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A college town · College Scorecard

Decatur is home to East Central Community College

East Central Community College has about 1,675 students on campus, and 35% of Decatur’s residents are enrolled in college. 1 more college is within 30 miles.

East Central Community College
Colleges in town
1
degree-granting
Students on campus
1,675
1 for every 1 residents
Residents in college
35%
Above MS (6%)
Net price
$5k
a year after aid
Earnings, 10 yrs
$32k
median

What stands out about college in Decatur

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A true college town35% of Decatur’s residents are enrolled in college, against 6% statewide.Affordable for lower-income familiesFamilies earning under $30,000 pay about $4,575 a year at East Central Community College after grants.A small-college townEast Central Community College has about 1,675 students on campus.
★ What stands out · Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Decatur

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

35 of every 100 Decatur residents are in college (MS: 6).

1,675students on campus, next to 1,929 residents (dorm students count as residents)
21.7median age · MS 38.6
42%of homes rented · MS 30%
$835median rent · 12% below the state
DecaturDecatur, MS
Housing$174K typical homeSafetyCrime reported to policeHealthHealth Grade BClimate35° January low · 91° July highHandbookTrash day, parking, who to call
What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Decatur’s median household income ($50K) falls.

East Central Community CollegeIn Decatur · sticker $13,255 $6,427a year
Meridian Community College22.6 mi · Meridian · sticker $14,334 —a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Every college

The college in Decatur

Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.

East Central Community College campus · Directions

East Central Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,675 on campus Openadmitted$5knet price36%graduate$32kearnings
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Decatur’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

$0$20k$40k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → East Central Community College
East Central Community College36% graduate$32k earnings$6k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Decatur

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 52%Health professions 16%Mechanic & repair 8%Construction trades 7%Culinary & personal services 5%Precision production 3%Everything else 10%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities262 graduates a year · associate
$35k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing30 graduates a year · associate
$67k4 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services18 graduates a year · associate
$24k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations10 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians9 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians6 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions6 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications5 graduates a year · associate
—not reported
Within reach

More colleges near Decatur

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Decatur, beyond its own.

10 mi20 mi30 mi Meridian Community College Decatur
University or collegeCommunity college
Meridian Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Meridian
22.6 mi2,339 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Decatur. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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