Higher Education

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
University of Southern Mississippi
William Carey University
Other Colleges and Universities within a 100 mile radius of Stone County

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Mississippi Gulf Coast community College serves South Mississippi with eight convenient locations, including three comprehensive campuses. Its mission statement: to make a positive difference in people’s lives every day.

Offering a mix of university-parallel programs, career and technical programs, workforce development, and lifelong-learning courses, MGCCC meets the needs of a diverse community. MGCCC has been listed for four years in a row on Community College Week’s list of the Top 100 Associate Degree Producers in the nation. Ranked at 89, MGCCC is the only community college in the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas to make the list.

MGCCC: Four campuses; main campus is in Perkinston, 5 miles south of Wiggins

Contact Information:

PERKINSTON CAMPUS
PO Box 548
Perkinston, MS 39573
Director of Admissions Telephone:
601.928.6333
http://www.mgccc.edu

The University of Southern Mississippi

Main Campus: Hattiesburg, MS, 37 miles north of Wiggins

Nationally Recognized Programs: Polymer Science, Chemistry, School of Fine Arts, Business Administration, Computer Science and Nursing.

USM has the nation’s largest ROTC program

Degrees Offered:

Doctorate Degrees: 20

Specialist’s Degrees: 15

Master’s Degrees: 56

Sports: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, Swimming, Diving, Cross Country, Women’s Basketball and Women’s Softball.

Conference: USA

Contact Information:

The University of Southern Mississippi
Office of Admissions
Box 5166
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5166
601.266.5000
http://www.usm.edu

William Carey University

Located in Hattiesburg, 35 miles north of Wiggins

Coeducational and denominational.

Liberal Arts: School of Arts and Science, the School of Music, the School of Nursing, the School of Business, the Division of Continuing Education, and the Graduate Division.

Graduate Programs: Master’s Degree in Music Education, Church Music, Education and Counseling Psychology

Specialist Program: Specialist in Education Degree.

Sports: Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Softball, Men’s and Women’s soccer. Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic

Contact information:

William Carey University
498 Tuscan Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601.582.5051
800.962.5991
http://www.wmcarey.edu

Other colleges and universities within a 100 mile radius of Stone County:

• Pearl River Community College : www.prcc.edu

Colleges within 100 miles in Louisiana

• The University of New Orleans: www.uno.edu
• Tulane University : www.tulane.edu
• Xavier University of Louisiana: www.xula.edu
• Loyola University : cas.loyno.edu

Colleges within 100 miles in Alabama

• Spring Hill College : www.shc.edu
• University of South Alabama : www.southalabama.edu
• University of Mobile : www.umobile.edu