East Mississippi Community College Student Population

How many students at EMCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, East Mississippi Community College has a total enrollment of 3,841 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,672 male students (43.5%) and 2,169 female students (56.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,940 Black students (50.5%) and 1,526 White students (39.7%).
• Class Delivery: 1,530 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,214 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Multicampus - which average 4,006 - EMCC's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,672 male (43.53%) and 2,169 female (56.47%) students are attending East Mississippi Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 77.09.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,526 White, 1,940 Black, and 54 Asian students out of a total of 3,841 are attending at East Mississippi Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

East Mississippi Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 58.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, EMCC has 720 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 3,173 students under 25 years old, and 668 students over 25 years old out of 3,841 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At East Mississippi Community College, 1,530 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,214 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,366 students who live in Mississippi or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 164 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,841 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 431 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.22%.329 students have transferred in as full-time status and 102 students transferred in as part-time status.