Education

Universities and colleges within 80 miles:

• University of Southern Mississippi
• Louisiana State University
• Alcorn State University (59 miles, enrollment ~2600)
• William Carey College
• Southern University and A&M College (72 miles, enrollment ~9,000)
• Southeast Louisiana State (51 miles, enrollment 12,000+)
• Jackson State University (75 miles, enrollment ~6,000)
• Belhaven College
• Mississippi College (74 miles, enrollment ~3,000)
• Millsaps
• Hinds Community College (68 miles, enrollment ~10,000)
• Pearl River Community College (69 miles, enrollment ~2500)

Colleges nearest McComb: Louisiana Technical College, Saint Helena Parish, LA; Southwest Mississippi Community College, Pike County, MS. Southwest Mississippi Community College, one mile northeast of Summit, is beautifully located on 25 acres surrounding a lake on the site of the historic Godbold Wells Spa; the central campus is part of a total 680-acre plot.

The community is served by four public school systems K - 12. McComb High School is one of 100 National Model Schools.

• Public High Schools in McComb: McComb High School; Business and Technology Complex
• Public Primary and Middle Schools in McComb: Otken Elementary; Kennedy Elementary; McComb Middle School; Denman Junior High School

Private schools in Pike County include Parklane Academy, which offers classes for four-year-old kindergarten through 12th grade. St. Alphonsus Catholic Church also provides classes for kindergarten through seventh grade.