by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Meridian Community College was awarded 13 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other health & medical administrative services.
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College Factual ranked MCC as #1,760 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 MCC held the #1,785 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
MCC is also ranked #14 out of 24 schools in Mississippi.
Since Meridian Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Meridian Community College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Meridian Community College is 65%. This is higher than 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 Meridian Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,003 undergraduates at MCC with 1,864 being full-time and 1,139 being part-time.
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 MCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 MCC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $3,674 a year. That adds up to $14,696 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Meridian Community College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Meridian Community College.
Contact details for MCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 910 Hwy 19 N, Meridian, MS 39307-5801 |
| Phone: | 601-483-8241 |
| Website: | www.meridiancc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 221 | NA |
| Nursing | 111 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 59 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 48 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 45 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 36 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 20 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 19 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 18 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 15 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 984 students took at least one online class at Meridian Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,231 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 984 | 256 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,231 | 310 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,154 | 167 |
| 2018-2019 | 938 | 222 |
Learn more about online learning at Meridian 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
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