East Mississippi Community College Healthcare Programs

Located in Scooba, Mississippi, East Mississippi Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is East Mississippi Community College?

Contact details for EMCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MS 39358-0158
Phone:	662-476-5000
Website:	www.eastms.edu

How Do I Get Into EMCC?

You can apply to EMCC online at: https://www.eastms.edu/admissions/prospective_students.html

Since East Mississippi Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford East Mississippi Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At EMCC, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $3,901 a year. That adds up to $15,604 over four years for those students.

East Mississippi Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,277 undergraduate students at EMCC, with 2,090 being full-time and 1,187 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,090 full-time undergraduates at EMCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of East Mississippi Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	975
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	964
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	78

Over 13 countries are represented at EMCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Yemen, and El Salvador.

Online Learning at East Mississippi Community College

In 2022-2023, 2,226 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at EMCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of EMCC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	20%
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	33%
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	67%

East Mississippi Community College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	31	60	91
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	62	0	62
Registered Nursing	28	0	28
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	18	18
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	11	0	11
Surgical Technology	6	0	6
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	3	0	3
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	3	0	3
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	3	0	3
Athletic Training	0	0	0
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	0
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	0
TOTAL	147	78	225

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.