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Blue Cliff College-Gulfport

Gulfport, Mississippi Private for-profit 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Gulfport, Mississippi, Blue Cliff College-Gulfport is a private for-profit two-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 200 students. It is part of Education Management Inc..

Blue Cliff College-Gulfport offers certificates and associate degrees across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Cosmetology. It awarded 114 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 13% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
200
Students enrolled
13%
First-year retention
114
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 8

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Health Professions 5
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
13%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
56
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
58

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
200
Undergraduates, fall 2024
200
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
388
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
94%
Men
6%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
55%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Education Management Inc.
Campus Director
Tonya Levier
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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