2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Mississippi

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Mississippi, there were 149 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 82 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi”.

Top 7 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Mississippi

1

Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, Mississippi

#20 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi list. Wesson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Engineering at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

2

East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, Mississippi

#11 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Engineering at East Mississippi Community College

3

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

#12 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi. ICC is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 24 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Itawamba Community College General Engineering Report

4

Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead, Mississippi

#15 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Delta Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi Delta Community College is a public institution located in Moorhead, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Engineering at Mississippi Delta Community College

5

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

#13 overall quality in Mississippi

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Engineering at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

6

Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

#9 overall quality in Mississippi

Holmes Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi ranking. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Holmes Community College General Engineering Report

6

Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi

#21 overall quality in Mississippi

Pearl River Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Mississippi ranking. This small school is located in Poplarville, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Pearl River Community College General Engineering Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.