Mississippi Delta Community College

What Mississippi Delta Community College does

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) is a public, two-year community college serving the Mississippi Delta region from a four-campus system anchored by its main campus in Moorhead, Mississippi. Founded in 1926 as Sunflower Junior College and renamed to its current form in 1989, MDCC operates under the governance of a Board of Trustees composed of county-appointed representatives, with financial support from seven Mississippi counties (Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington), state appropriations, federal grants, and student tuition and fees. The college is SACSCOC-accredited to award associate degrees and holds multiple programmatic accreditations across its health science division.

MDCC delivers a comprehensive portfolio across University Transfer (with guaranteed credit articulation to Mississippi public universities), Career-Technical programs (Cybersecurity Technology, Precision Agriculture Technology, welding, HVAC, electrical, automotive, culinary arts, drafting, manufacturing, industrial maintenance, construction equipment operations), Health Sciences (Associate Degree Nursing, Practical Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Radiologic Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Phlebotomy), Adult Education/GED, Workforce Training via the Charles W. Capps Jr. Technology Center in Indianola, and the Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA), a Class I State Accredited Academy. Course delivery spans on-campus instruction, eLearning through the Mississippi Virtual Community College consortium (Canvas LMS), and off-campus sites in Greenville (partnered with Mississippi Valley State University) and Greenwood. Banner SIS handles student records and Canvas LMS handles online coursework. Student services include the Student Success Center, financial aid, counseling, on-campus housing (Vandiver Student Union, opened 2016), the Trojan Stock Aid food pantry, the Esports program, and 15+ student organizations including Phi Theta Kappa. Customer segments include first-time, transfer, returning, non-traditional/adult, veteran, and dual-enrollment high school students across rural Mississippi. Dr. Steven J. Jones became president in January 2025, succeeding an interim presidency in 2024.

Name

Mississippi Delta Community College

Legal name

Mississippi Delta Community College

Website

http://www.msdelta.edu/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mississippi Delta Community College is a public, SACSCOC-accredited, four-campus community college in Moorhead, Mississippi, serving first-time, transfer, veteran, adult, and dual-enrollment students with university transfer, career-technical, health science, workforce training, law enforcement academy, and adult education programs across seven Mississippi Delta counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community College Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (6112), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Community Colleges (EDAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rural/Regional Community Colleges (EDAHADAK)

Keywords

• Community college education
• Career technical training
• Health science programs
• Adult education services
• Workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Moorhead

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition and fees for academic programs, career-technical programs, and health science programs leading to certificates or associate degrees.
2. State Funding: Public community college receives operational funding from the state of Mississippi, with support from eight counties in the MDCC District.
3. Workforce Training Services: Customized workforce training and economic development programs offered through Capps Technology Center, generating revenue from business and industry partnerships.
4. Veterans Affairs: GI Bill and veterans educational benefits administered through designated veterans' advisors, providing educational training for qualifying veterans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mississippi Delta Community College is a public two-year community college founded in 1926 (originally as Sunflower Junior College) serving a seven-county district in the Mississippi Delta. It offers associate degree programs for university transfer, career-technical education, health sciences programs, adult education/GED preparation, and customized workforce training across campuses in Moorhead, Greenville, Greenwood, and the Capps Technology Center in Indianola.

Product overview

Mississippi Delta Community College is a comprehensive community college offering a diverse portfolio of educational programs and student services. The institution operates as a multi-campus system (Moorhead main campus, Greenville, Greenwood, and Indianola locations) providing University Transfer pathways, Career-Technical training, Health Science programs, Adult Education/GED, Workforce Training via the Capps Technology Center, and the Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA). The college supports students through eLearning services (Canvas/LMS), the Student Success Center, on-campus housing, dining, transportation (Trojan Rides), and over 15 student organizations. The Health Science division encompasses nursing (ADN, Practical Nursing, LPN Accelerated Track), dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, radiologic technology, physical therapist assistant, and phlebotomy programs. Career-Technical offerings span cybersecurity, precision agriculture, manufacturing, industrial maintenance, business technologies, culinary arts, automotive, electrical, welding, HVAC, and construction equipment operation. LETA provides state-accredited law enforcement training throughout the Delta Region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• University Transfer Programs
• Career-Technical Education
• Health Science Programs
• Adult Education and GED Preparation
• Workforce Training
• Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA)

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mississippi Valley State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDCC partners with Mississippi Valley State University at the Greenville campus to offer students the opportunity to complete their four-year degree in one location. The partnership provides a seamless pathway for students to continue their education while accessing resources from both institutions. The Greenville campus also offers conference facilities for business and industry in the Delta region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Meridian Community College: Public two-year community college in Meridian, Mississippi, serving east-central Mississippi. Comparable in size, mission, and program mix, with associate degrees, health sciences, and career-technical offerings.
• Copiah-Lincoln Community College: Public two-year community college with campuses in Wesson and Natchez, Mississippi. Operates the same community college model with university transfer, career-technical, and health science programs in rural Mississippi districts.
• East Mississippi Community College: Public two-year community college in Scooba, Mississippi, with multiple campuses. Operates the same community college model as MDCC, including university transfer, career-technical, and workforce training programs in rural eastern Mississippi.
• Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College: Multi-campus public community college on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Operates the same SACSCOC-accredited two-year college model with university transfer, health sciences, and career-technical programs in a different but comparable Mississippi region.
• Jones County Junior College: Public two-year community college in Ellisville, Mississippi. Operates a similar associate-degree-granting model with comparable career-technical and university transfer programs across south-central Mississippi.
• Pearl River Community College: Public two-year community college in Poplarville, Mississippi, with multiple campuses. Comparable in mission and program structure, including career-technical, university transfer, and workforce offerings in rural southern Mississippi.
• Coahoma Community College: Public two-year community college in Clarksdale, Mississippi, serving the Northwest Mississippi Delta region. Historically part of the same eight-county MDCC support district until 1995; offers associate degrees, career-technical, and workforce programs comparable to MDCC's portfolio.
• Northwest Mississippi Community College: Larger multi-campus Mississippi community college headquartered in Senatobia. Offers a comparable portfolio of associate degrees, health sciences, and career-technical programs serving a rural northwest Mississippi district similar to MDCC's Delta footprint.
• Itawamba Community College: Public two-year community college in Fulton, Mississippi, serving rural northeast Mississippi. Comparable rural-serving community college with university transfer, career-technical, and health science programs.
• Holmes County Community College: Public two-year community college in Goodman, Mississippi, serving a rural central-Mississippi district. Comparable in mission, scale, and program mix to MDCC, with associate degrees, career-technical, and workforce offerings.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MSDeltaCC
• Facebookfacebook.com/65292696334
• Instagraminstagram.com/mdcctrojans
• TikToktiktok.com/@msdeltacc
• Xx.com/MDCC

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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