East Central Community College
East Central Community College at a Glance
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About East Central Community College
According to Wikipedia, East Central Community College is a public community college in Decatur, Mississippi. ECCC serves a five-county district: Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott and Winston counties. It opened in September 1928.
East Central Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 60% | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does East Central Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,660 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $5,324 |
| 30K - 48K | $4,858 |
| 48K - 75K | $5,368 |
| 75K - 110K | $7,698 |
| 110K+ | $10,914 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do East Central Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former East Central Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $38,159 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
East Central Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 3,206 | 3,206 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is East Central Community College?
East Central Community College is located at 15738 Highway 15, Decatur, MS 39327-0129.
How Safe is East Central Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, East Central Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, East Central Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.18%. Decatur has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is East Central Community College Known For?
East Central Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
East Central Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much East Central Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
East Central Community College ranks #3235 in the U.S. and #11823 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesEast Central Community College ranks #3465 in the U.S. and #12493 worldwide for influence in Medical.
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