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Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

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Education Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Education Associate’s Program

84% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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 education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 87
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Education 110
Teacher Education Grade Specific 8
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers 13,390 $43,860
Teacher Assistants 10,710 $19,940
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
Middle School Teachers 5,510 $46,370
Preschool Teachers 2,820 $27,940

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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