Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares MCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Mississippi.
MCC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,949 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Mississippi average (4,802 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Meridian Community College2,7802,780
Similarly Ranked Schools6,9496,949
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Mississippi4,8024,802
The below chart compares the student population between Meridian Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 889 male and 1,891 female students attending MCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.47 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at MCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at MCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,7801,896884
Men889576313
Women1,8911,320571

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,318 Black or African American students (47.41%) and 1,215 White students (43.71%) at Meridian Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Meridian Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Meridian Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native29920
Asian21516
Black or African American1,318365953
Hispanic723636
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,215416799
Two or More Races1156
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1125260
Total 2,7808891,891

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,018 students whose age under twenty five and 525 students whose age is over thirty years old at Meridian Community College.
Especially, 443 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Meridian Community College.
Population by Student Age at Meridian Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,780 8891,891
Under 18443 169274
18-19871 353518
20-21435 164271
22-24269 55214
25-29237 52185
30-34177 22155
35-39114 2193
40-49163 39124
50-6469 1455
65 and over2 02
Total 2,780 8891,891

Online Student Population

At Meridian Community College, 1,006 students (36.19% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 255 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 245 students live in Mississippi where Meridian Community College is located in and 10 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,780
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes255
Enrolled Some in Online Classes751
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,774
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)255
Mississippi Residents245
Other State in U.S.10
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0