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Colleges in and near Friars Point

Coahoma Community College is 8.7 miles from Friars Point

No college sits inside Friars Point’s boundary, but Coahoma Community College’s campus in Clarksdale, with 994 students on campus, is 8.7 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Friars Point’s residents are enrolled in college, below Mississippi (6%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Friars Point. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
2
2,236 students on campus
Nearest college
8.7 mi
Coahoma
Residents in college
2%
Below MS (6%)
Nearest community college
8.7 mi
Coahoma · $3,490 tuition
Nearest public university
43.3 mi
Delta State · $8,605 in-state
Median household income
$17K
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What stands out about college from Friars Point

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 8.7 miles awayCoahoma Community College has 994 students on campus in Clarksdale, 41% of whom graduate within three years.In-state price at Delta StateLiving in Mississippi, Delta State University charges $8,605 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 2% of residentsBelow Mississippi (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Friars Point

Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Friars Point.

5 mi10 mi15 miCoahomaFriars Point
University or collegeCommunity college
Coahoma Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 994 on campus · 8.7 mi · Clarksdale$-0knet price41%graduate$24kearningsTuition and fees: $3,490 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Phillips Community College of the University of ArkansasCommunity college · Public · 1,242 on campus · 12.5 mi · Helena, AR$5knet price55%graduate$30kearningsTuition and fees: $3,380 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Under $30k, where Friars Point’s median household income ($17,205) falls.

Coahoma Community College8.7 mi · Clarksdale · sticker $9,444 · tuition $3,490$-145a year
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas12.5 mi · Helena, AR · sticker $11,567 · tuition $3,380$4,683a year
Delta State University43.3 mi · Cleveland · sticker $22,445$12,223a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →CoahomaPhillips Community College of the University of ArkansasDelta State
Delta State University48% graduate$42k earnings$20k typical debt
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas55% graduate$30k earnings
Coahoma Community College41% graduate$24k earnings

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Friars Point

Is Friars Point a college town?

No. About 2 of every 100 Friars Point residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Mississippi (6). The nearest campus, Coahoma Community College, is 8.7 miles away in Clarksdale.

What colleges are near Friars Point?

Within 15 miles: Coahoma Community College (8.7 miles, 994 students on campus) and Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (12.5 miles, 1,242).

What is the closest community college to Friars Point, and what does it cost?

Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, 8.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,490 a year for Mississippi residents; the federal net price, $-274, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Delta State University cost if we live in Mississippi?

Tuition and fees are $8,605 a year in-state and $8,605 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,223 (under $30,000 income) to $16,950 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Friars Point. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →