Skip to content
MCC

Meridian Community College

Meridian, Mississippi Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Meridian Community College is a public two-year institution in Meridian, Mississippi. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,780 students. It is part of Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges.

Meridian Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 40 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Registered Nursing, and Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor. It awarded 821 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 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 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,780
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
821
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
40
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

Free, no obligation

Request information about Meridian Community College

Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans

Asking about Meridian Community College

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details

Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 40

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 15
Precision Production 2
Construction Trades 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Communications Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 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
19%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
416
Certificates under 1 year
100
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
282
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
23

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,780
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,780
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,112
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
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
69%
Men
31%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
50%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Tom Huebner
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

Similar schools in Mississippi

All colleges in Mississippi
ECC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
2,785
Retention
60%
Programs
28
CampusHybrid
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherRegistered NursingElectrician +25
CCC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
2,932
Retention
73%
Programs
61
CampusOnlineHybrid
Business Administration and ManagementBiologyPre-Nursing Studies +58
NMC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
3,442
Retention
68%
Programs
29
CampusOnlineHybrid
General StudiesRegistered NursingLicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training +26
MDC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
1,978
Retention
55%
Programs
44
CampusOnlineHybrid
General StudiesRegistered NursingAdministrative Assistant and Secretarial Science +41
SMC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
1,758
Retention
69%
Programs
21
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesRegistered NursingLicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training +18
EMC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
3,841
Retention
66%
Programs
75
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesWelding TechnologyElectrician +72
Get matched