Jones County Junior College maintained its in-state tuition fees for the 2022-23 school year, as revealed in the most recent report, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Mississippi residents paid $3,870 to attend the public two-year college during both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.
Non-resident students were charged 51.7% more than residents in 2022-23, amounting to $5,870, the same rate as the previous academic year.
Approximately 98% of the college’s undergraduate students are Mississippi residents, while about 2% come from other states.
Data indicates that 89% of full-time undergraduates who enrolled in 2022-23 received some form of financial aid. Specifically, 590 students were awarded grants or scholarships totaling $3.6 million, and 56 students obtained loans exceeding $238,874.
Across all undergraduate students, 2,533 received grants or scholarships amounting to $13.7 million. Additionally, 277 students borrowed $1.3 million in federal student loans.
Undergraduate education costs have seen a significant increase over the past few decades. Data shows a 169% rise in the average total cost, including tuition, fees, room, and board, between 1980 and 2020.
According to a 2023 College Board report, in-state students at public universities paid an average of $11,260, while out-of-state students paid $29,150 in the 2023-24 academic year.
Meanwhile, student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging a total of $28,950 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
Available data sometimes exceeds 100% due to rounding and administrative calculations.
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Jones County Junior College in the 2022-23 school year.
| Type of Aid | Number of students awarded aid | Percent awarded aid | Total amount of aid awarded | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 420 | 63% | $2.5 million | $5,853 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 145 | 22% | $105,680 | $729 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 346 | 52% | $991,860 | $2,867 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 590 | 88% | $3.6 million | $6,027 |
| Federal student loans | 54 | 8% | $221,446 | $4,101 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | $0 |
| Student loan aid | 56 | 8% | $238,874 | $4,266 |
| Total student aid | 596 | 89% | $3.8 million | $6,367 |
Information in this story was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
