Pearl River Community College Teaching Programs

Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, Pearl River Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding Pearl River Community College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Where Is Pearl River Community College?

Contact details for Pearl River Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 Hwy 11 N, Poplarville, MS 39470
Phone:	601-403-1000
Website:	www.prcc.edu

How Do I Get Into Pearl River Community College?

You can apply to Pearl River Community College online at: www.prcc.edu/admissions/new-student

As long as you submit the requested materials to Pearl River Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Pearl River Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Pearl River Community College, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $4,352 a year. That adds up to $17,408 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pearl River Community College is 21.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Pearl River Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,065 undergraduate students at Pearl River Community College, with 3,799 being full-time and 1,266 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,799 full-time undergraduates at Pearl River Community College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pearl River Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	1,206
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	2,323
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Over 5 countries are represented at Pearl River Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Ireland, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Pearl River Community College

In 2019-2020, 2,959 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pearl River Community College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Pearl River Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pearl River Community College was 26.0%. This is the #677 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Pearl River Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Pearl River Community College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0
TOTAL	0

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.