East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, MS
1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MS 39358-0158
662-476-5000

East Mississippi Community College is a two-year public community college located in Scooba, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The college serves Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston counties in Mississippi. EMCC offers associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs. The college has campuses in Scooba, Mayhew, Meridian, and Philadelphia, as well as several off-campus locations.

EMCC was established in 1927 as East Mississippi Junior College. It was the first junior college in Mississippi and one of the first in the nation. The college was originally housed in the old Scooba High School building. In 1928, the college moved to its current campus in Mayhew. The college began offering four-year degrees in the 1960s and changed its name to East Mississippi Community College in 1974.

EMCC is a comprehensive community college that offers a wide range of academic and career-technical programs. The college has six academic divisions: Business and Technology, Education and Human Sciences, Fine Arts and Humanities, Health Sciences, Math and Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and Public Services. EMCC also has a Division of Workforce Training and Economic Development that offers non-credit workforce training programs.

EMCC is committed to providing affordable, accessible, and high-quality education and training programs that meet the needs of its students and the communities it serves. The college offers a variety of financial aid options to help students pay for college. EMCC also has a number of programs and services designed to help students succeed in college, including tutoring, advising, and mentoring.

EMCC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The college is also accredited by the Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi Board of Nursing.

EMCC is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges, the Association of Mississippi Community Colleges, and the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities.

Quick Facts

Enrollment: 3392

Type: Public, 2-year

Main Website: https://www.eastms.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.eastms.edu/admissions/financial-aid/index.html

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $13375

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $16375

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at East Mississippi Community College is $52837.49. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at East Mississippi Community College. For graduates of East Mississippi Community College, we saw an average early-career income of $34200.00 and mid-career income of $50200.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.