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General Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you plan to study General Education, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College sits in Perkinston, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 86 general education degrees were awarded at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Studying Online at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Many students take online classes at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Among 8,694 students, 2,064 (24%) studied exclusively online and 2,768 (32%) took at least some classes online.

General Education Rankings at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Use these rankings to compare Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s General Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Mississippi	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Mississippi	#5 of 6
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#17 of 87
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#68 of 87
Best Value	Nationwide	#79 of 397
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#357 of 406

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of General Education graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Education graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are 88% women (76) and 12% men (10).

General Education Associate’s Program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Among the 86 associate’s general education graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 88% were women (76) and 12% were men (10).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Education associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	55
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	14
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	7
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 31% of General Education associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, below the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Education Concentrations at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

The General Education program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Education	86

Best-Paid Careers for General Education Graduates

Students who finish General Education program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for General Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.