Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi · Public

Of 12 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical Mississippi high-school graduate (about $30,928/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 34 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,647
$30k to $48k	$5,978
$48k to $75k	$5,363
$75k to $110k	$6,217
$110k and up	$8,460
All families (average)	$6,532

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

12 of 46 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Mississippi high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$37,857	+$6,929	clears the bar	$7,964	1.1 yrs	589
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,817	+$16,889	clears the bar	$7,500	0.4 yrs	84
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,630	+$43,702	clears the bar	$11,250	0.3 yrs	82
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$59,926	+$28,998	clears the bar	$7,580	0.3 yrs	57
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$49,360	+$18,432	clears the bar	$11,323	0.6 yrs	39
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$65,243	+$34,315	clears the bar	$10,745	0.3 yrs	35
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$11,844	-$19,084	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$28,766	-$2,162	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$61,811	+$30,883	clears the bar	$9,500	0.3 yrs	25
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$28,245	-$2,683	falls short	$12,000	insufficient data	25
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$44,350	+$13,422	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,152	+$20,224	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mason/Masonry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mason/Masonry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($30,928/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.