Public · Community college

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi · Remote rural

16%
Transfer rate
$4,616
Avg net price
50%
Grad / completion
$32,912
Median earnings

Itawamba Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Fulton, Mississippi (remote rural setting), enrolling 4,167 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 4,167 undergradsRemote ruralNJCAA Division IICold winters

About Fulton, Mississippi

Fulton is a city in and the county seat of Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. Fulton is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. The city was incorporated on May 11, 1837. The U.S. post office was established on July 26, 1837, marking the official launch of the service in Fulton. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
246 miles
Nearest airport
20 miles to Tupelo (TUP)

How Itawamba Community College compares

Graduation rate50%

Higher than 38% · #18 of 33 in Mississippi

First-year retention74%

Higher than 52%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,912

Higher than 42% · #10 of 28 in Mississippi

Average net price$4,616

Cheaper than 92% · #7 cheapest of 34 in Mississippi

Median debt at graduation$7,631

Lower than 78%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment4,167

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare Itawamba Community 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 gender

4,167undergrads
  • Women2,39758%
  • Men1,77042%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White61%
  • Black30%
  • Hispanic3.8%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial5.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,167
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
47%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
13%
Median family income
$22,559
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,045
Endowment
$13,967,554

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,487 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Mississippi96%
  • Other U.S. states3.5%
  • International0.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Itawamba Community College draws overwhelmingly from Mississippi.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$3,420
Out-of-state tuition
$5,820
Room & board
$5,000
Books & supplies
$1,554
Total cost of attendance
$12,079
Average net price
$4,616

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
50%
First-year retention
74%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,851
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,912
Median debt at graduation
$7,631
Students with federal loans
11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
50%
Low-income (Pell)
37%
First-generation
35%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,246
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
30%
Housing charge (year)
$1,800
Meal plan (year)
$2,850
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
221 (146 men · 75 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Football62
Soccer47
Baseball31
Basketball28
Softball18
Tennis15
Volleyball13
Golf7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (5,139 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$3,623
$30–48k
$4,094
$48–75k
$6,144
$75–110k
$7,914
$110k+
$10,055

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

60%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,483
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 60% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,483. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,305 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$32,912
Typical debt at graduation
$7,631
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
37%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$29,739
Men
$38,050

Men out-earn women by $8,311 (28%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
61.5″
Annual snow
1.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.16.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fulton 3 W, MS US station (2.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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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.