Financial Aid at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

4,814 students (59% of total 8,095 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC). The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,256.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 1,707 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $6,900.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 4,814 undergraduate students (59% of total 8,095 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,256.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship4,81459% $25,300,794$5,256
Pell Grants3,17439% $17,511,705$5,517
Federal Student Loan1,39317% $8,039,220$5,771

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,554 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 1,707 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The average amount of aid received is $6,900.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,55491% --
Grants or Scholarships1,51189%$10,426,534$6,900
Federal Grants1,07063%$6,980,897$6,524
Pell Grants1,06662%$6,868,039$6,443
Other Federal Grants21813%$112,858$518
State/Local Grants54332%$720,499$1,327
Institutional Grants89652%$2,725,138$3,041
Student Loan Aid31218%$1,509,594$4,838
Federal Student Loans30918%$1,473,264$4,768
Other Student Loans7-$36,330$5,190

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,097992$6,073,051$5,536
0-30,000616612$4,185,590$6,795
30,001-48,000212208$1,255,589$5,923
48,001-75,000166148$566,338$3,412
75,001-110,0006624$65,534$993
110,001 or more37---

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