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.
Overall completion
37%
Overall completion
37%
Full-time retention
65%
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.
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$28,245
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
-7.1%
−$2,163
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
$28,766
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
-5.4%
−$1,642
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
$37,857
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
+24.5%
+$7,449
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
$44,350
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
+45.8%
+$13,942
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
$49,360
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
+62.3%
+$18,952
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
$59,926
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
+97.1%
+$29,518
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
$61,811
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
+103.3%
+$31,403
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
$65,243
$30,408
Same-State HS Median
+114.6%
+$34,835
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.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,500
$28,245
37%
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,500 debt · $28,245 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$6,500
$37,857
17%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$6,500 debt · $37,857 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,500
$74,630
14%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,500 debt · $74,630 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,617
$47,817
14%
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$6,617 debt · $47,817 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,497
$59,926
13%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$7,497 debt · $59,926 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 1929Next review Jun 2026
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 17
- Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
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
$3,700
Out-of-state
$6,100
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
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%+8.4
2017
18.3%+9.1
2018
21.1%+14.1
2019
5.0%+2.7
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.
Academic programs at Pearl River Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
1,253 total completions
01Liberal Arts
62950.2%
01Liberal Arts
62950.2%
02Health Professions
37029.5%
02Health Professions
37029.5%
03Business
665.3%
03Business
665.3%
04Engineering Tech
544.3%
04Engineering Tech
544.3%
05Construction Trades
393.1%
05Construction Trades
393.1%
06Mechanic
352.8%
06Mechanic
352.8%
07Computer Sciences
302.4%
07Computer Sciences
302.4%
08Comm. Technologies
110.9%
08Comm. Technologies
110.9%
09Family/Consumer Sci
110.9%
09Family/Consumer Sci
110.9%
10Precision Production
80.6%
10Precision Production
80.6%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
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.
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
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
64
—
$811,794
Football
64 M · —
Soccer
25
20
$522,998
Soccer
25 M · 20 W
Baseball
34
—
$428,273
Baseball
34 M · —
Basketball
11
15
$569,205
Basketball
11 M · 15 W
Rodeo
15
7
$162,007
Rodeo
15 M · 7 W
Golf
11
5
$166,892
Golf
11 M · 5 W
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 · 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.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
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.
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 | 37% | — | 6,011 | $6,532 | Community College |
| — | — | 9,262 | $4,600 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,182 | $9,474 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,965 | $6,113 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,900 | $11,231 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,267 | $6,906 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,553 | $13,644 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,451 | $9,844 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,402 | $6,576 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,712 | $9,747 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,099 | $7,200 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,468 | $8,621 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,485 | $15,002 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,923 | $4,159 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,763 | $7,307 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,821 | $5,437 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,300 | $1,618 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,226 | $4,647 | Community College | |
| — | — | 29,971 | $6,490 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,627 | $6,806 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,810 | $12,119 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,867 | $7,911 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,550 | $5,763 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,920 | $6,614 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,055 | $18,943 | Community College | |
| — | — | 20,969 | $2,407 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,125 | $7,245 | Community College | |
| — | — | 15,655 | $6,288 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 37% | — | 11,977 | $6,856 |
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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 pageTeam
2 members
- Dr. Jennifer SealExecutive Vice President for Planning and Accreditation
- Dr. Melanie DavisDirector of Institutional Research and Effectiveness /Director of Professional and Community Development
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
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.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFactbook | Pearl River Community College2025The Factbook for Pearl River Community College provides detailed enrollment data including age, gender, race, and high school attended, across multiple fiscal years up to FY 2025. It includes information on degrees earned from 2016 to 2025. The Office of Planning and Institutional Research publishes this data to inform stakeholders on student demographics and institutional performance.prcc.edu
- Strategic planStrategic Plan and Internal Performance Indicators2022Pearl River Community College's strategic plan outlines its institutional goals for the period 2022 to 2025, focusing on enhancing institutional effectiveness. The document, managed by the Office of Planning and Institutional Research, serves as a roadmap for the college's developmental activities and performance assessments. It aims to align the college's initiatives with its mission while maintaining accountability and transparency.prcc.edu
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 BuffettMusic
- William Leon Clark
- J. P. ComprettaPolitics
- Ralph Dunagin
- C. P. Dunphey
- Chris JohnsonPolitics
- Leland Mitchell
- Bill Pigott
- Brandon RachalAthletics
- James SingletonAthletics
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Frequently asked questions about Pearl River Community College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pearl River Community College.
What is the graduation rate at Pearl River Community College?
Pearl River Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 37% per the latest IPEDS.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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