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Mississippi Delta Community College

Moorhead, Mississippi · Distant rural

#3 best value in Mississippi
16%
Transfer rate
$3,715
Avg net price
31%
Grad / completion
$28,421
Median earnings

Mississippi Delta Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Moorhead, Mississippi (distant rural setting), enrolling 1,413 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,413 undergradsDistant ruralNJCAA Division II

About Moorhead, Mississippi

Moorhead is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. A historic plaque in Moorhead is located where the Southern Railroad once crossed the Yazoo Delta Railroad (known as the "Yellow Dog"). (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
81 miles to Jackson, MS
To the ocean
212 miles
Nearest airport
28 miles to Mid Delta (GLH)

How Mississippi Delta Community College compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 14% · #33 of 33 in Mississippi

First-year retention55%

Higher than 16%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,421

Higher than 27% · #16 of 28 in Mississippi

Average net price$3,715

Cheaper than 95% · #3 cheapest of 34 in Mississippi

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment1,413

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare Mississippi Delta 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

1,413undergrads
  • Women80457%
  • Men60943%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Black67%
  • Hispanic2.4%
  • Asian0.5%
  • Other or multiracial4.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,413
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
46%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$14,180
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$53,901
Endowment
$10,000

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 332 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Mississippi97%
  • Other U.S. states3.0%

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

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
$3,540
Room & board
$4,800
Books & supplies
$1,400
Total cost of attendance
$11,379
Average net price
$3,715

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
31%
First-year retention
55%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,324
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$28,421
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
31%
First-generation
19%

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
489
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
35%
Housing charge (year)
$1,500
Meal plan (year)
$3,300
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
135 (100 men · 35 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 (4)

Football58
Basketball30
Baseball27
Softball20

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)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,978 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.3

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
$3,507
$30–48k
$3,796
$48–75k
$5,113
$75–110k
$5,808
$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.

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.

45%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,318
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 45% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,318. 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 427 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)
$28,421
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
27%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$24,806
Men
$34,193

Men out-earn women by $9,387 (38%) 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
91°F
Winter low
35°F
Annual rain
55.8″
Annual snow
0.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.16.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moorhead, MS US station (0.6 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.