by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Jackson State Community College was awarded 14 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, JSCC is ranked #799 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when JSCC held the #881 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
JSCC also holds the #10 spot on the Best Colleges in Tennessee ranking.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Jackson State Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Jackson State Community College, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Jackson State Community College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 44% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Jackson State Community College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,203 undergraduates at JSCC with 1,952 being full-time and 2,251 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,904 | $7,996 | $9,629 | $8,832 | $9,736 |
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 JSCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
See which majors at Jackson State Community College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Jackson State Community College.
Contact details for JSCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2046 North Pky, Jackson, TN 38301-3797 |
| Phone: | 731-424-3520 |
| Website: | www.jscc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 348 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 75 | NA |
| Nursing | 66 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 55 | NA |
| Other Health Professions | 28 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 24 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 17 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 16 | NA |
| General Engineering Technology | 11 | NA |
| General Education | 7 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,308 students took at least one online class at Jackson State Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,780 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,308 | 1,329 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,780 | 1,640 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,402 | 3,081 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,194 | 632 |
Learn more about online learning at Jackson State 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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.