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Community Colleges and Technical Certificates

There are 15 community and junior colleges located in Mississippi that offer a variety of technical and vocational certificate programs.  Currently, there are over 67,000 students enrolled in academic, technical, or vocational programs.

 

Mississippi’s Public Community and Junior Colleges

2004 Enrollment by Curriculum:

 

Academic

49,510

Technical

14,959

Vocational

3443

 

 

TOTAL

67,912

 

Degrees Awarded 2004 – 2005 Academic Year:

 

Degrees

#

%

Associate

3,780

44.5

Associate of Applied Science

3,069

36.1

Certificate

1,652

19.4

 

 

 

TOTALS

8,501

 

Local Community and Junior Colleges:

 

Two -Year Institutions

State – Supported

Main Campus / Branch

Enrollment

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Jackson, Pearl, Utica, Vicksburg

9,087

Holmes Community College

Ridgeland

1,578

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Magee

2,678

Source:  Mississippi state Board for Community & Junior Colleges, 2004