Online Degrees and Programs at Pearl River Community College

Online Program Overview

Pearl River Community College offers 60 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 9 major programs - 3 Certificate and 6 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $3,700 for Mississippi residents and $6,100 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,805 students out of total 6,011 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 634 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Pearl River Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NamePearl River Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address101 Hwy 11 N, Poplarville, MS
Online Students1,805 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,499 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$3,700
Out-of-State$6,100
Student to Faculty26:1 (3.85%)
Online Degree Programs
Total9 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates6 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Pearl River Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $3,700 and $6,100 for non-Mississippi residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $160 for Mississippi residents and $280 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$3,500$3,500$3,500$3,650$3,700
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$4,500$4,500$5,500$5,650$6,100
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$140$140$140$150$160
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$240$240$240$250$280

Online Programs By Area of Study

Pearl River Community College offers 60 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 9 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificate, 6 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs36NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs2337NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Pearl River Community College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 571 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and Management3 28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping1 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management4 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Pearl River Community College, there are 6,011 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,304 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,805 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,499 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,011
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,805
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,499
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,707

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,805 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,689 Mississippi Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 116 students living in the U.S. States other than Mississippi, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,805
Mississippi Resident1,689
Other State In U.S.116
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,805
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,479
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking326
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