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Jones County Junior College Data & Information Overview

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Find out more about how Jones County Junior College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

How Well Is Jones County Junior College Ranked?

#2,030 Best Colleges in Nation
#24 Best Colleges in MS
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Jones County Junior College as #2,030 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Jones County Junior College held the #2,071 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Jones County Junior College is also ranked #24 out of 24 schools in Mississippi.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Jones County Junior College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Jones County Junior 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.

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Jones County Junior College Faculty

25 to 1 Student to Faculty
82% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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 Jones County Junior College, this rate is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 Jones County Junior College is 82%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  82 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Jones County Junior College

58% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 Jones County Junior College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  58 out of 100
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Jones County Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,071 Full-Time Undergraduates
37.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
60.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,535 undergraduates at Jones County Junior College with 3,071 being full-time and 1,464 being part-time.

How Much Does Jones County Junior College Cost?

$6,157 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
$16,804 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Jones County Junior College is $6,157. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Jones County Junior College

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$5,768$6,401$7,172$11,193$11,035

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 Jones County Junior College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

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 Jones County Junior College, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,201 a year. That adds up to $16,804 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Jones County Junior College Graduates Make?

$33,377 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Jones County Junior College make about $33,377 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 32% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Jones County Junior College

Mississippi State
3,071 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Ellisville, Mississippi, Jones County Junior College is a public institution. Ellisville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Jones County Junior College are given below.

Contact Details
Address:900 South Court Street, Ellisville, MS 39437
Phone:601-477-4000
Website:www.jcjc.edu/

Jones County Junior College Majors

29 Majors With Completions
2,236 Undergraduate Degrees
2,236 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 29 majors graduated from Jones County Junior College. Of these students, 2,236 received undergraduate degrees and 2,236 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies491NA
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants123NA
Precision Metal Working62NA
Nursing58NA
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers51NA
Ground Transportation51NA
Allied Health Professions28NA
Forestry22NA
Culinary Arts21NA
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration19NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Jones County Junior College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Jones County Junior College

49% Take At Least One Class Online
12% Take All Classes Online

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, 2,147 students took at least one online class at Jones County Junior College. This is a decrease from the 2,427 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20232,147544
2021-20222,427734
2020-20212,362756
2018-20192,108648

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Notes and References

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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