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Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS · Public · 2,156 students · mostly associate degrees
11th-cheapest of 49 Mississippi colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,351
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$14,334
Graduation rate
34%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$31,002
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$5,521
Pell grant recipients
39%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
57 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree105 grads/yr$75,469Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma58 grads/yr$53,010Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$49,316Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$42,896General Studies · Associate's Degree218 grads/yr$42,315Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$41,526Electrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma8 grads/yr$39,990Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma72 grads/yr$37,712Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma23 grads/yr$23,208
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.