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New Rankin superintendent joins ��������CC Board of Trustees

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 6, 2016 | News

Dr. Sue Townsend of Brandon is the newest of the 13-member �������� Board of Trustees. In her new role as Rankin County school superintendent, Townsend is serving on the board beginning with the Jan. 6 meeting. She replaces Dr. Lynn Weathersby, who did...

��������CC graduates academic and career-tech students

by | Dec 18, 2015 | News

Larry Brown walked across the stage with a golden cord around his neck and satisfaction in his heart. “I came back to school to inspire my grandkids,” Brown, 51, said minutes before graduating from �������� cum laude with an Associate of Applied Science...

��������CC graduates nursing, allied health students

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 18, 2015 | News

Kimberly Arnold of Jackson finished her Associate Degree in Nursing at �������� at age 40. With the support of her family, she was able to achieve her long-held dream. She finished college the first time in 1998. “Coming back  to school was a challenge...

��������CC Board of Trustees begins new year with new officers

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 18, 2015 | News

Paul Breazeale of Jackson was elected president of the �������� Board of Trustees by his fellow trustees in a Dec. 2 meeting. Breazeale replaces Dr. Lynn Weathersby, who leaves the board after 16 years of service. Weathersby is retiring as...

Television and Radio Broadcast program at ��������CC Utica Campus trains for media careers

by | Dec 17, 2015 | News

As a girl, Alayshia Martin watched all the thrilling highlights of her favorite sport on the news and wondered, “How’d they do that?” “As a little girl, I loved watching basketball,” Martin said. “I’d be watching the highlights come up, and they’re replaying them. I...

��������CC to graduate more than 800 students in Friday ceremonies

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 17, 2015 | News

PEARL – �������� will confer more than 1,300 credentials to 811 students at the fall 2015 graduation ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 18. Students will receive either one-year career certificates or two-year technical certificates for career-technical...

Culinary Arts program at ��������CC Utica Campus trains for food careers

by | Dec 17, 2015 | News

The kitchen is a diverse, popular place these days, particularly in television and social media. But there’s plenty of room at the tables served in the economy. Careers in food can lead students to several diverse lines of work, from restaurants to food management. In...

Clothing and Fashion program at ��������CC Utica Campus trains for new careers

by | Dec 17, 2015 | News

Finding the latest fashions at the right price had to become a talent when Shricker Johnson’s children developed their own tastes in clothes. “I have two daughters, and my youngest one is a diva with clothes and everything,” said the Crystal Springs native and...

Founder’s legacy garners Humanities grant for ��������CC Utica Campus

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 17, 2015 | News

��������’s Utica Campus has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to highlight the work of the campus’ founder, William Holtzclaw, a pioneer in African American education. Black Man’s Burden: William Holtzclaw and the...

��������CC Vicksburg high school students inducted into HOSA

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 17, 2015 | News

New officers were recently inducted into the Vicksburg-Warren Campus Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) from the high school Allied Health program. They are, from left, clinical instructor Marian Banks, Samuel Sayers, Brittani Mebius, Dagan Abernathy,...