Does Meridian Community College have a tennis program?

Yes. Meridian Community College fields men's tennis (NJCAA) and women's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

How much does Meridian Community College spend per tennis player?

Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $187 per men's player, 84% below the NJCAA median of $1,187, and $1,904 per women's player, 18% above the NJCAA median of $1,618. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.

Where is Meridian Community College?

Meridian Community College is in Meridian, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Meridian Community College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $14,334 a year, and an average net price of $6,351 after grants and scholarships.

Meridian Community College

Meridian, MS · public · 2,156 undergraduates

Meridian Community College tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player

In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Meridian Community College listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 11% below the NJCAA median of 9, and 10 on the women's, 33% above the NJCAA median of 8. Meridian Community College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $3,501 per male athlete and $5,367 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $187 per men's player, 84% below the NJCAA median of $1,187, and $1,904 per women's player, 18% above the NJCAA median of $1,618.

Meridian Community College, in Meridian, MS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NJCAA.

Meridian Community College's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2021 and as high as 11 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 8. Meridian Community College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NJCAA median of 6, by 33%.

Meridian Community College's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 10 in 2025. Meridian Community College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the NJCAA median of 4.5, by 122%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Meridian Community College fund its athletes?

Meridian Community College reported 221 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 138 men and 83 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $928,623 across all sports ($483,123 for men's sports, $445,500 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $9,002 for men's sports and $14,623 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $65 and $176 per athlete.

What is Meridian Community College like academically?

Meridian Community College is a mid-sized public two-year college.

The full cost of attendance is around $14,334 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $6,351 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 56% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $4,078 for MS residents and $6,478 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $31,002, in the bottom quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Meridian Community College?

Health Professions is the largest field at 34% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (24%) and Precision Production (9%).

The associate's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (221 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (111 degrees)
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (23 degrees)
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (19 degrees)
Design and Applied Arts (9 degrees)
Health and Medical Administrative Services (9 degrees)
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (6 degrees)
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (6 degrees)
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (6 degrees)
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (6 degrees)

What is Meridian, MS like to live in?

Meridian Community College sits in Meridian, a remote town of about 34,000 people in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

Household incomes in Meridian, a median of about $34,657, sit far below the Mississippi median and likewise far below the national one, 56% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $100,800, 38% below the Mississippi median and rents are typical for the state, about $865 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 39, with 23% under 18 and 18% aged 65 or over.

21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Mississippi average of 24%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Meridian Community College have a tennis program?: Yes. Meridian Community College fields men's tennis (NJCAA) and women's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
How many players are on the Meridian Community College tennis teams?: In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Meridian Community College listed 8 players on the men's tennis roster, 11% below the NJCAA median of 9, and 10 on the women's, 33% above the NJCAA median of 8. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
Does Meridian Community College give athletic aid for tennis?: Meridian Community College does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $3,501 per male athlete and $5,367 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
How much does Meridian Community College spend per tennis player?: Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $187 per men's player, 84% below the NJCAA median of $1,187, and $1,904 per women's player, 18% above the NJCAA median of $1,618. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
Where is Meridian Community College?: Meridian Community College is in Meridian, MS, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Meridian Community College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $14,334 a year, and an average net price of $6,351 after grants and scholarships.