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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi

10 Schools Ranked
$3,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*

A healthcare student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Concorde Career College - Southaven

Southaven, Mississippi
279 Total Awards

Our analysis found Concorde Career College - Southaven to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Mississippi. Located in Southaven, Mississippi, the very small private for-profit school awarded 279 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.

Full Concorde Career College - Southaven Report

#2

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Senatobia, Mississippi
91 Total Awards
$3,430 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Northwest Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Mississippi. Northwest Mississippi Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Senatobia, Mississippi that handed out 91 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Students from Mississippi who attend NWCC full time pay an average of $3,430 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,830. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NWCC. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
45 Total Awards
$3,870 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jones County Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Jones County Junior College is located in Ellisville, Mississippi and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 basic certificates to qualified students.

Full-time students from Mississippi pay an average of $3,870 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Jones County Junior College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $5,870. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Jones County Junior College does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Institute of Health & Technology

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
37 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Institute of Health & Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Institute of Health & Technology is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 basic certificates to qualified students.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

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#5

Meridian Community College

Meridian, Mississippi
23 Total Awards
$3,574 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Meridian Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Meridian, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 23 students in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $3,574 in tuition and fees if they attend MCC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $5,428. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.

MCC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Meridian Community College Report

#6

Blue Cliff College - Gulfport

Gulfport, Mississippi
19 Total Awards

With a ranking of #6, Blue Cliff College - Gulfport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Blue Cliff College - Gulfport is located in Gulfport, Mississippi and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 basic certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.

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#7

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi
15 Total Awards
$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Hinds Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Raymond, Mississippi. It awarded 15 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Hinds Community College is $3,750. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,800. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Hinds Community College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Hinds Community College Report

13 Total Awards
$3,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwest Mississippi Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate healthcare programs. Southwest Mississippi Community College is a small public school located in Summit, Mississippi that handed out 13 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Students from Mississippi who attend SMCC full time pay an average of $3,380 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,080. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

SMCC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 64% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, Mississippi
5 Total Awards

With a ranking of #9, Delta Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Horn Lake, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

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#10

Mississippi Delta Community College

Moorhead, Mississippi
$3,140 Average Tuition & Fees

Mississippi Delta Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking.

Students from Mississippi who attend Mississippi Delta Community College full time pay an average of $3,140 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,340.

One thing to take note of is that Mississippi Delta Community College does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

Full Mississippi Delta Community College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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