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��������CC nursing expo draws all comers for medical field careers

by | Mar 14, 2016 | News

Ke’Andrea Ringold wants to take advantage of her interest in science and turn it into a career in the medical field. “It’ll be an opportunity to get out there and start helping other people,” Ringold said, checking out information on the college’s 13-health-related...

Industrial Maintenance program at ��������CC training tomorrow’s factory workers

by | Feb 22, 2016 | News, Workforce

Programs like Hinds’ Industrial Maintenance program on the Raymond, Rankin, Vicksburg-Warren and Utica campuses are at the heart of workforce training efforts for Continental Tire, which plans a $1.45 billion plant in western ��������County. “Hinds’ specific role is to...

Eagle Experience 2016 recruiting event draws crowd

by | Feb 5, 2016 | News

For Tonesha Smith, it was all about seeing her daughter succeed in school and in life. “I want to see her get interested in the classes she’s really interested in,” she said, escorting daughter Jazmine Hathorn and her friend, Tamera Lofton. The two Callaway High...

��������CC alumna establishes 3 new endowed scholarships

by Cathy Hayden | Feb 5, 2016 | News, People Profiles

Note: The following story is from the Winter 2016 issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For Dorothy Davis Miley, �������� is like family. She demonstrates in many ways that her love and commitment to the college run deep. With three new recently endowed...

Miss �������� 2016 named

by | Feb 4, 2016 | News

Courtney Helom, of Jackson, was named �������� 2016 in the annual pageant Feb. 3. As Miss ��������, Helom will participate this summer in the Miss Mississippi pageant. Helom, 20, is a Raymond Campus sophomore majoring in biology. She...

Governor, Lt. Governor tout community college role in economic development

by Cathy Hayden | Feb 4, 2016 | News

JACKSON – Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves lent their voices in support of Mississippi’s 15 community colleges and their role in providing workforce training throughout the state. Bryant repeated his desire to use $50 million in funds from the Mississippi...

Five ��������CC students selected for UMMC health initiative

by | Feb 2, 2016 | News

Five students of �������� have been selected for a program aimed at building the ranks of males of color in healthcare. Eddie V. Anderson, Utica Campus; Antonio McBeth and Christian Minor, Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center; Michael Pham,...

‘Eagle Experience’ offers fun, information about ��������CC

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 29, 2016 | News

High school seniors who are thinking about attending �������� in fall 2016 are invited to visit the Raymond Campus Feb. 5 for the “Eagle Experience” information event. The expo style event is come-and-go from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. It gives seniors and...

Deadline to apply for fall 2016 ��������CC Foundation scholarship is March 1

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 29, 2016 | News

About 85 percent of students at ��������receive financial aid of some kind.  Through the generosity of donors, the �������� Foundation awards scholarships to more than 600 students each year. The application process for Foundation Scholarships is...

��������CC among top national community colleges in Aspen competition

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 28, 2016 | News

�������� is among the nation’s top 150 community colleges that are eligible to compete for the 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds. The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program highlights the critical...