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Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, Pearl River Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 6,011 students in fall 2024.

Pearl River Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 41 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 1,544 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 26 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,011
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
1,544
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
41
Programs and majors
26:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 41

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 13
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Construction Trades 3
Engineering Technologies 3
Precision Production 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Communications Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Social Sciences 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
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
15%
Student-to-faculty ratio
26:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,266
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
278

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,011
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,011
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,498
Full-time, 2024-25
66%
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
67%
Men
33%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Adam Breerwood
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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