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Community college · Public

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, MS667 online only

Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public community college in Wesson, MS, with about 2,167 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,167
plus 667 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$3,894
tuition and fees $4,000; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
50%
lower than at 69% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$31,241
lower than at 77% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Students from wealthier families earn much more

Ten years after starting, students from families making over $75,000 earn a median $51,816. Students from families under $30,000 earn $29,585. Outcomes ↓

Students are a big part of Wesson

26% of Wesson’s 1,769 residents are enrolled in college. Median rent runs 18% above the state. Living in Wesson ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $7,435, about $79 a month over ten years. That’s 3.4% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
50%
within 3 years · Pell students 42%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$31,241
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$7,435
about $79 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$79 a month against about $2,333 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

42%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 43% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$30k
Middle income$30–75k
$37k
Higher incomeover $75k
$52k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Copiah-Lincoln Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $12,490 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,000

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,000Room & board $5,400Books & supplies $1,400Other costs $1,690

After grants, the average family on aid pays $3,894.

Tuition and fees are $4,000 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$5,624

About $11,248 over 2 years · 55% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 23%Business 15%Biology 11%Education 10%Precision production 8%Computer science 5%Everything else 29%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations69 graduates a year
$34k4 yrs out
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs65 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General61 graduates a year
$27k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas40 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians31 graduates a year
$37k1 yr out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods26 graduates a year
—not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions23 graduates a year
$62k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing19 graduates a year
$51k1 yr out
Who goes there

The students

1,922 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 50%Hispanic 3%Black 44%Asian 1%Two or more 1%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
20 : 1
students per teacher
40%
get Pell grants (lower income)
10%
take federal loans
12%
undergrads 25 or older
12%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Wesson

26% of Wesson’s 1,769 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Wesson pages.

Wesson →
$1,125/momedian rent · 18% above the state$172Ktypical home value37° / 91°January low / July highC+Health GradeAll colleges in and near WessonCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Copiah-Lincoln Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Summit
27.6 mi1,535 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.