Health/Medical Prep Programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

What traits are you looking for in a medical prep school? To help you decide if Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical prep program.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health/Medical Prep Programs section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Prep

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 medical prep for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs 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.

Medical Prep Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical prep associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical prep only graduates about 23% 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 medical prep at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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 medical prep.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health/Medical Prep Programs

The following medical prep concentations are available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	5
Pre-Dentistry Studies	1

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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.