Coahoma Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Coahoma Community College is located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. It was established in the year 1924. The campus spreads across an area of over 90 acres. The college offers associate degrees, one year degrees programs, and two years degree programs in several areas of study.

Coahoma Community College has an active student life. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular organizations are Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), EL Circulo Espanol (The Spanish Club), Student Government Association, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA), and Phi Theta Kappa (Alpha Omicron Pi Chapter). The college's athletic teams are nicknamed the Tigers. The commonly played sports are football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball, and baseball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, beauty and cosmetology, security and law enforcement, office and administration, and family and social work.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High female/male ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Coahoma Community College is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 2,263 in 2009-2010 (1,468 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Coahoma Community College provides on-campus housing for 292 of its 1,468 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (28 awarded)

• Barbering/Barber
• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (4 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (4 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (51 awarded)

• Business Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (18 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Child Development
• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (1 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (24 awarded)

• General Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (9 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (31 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Pre-Pharmacy Studies
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (33 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (13 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services

PRODUCTION TRADES (8 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (22 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology