10-yr median earnings
$33,019
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus is a public institution in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $33,019
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 27th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- +15%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
46/100
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$33,019
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B
$9,750
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$33,019 27th percentile higher than 27% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,019 | #3714 of 5103 | 27th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
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Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$33,019
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus ranks in Mississippi
State rank among 49 reporting Mississippi colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,019 | #24 of 49 | 51st |
Highest former-student earnings in Mississippi
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millsaps College | $53,848 | $26,034 |
| 2 | Mississippi State University | $51,513 | $17,595 |
| 3 | University of Mississippi | $50,994 | $13,314 |
| 4 | University of Mississippi Medical Center | $50,994 | - |
| 5 | Mississippi Christian University | $47,485 | $27,712 |
| 6 | Belhaven University | $46,440 | $15,676 |
| 7 | Mississippi University for Women | $46,128 | $12,411 |
| 8 | University of Southern Mississippi | $44,140 | $21,708 |
| 9 | William Carey University | $43,087 | $14,258 |
| 10 | Delta State University | $41,991 | $13,540 |
| 11 | Blue Mountain Christian University | $40,421 | $24,016 |
| 12 | Strayer University-Mississippi | $40,092 | - |
| 23 | Pearl River Community College-Forrest County CampusThis school | $33,019 | - |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $3,700 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,100 |
Net Price by Family Income
$9,750
Median Debt
$103/mo
Monthly Payment
Outcomes
$28,592
Median Earnings (6yr)
43.4%
Earning Over $25K
59.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $28,592 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $33,019 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 43.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,750 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $103/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus? ▼
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus is a public institution in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
How much do Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $33,019 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $28,592.
Is Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus is $9,750, while former students earn a median of $33,019 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $103.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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