Private for-profit · Community college

C N K Barber College

Tupelo, Mississippi · Remote town

0%
Transfer rate
$16,579
Avg net price
57%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

C N K Barber College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Tupelo, Mississippi (remote town setting), enrolling 31 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 31 undergradsRemote townCold winters

About Tupelo, Mississippi

Tupelo is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. The French established towns in Mississippi mostly on the Gulf Coast. At times, the European powers came into armed conflict. The Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo is home to a large American bison herd, as well as exotic animals like Emu, Pythons, and Zedonks. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
98 miles to Memphis, TN
To the ocean
246 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Tupelo (TUP)

How C N K Barber College compares

Graduation rate57%

Higher than 45% · #15 of 33 in Mississippi

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Average net price$16,579

Cheaper than 45% · #23 cheapest of 34 in Mississippi

Student–faculty ratio31 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment31

Larger than 7%

Percentiles compare C N K Barber College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Mississippi.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White6.5%
  • Black90%
  • Hispanic3.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
31
Student–faculty ratio
31 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
70%
First-generation students
Students over 25

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$16,579

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
57%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
65%

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,579
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
32°F
Annual rain
57.9″
Annual snow
0.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.05.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tupelo 2, MS US station (3 mi from campus).

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.