 total completions
01Liberal Arts
62950.2%
02Health Professions
37029.5%
03Business
665.3%
04Engineering Tech
544.3%
05Construction Trades
393.1%
06Mechanic
352.8%
07Computer Sciences
302.4%
08Comm. Technologies
110.9%
09Family/Consumer Sci
110.9%
10Precision Production
80.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
6,011
12-mo unduplicated
8,498
Undergraduate
8,498
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%2,815
Women
67%5,683

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.7%
Black
33.7%
Unknown
6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Asian
0.7%
Hispanic
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
237
160 M · 77 W
Women athletes
32.5%
Athletic aid
$1.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$698K
$399K
Recruiting expense
$11K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$60K
$45K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
64 M · —
$812K
Soccer
25 M · 20 W
$523K
Baseball
34 M · —
$428K
Basketball
11 M · 15 W
$569K
Rodeo
15 M · 7 W
$162K
Golf
11 M · 5 W
$167K

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 · 5,620 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.181 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
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
    Drugs30
    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
    26.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    161

    Pearl River Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Pearl River Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectPearl River Community College
    		—Open admission6,011$6,532Community College
    Amarillo College
    		—Open admission9,262$4,600Community College
    Baton Rouge Community College
    		—Open admission11,182$9,474Community College
    Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    		—Open admission12,965$6,113Community College
    Brookdale Community College
    		—Open admission9,900$11,231Community College
    City College of San Francisco
    		—Open admission19,267$6,906Community College
    Coastal Alabama Community College
    		—Open admission7,553$13,644Community College
    Community College of Baltimore County
    		—Open admission16,451$9,844Community College
    Delaware County Community College
    		—Open admission7,402$6,576Community College
    Delgado Community College
    		—Open admission12,712$9,747Community College
    Forsyth Technical Community College
    		—Open admission9,099$7,200Community College
    Grand Rapids Community College
    		—Open admission12,468$8,621Community College
    Guilford Technical Community College
    		—Open admission11,485$15,002Community College
    Horry-Georgetown Technical College
    		—Open admission7,923$4,159Community College
    Hudson County Community College
    		—Open admission7,763$7,307Community College
    Lansing Community College
    		—Open admission9,821$5,437Community College
    Macomb Community College
    		—Open admission16,300$1,618Community College
    Midlands Technical College
    		—Open admission9,226$4,647Community College
    Mt San Antonio College
    		—Open admission29,971$6,490Community College
    Mt San Jacinto Community College District
    		—Open admission17,627$6,806Community College
    Northampton County Area Community College
    		—Open admission8,810$12,119Community College
    Northwest Mississippi Community College
    		—Open admission7,867$7,911Community College
    Palomar College
    		—Open admission19,550$5,763Community College
    Sacramento City College
    		—Open admission19,920$6,614Community College
    San Bernardino Valley College
    		—Open admission14,055$18,943Community College
    San Joaquin Delta College
    		—Open admission20,969$2,407Community College
    Sierra College
    		—Open admission19,125$7,245Community College
    Tulsa Community College
    		—Open admission15,655$6,288Community College
    Peer group median——11,977$6,856

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

    IPEDS
    • Community CollegeTexas

      Amarillo College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      9,262
      Net price
      $4,600
    • Community CollegeLouisiana

      Baton Rouge Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      11,182
      Net price
      $9,474
    • Community CollegeKentucky

      Bluegrass Community and Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      12,965
      Net price
      $6,113
    • Community CollegeNew Jersey

      Brookdale Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      9,900
      Net price
      $11,231
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      City College of San Francisco

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      19,267
      Net price
      $6,906
    • Community CollegeAlabama

      Coastal Alabama Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,553
      Net price
      $13,644
    • Community CollegeMaryland

      Community College of Baltimore County

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      16,451
      Net price
      $9,844
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Delaware County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,402
      Net price
      $6,576
    • Community CollegeLouisiana

      Delgado Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      12,712
      Net price
      $9,747
    • Community CollegeNorth Carolina

      Forsyth Technical Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      9,099
      Net price
      $7,200
    • Community CollegeMichigan

      Grand Rapids Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      12,468
      Net price
      $8,621
    • Community CollegeNorth Carolina

      Guilford Technical Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      11,485
      Net price
      $15,002
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Horry-Georgetown Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,923
      Net price
      $4,159
    • Community CollegeNew Jersey

      Hudson County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,763
      Net price
      $7,307
    • Community CollegeMichigan

      Lansing Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      9,821
      Net price
      $5,437
    • Community CollegeMichigan

      Macomb Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      16,300
      Net price
      $1,618
    • Community CollegeSouth Carolina

      Midlands Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      9,226
      Net price
      $4,647
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Mt San Antonio College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      29,971
      Net price
      $6,490
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Mt San Jacinto Community College District

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      17,627
      Net price
      $6,806
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Northampton County Area Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      8,810
      Net price
      $12,119
    • Community CollegeMississippi

      Northwest Mississippi Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,867
      Net price
      $7,911
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Palomar College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      19,550
      Net price
      $5,763
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Sacramento City College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      19,920
      Net price
      $6,614
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      San Bernardino Valley College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      14,055
      Net price
      $18,943
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      San Joaquin Delta College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      20,969
      Net price
      $2,407
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Sierra College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      19,125
      Net price
      $7,245
    • Community CollegeOklahoma

      Tulsa Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      15,655
      Net price
      $6,288

    Pearl River Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Reports to Office of Planning and Institutional Research
    Email
    wildcathub [at] prcc.edu
    Phone
    601.403.1000
    Address
    101 Highway 11 North, Poplarville, MS 39470

    The Office of Institutional Research assists with data collection in order to provide data and statistical analyses to support informed decisions at the College.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    2 members
    • Dr. Jennifer Seal
      Executive Vice President for Planning and Accreditation
    • Dr. Melanie Davis
      Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness /Director of Professional and Community Development

    Research funding

    External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

    NSF
    USA Spending
    $4,872,092
    All sources
    $4,872,092

    Reports & documents (3)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Notable alumni of Pearl River Community College (15)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Brad Touchstone
    • Lloyd Donald Brinkman
    • Jimmy Buffett
      Music
    • William Leon Clark
    • J. P. Compretta
      Politics
    • Ralph Dunagin
    • C. P. Dunphey
    • Chris Johnson
      Politics
    • Leland Mitchell
    • Bill Pigott
    • Brandon Rachal
      Athletics
    • James Singleton
      Athletics
    Showing 1–12 of 15
    1 / 2

    Frequently asked questions about Pearl River Community College

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

    What is the acceptance rate at Pearl River Community College?

    Pearl River Community College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Pearl River Community College?

    At Pearl River Community College, 37% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Pearl River Community College?

    Pearl River Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,011 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pearl River Community College?

    The average net price at Pearl River Community College is $6,532 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Pearl River Community College located?

    Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi 39470.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Pearl River Community College?

    Pearl River Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Planning and Institutional Research.

    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.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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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