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Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Holmes Community College is a public two-year institution in Goodman, Mississippi. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 5,039 students in fall 2024.

Holmes Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 92 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business/Commerce, and General Studies. It awarded 1,351 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 65 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,039
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
1,351
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
92
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 92

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

Health Professions 22
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Engineering Technologies 6
Precision Production 2
Education 4
Engineering 5
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology Associate Online option 18 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Architecture 1
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 4
Physical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 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
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,048
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
303

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,039
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,039
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,286
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
69%
Men
31%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
47%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
65
Programs with a fully online option
24
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
43%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Jim Haffey
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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