MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-6

PO Box 668
Moorhead, MS 38761-0668
Tel: (662)246-6322
Admissions: (662)246-6308
Web Site: http://www.msdelta.edu/

Description:

District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1926. Setting: 425-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2003-04: $2372 per student. Total enrollment: 4,000. 909 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 6 states and territories, 19% 25 or older, 25% live on campus. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 7/27. Preference given to district residents.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 16 open to all. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. Stanny Sanders Library with 33,020 books, 250 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $443,719. 80 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

This is a rural area with bus and air transportation 8 miles distant. The immediate area supports a clinic and small stores. There is some part-time employment for men over 18. Better employment opportunities for students are available in the neighboring community. The city has a theater, swimming pool and tennis courts. 5 local lakes provide hunting and fishing within the area.