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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS 6,231 Undergrads 35.7% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$12,908
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$7,372
After Aid
Median Earnings
$33,017
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$7,372
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$33,017
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate35.7%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients51.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time70.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS47.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$336k
-$53k
-$148k
Median Cost$7k/yr
+$322k
-$67k
-$162k
Full Cost$13k/yr
+$312k
-$77k
-$172k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
Never
-1197%
Full Cost$13k/yr
Never
-726%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-1185%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-274%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CertCIP: 4603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$118,072
Lifetime Value Added
+$733k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,964
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,422
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$8,850
Earnings (5yr)
$40,097
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$32,569
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,971
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$9,850
Earnings (5yr)
$33,464
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,464
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$92,119
Lifetime Value Added
+$405k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,001
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
AssocCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$5,889
Earnings (5yr)
$33,340
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$10,940
Earnings (5yr)
$20,327
Lifetime Value Added
-$272k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$9,505
Earnings (5yr)
$66,502
Lifetime Value Added
+$179k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (5yr)
$32,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Marketing
AssocCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$14,559
Earnings (5yr)
$32,958
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$25,831
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,800
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$12,993
Earnings (5yr)
$69,473
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
AssocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$7,376
Earnings (5yr)
$31,785
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$10,960
Earnings (5yr)
$25,812
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
AssocCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (5yr)
$36,117
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.