Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Copiah-Lincoln Community College does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Copiah-Lincoln Community College Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of education associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in education only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Copiah-Lincoln Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Copiah-Lincoln Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Copiah-Lincoln Community College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Copiah-Lincoln Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	46
Teacher Education Grade Specific	37

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary School Teachers	13,390	$43,860
Teacher Assistants	10,710	$19,940
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Middle School Teachers	5,510	$46,370
Preschool Teachers	2,820	$27,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.