Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College at a Glance
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About Northeast Mississippi Community College
According to Wikipedia, Northeast Mississippi Community College is a public community college in Booneville, Mississippi. History The college was founded in 1948 as Northeast Mississippi Junior College, and became known primarily as an agricultural school and junior college. The land that the college sits on was sold to the state by Dr. W. H. Sutherland, with the express desire that a college be built in Booneville. The agricultural high school status was dropped a year later. The name of the school changed again to its current form in 1987. It has extension centers located in New Albany, Ripley and Corinth. Northeast Mississippi Community College's service area is made up of five counties: Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union.
Northeast Mississippi Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 68% | 45% |
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 Northeast Mississippi Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,690 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $6,772 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,567 |
| 48K - 75K | $6,649 |
| 75K - 110K | $9,955 |
| 110K+ | $10,014 |
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 Northeast Mississippi Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Northeast Mississippi Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,829 a year, and 87% 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.
Northeast Mississippi 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 |
|---|---|
| 4,097 | 4,097 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Northeast Mississippi Community College?
Northeast Mississippi Community College is located at 101 Cunningham Blvd, Booneville, MS 38829.
How Safe is Northeast Mississippi Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Northeast Mississippi 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, Northeast Mississippi Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.06%. Booneville has a violent crime rate of 0.24% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.65%. 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 Northeast Mississippi Community College Known For?
Northeast Mississippi Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Northeast Mississippi Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Northeast Mississippi 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
Northeast Mississippi Community College ranks #2462 in the U.S. and #8651 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesNortheast Mississippi Community College ranks #2717 in the U.S. and #7238 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesNortheast Mississippi Community College ranks #3313 in the U.S. and #12055 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees
