Academics at East Mississippi Community College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at East Mississippi Community College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at East Mississippi Community College:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 18 students per faculty member, East Mississippi Community College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. East Mississippi Community College employs 49% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

East Mississippi Community College offers 54 majors with reported completions across 25 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at East Mississippi Community College are shown below:

The most popular majors at East Mississippi Community College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at East Mississippi Community College:

• Looking for flexibility? East Mississippi Community College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 2,744 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (66% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of East Mississippi Community College.

Continue Your Research at East Mississippi Community College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at East Mississippi Community College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at East Mississippi Community College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at East Mississippi Community College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at East Mississippi Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at East Mississippi Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means