Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi
- Two-year college
- Public
- Rural
- 4,903 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $15,581 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $49,321 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $44,891 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 79 finishedGraduates here earned $55,091 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $44,290 a year after finishingNationally: $57,072
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $52,888 a year after finishingNationally: $63,717
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,155
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 35 finishedGraduates here earned $43,714 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $27,224 a year after finishingNationally: $33,452
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
- Air TransportationAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 124 finishedGraduates here earned $40,013 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 124 finishedGraduates here earned $70,448 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (8)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 22 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 626 finishedGraduates here earned $26,273 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MarketingCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,966
- MarketingAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $22,643 a year afterNationally: $38,094
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,878per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,705sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $3,800Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 24%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 38%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $33,6736 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,20410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 41%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 27%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pearl River Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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