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East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

East Mississippi Community College is a public two-year institution based in Scooba, Mississippi. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 3,841 students in fall 2024.

East Mississippi Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Electrician. It awarded 1,015 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 46 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,841
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
1,015
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 75

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

Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Construction Trades 2
Precision Production 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Education 2
Engineering 3
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Psychology 2
Engineering Technologies 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Social Sciences 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 3
Public Administration and Social Services 1
English Language and Literature 1
Physical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Architecture 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
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
18%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
750
Certificates under 1 year
29
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
236

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,841
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,841
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,812
Full-time, 2024-25
57%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
38%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
52%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
46
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
28%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Scott Alsobrooks
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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