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General Engineering at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you plan to study General Engineering, consider the program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 98 general engineering graduations were recorded at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Online Class Availability at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Online coursework is an option at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Of 8,694 students, 2,064 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,768 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Engineering Graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Students who complete Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s General Engineering program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
3 years	$24,941
4 years	$33,283
5 years	$46,925

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, General Engineering graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take home a median $33,283, compared with $44,614 for all Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduates — about 25% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for General Engineering graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Engineering graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Engineering graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are 22% women (22) and 78% men (76).

General Engineering Associate’s Program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Among the 98 associate’s general engineering graduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 22% were women (22) and 78% were men (76).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	58
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	16
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	8

Minority students account for 33% of General Engineering associate’s degree recipients at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, below the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Engineering Concentrations at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

The General Engineering program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Pre-Engineering	98

Highest-Paying Careers for General Engineering Graduates

Those who complete General Engineering program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Engineers, All Other	$136,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$116,775
Mechatronics Engineers	$115,569
Microsystems Engineers	$104,558
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Wind Energy Engineers	$98,460
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Photonics Engineers	$84,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Robotics Engineers	$72,925

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.