Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Online Program Overview

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $3,950 for Mississippi residents and $7,250 for other students on average.

It offers 127 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 33 programs - 1 Certificate, 32 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS
Online Students	1,739 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,647 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$3,950 Out-of-State$7,250
Student to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Total	33 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Associates	32 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $3,950 and $7,250 for non-Mississippi residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $165 for Mississippi residents and $330 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$3,750	$3,750	$3,950	$3,950	$3,950
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$6,850	$6,850	$7,250	$7,250	$7,250

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$155	$155	$165	$165	$165
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$310	$310	$330	$330	$330

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers 127 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 33 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 32 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	46	81	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. 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.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Pre-Veterinary Studies	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architecture	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Ethnic Studies	NOT OFFERED	121	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	126	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	107	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy and Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Corrections	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	173	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History (other)	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, there are 7,845 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,386 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,739 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,647 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	7,845
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,739
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,647
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,459

By student location, out of a total of 1,739 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,665 Mississippi Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 74 students living in the U.S. States other than Mississippi, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.