by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business Support & Assistant Services is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in business support, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was $310 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $155 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,100 | $6,200 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
| Books and Supplies | $960 | $960 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,040 | $3,040 |
Learn more about Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of business support students who receive their associate degree from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $21,052 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $22,731.
Online degrees for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College business support associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in business support in 2019-2020, 88.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 89.6%.
Around 35.6% of business support associate degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Business Support & Assistant Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 45 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business support and assistant services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 32 |
| Business Administration & Management | 65 |
| Accounting | 22 |
| Hospitality Management | 6 |
| Marketing | 15 |
View All Business Support & Assistant Services Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
