General Agriculture at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

What traits are you looking for in a agriculture school? To help you decide if Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's agriculture program.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Agriculture section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Agriculture Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Agriculture

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Agriculture Associate’s Program

70% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of agriculture associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in agriculture graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

The following agriculture concentations are available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	5

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Agricultural Sciences Professors	150	$97,550
Soil and Plant Scientists	80	$90,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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