General English Literature at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you plan to study general English literature, 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 has a total student population of 8,677.

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General English Literature Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in English

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General English Literature Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

English Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General English Literature Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of English associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in English only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in English at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in English graduates 4% 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 English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English 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
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$57,250

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.