by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Pearl River Community College was awarded 156 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is electrical, electronic & communications engineering technology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Pearl River Community College is ranked #1,773 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Pearl River Community College held the #1,927 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 26 colleges in Mississippi, Pearl River Community College is ranked at #16.
If you are worried about getting into Pearl River Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Pearl River Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 Pearl River Community College is 100%. 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 Pearl River 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 5,065 undergraduates at Pearl River Community College with 3,799 being full-time and 1,266 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,073 | $3,036 | $5,001 | $7,273 | $8,519 |
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 Pearl River Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Pearl River Community College, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $4,717 a year. That adds up to $18,868 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Pearl River Community College is 21.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Pearl River Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 Hwy 11 N, Poplarville, MS 39470 |
| Phone: | 601-403-1000 |
| Website: | www.prcc.edu/ |
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 2020-2021, 3,761 students took at least one online class at Pearl River Community College. This is an increase from the 2,959 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,761 | 1,454 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,959 | 1,128 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,433 | 796 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,093 | 724 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,736 | 550 |
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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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