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CNC & machining programs in Mississippi
Mississippi has 12 accredited campuses awarding machinist credentials. If you finish and work as a machinist in Mississippi, expect to start around $34,570–$43,270 and reach a median of $55,550 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,330 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,266 in their first year, against $36,340 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What machinists earn in Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,920 employed in Mississippi. National median: $58,750.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BoonevilleDecaturEllisvilleFultonMeridianMoorheadPerkinstonPoplarvilleRaymondScoobaSenatobiaWesson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Public | 5 | $40,085 | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 3 | $34,614 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 9 | $31,163 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 29 | $30,266 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 20 | $27,466 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 38 | $24,762 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 5 | $22,606 | $5,373 | 43% | not reported |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 3 | not reported | $5,500 | 48% | not reported |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| East Central Community College | Decatur | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.