East Mississippi Community College

East Mississippi Community College is a two-year community college located on an amazing campus in Scooba, MS. It is accessible to everyone, as 100% of applicants are accepted. It has a small student body with full-time enrollment of 2,564 undergrads. East Mississippi's most popular major is an Associate's in Liberal Arts and Humanities, which amounts to 12% of the student body. Alternative highly demanded options include Health Service Preparatory Studies, which accounts for 9% of students, and Business (5%). It has an excellent cosmetology program, ranking 7th in the nation and first in Mississippi. In addition, East Mississippi ranks 3rd in Mississippi for best community colleges, best online colleges, and top online community colleges. At sticker price, tuition is $3,612 a year, if you're based in Mississippi but $6,762 for applicants not with residences in Mississippi. It is worth mentioning that the mass majority of East Mississippi undergraduates gets some monetary support. 66% of East Mississippi Community College undergraduates walk across that stage on graduation day and start the subsequent period in their lives: work. On average, alumni take home a yearly income of $21,200 two years after receiving their degrees. After four additional years on the job, the graduate's median yearly earnings rises 17.5% to $24,900; however, that is still 37.9% shy of the national median earnings for individuals. Those of you applying may also want to be informed that East Mississippi does not offer early decision. Also, East Mississippi does not offer evening degree programs, and undergrads can study abroad for a semester. Concerning your checkbook, be aware that 68% of undergraduates receive state grant aid and 68% of undergrads acquire Pell grants to subsidize their education. When grading its party scene, East Mississippi received an 8.5 and for academics, East Mississippi received an 8.49 out of 10. Concerning the student experience, 14% of undergrads live in on-campus housing. Lastly, six years after college, 25% of graduates earn $39,900 or more and the highest-earning quartile of graduates earn a minimum starting salary of $33,600.