Pearl River Community College

Pearl River Community College is a two-year community college and trade school located in Poplarville, MS. It has a noncompetitive admissions process, admitting 100% of applicants. It is a smaller college with full-time enrollment of 3,533 undergraduate students. Pearl River offers 30 available majors across five academic disciplines. The most desired picks are Liberal Arts and Humanities, Nursing, and Licensed Practical Nurse Training (LPN), with 44% of graduates receiving an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts and Humanities. 7% and 5% of students study Nursing and Licensed Practical Nurse Training (LPN), respectively. Its cosmetology program is ranked third in Mississippi. In addition, Pearl River Community College is the 3rd best mid-sized college in Mississippi based on our research. At sticker price, tuition runs $3,325 a year for Mississippi residents. If you are not living in Mississippi, tuition can cost you up to $6,192. Before you decide not to apply because of cost constraints, you should know that approximately 80% of Pearl River students acquire at least some financial support. 43% of Pearl River Community College students hang in there to graduation day, green and awaiting to land an exciting career. On average, alumni take home a yearly income of $22,500 a couple years after receiving their diplomas. After 4 more years in the job market, the alumni's average annual earnings rises 22.7% to $27,600; however, that is still 31.2% behind the national median salary for individuals. You may like to find that its students most often scored between 20 and 21 on the ACT and it does not offer early decision. Furthermore, it does not offer a study abroad program. With regard for your wallet, be aware that 56% of undergraduates secure federal grant aid. Its party scene rating on School Authority is 7.52 and Pearl River's academics rating on School Authority is 7.98. Lastly, the lowest-earning quartile of graduates rake in a starting salary of $12,400 or less and six years after graduating, 1/4 of graduates earn $15,200 or less.