by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
East Mississippi Community College was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is electrician.
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EMCC is ranked #1,864 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when EMCC held the #1,890 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
EMCC is also ranked #19 out of 24 schools in Mississippi.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into East Mississippi Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, East Mississippi Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at East Mississippi Community College is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At East Mississippi Community College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,392 undergraduates at EMCC with 2,299 being full-time and 1,093 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,408 | $3,981 | $5,369 | $6,614 | $8,502 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of EMCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At EMCC, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $4,002 a year. That adds up to $16,008 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of East Mississippi Community College.
Contact details for EMCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MS 39358-0158 |
| Phone: | 662-476-5000 |
| Website: | www.eastms.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 94 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 91 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 82 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 75 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 65 | NA |
| Marketing | 63 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 62 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 48 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 46 | NA |
| General Biology | 28 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,226 students took at least one online class at East Mississippi Community College. This is an increase from the 2,099 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,226 | 1,159 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,099 | 1,188 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,961 | 1,083 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,241 | 858 |
Learn more about online learning at East Mississippi Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
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