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Health Sciences & Services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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Health Sciences & Services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Science

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers distance education options for health science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health Sciences & Services 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.

Health Science Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

81% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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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 health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 86
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 122
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 259

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers 710 $32,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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