Electro-Mechanical students show skills in hands-on lesson
The combined ingenuity of six Electro-Mechanical Technology classes was on display this past semester as students demonstrated a mobile pumping station at McKenzie Pond on the Raymond Campus. A motor control apparatus was connected to a generator-powered mobile power...
Low notes on tuba, high notes in school for band student
Delvin Kelly has a steady rhythm to his career plan just like his bass lines on tuba or his melodies on piano. Kelly, 19, of Brandon, took to music in the eighth grade when he picked up his first instrument, the trombone. He started on tuba in high school and, in...
Summerfest at JATC brings out community
Summerfest at ̨ʹٷվ Community College Jackson Campus-Academic/Technical Center on June 18 brought out a broad cross-section of the community seeking to brush up to move up in life. “When I got out of high school, I was happy to say, ‘Wow, I did it!’,” said Qumone...
Online classes, animation program lauded in national surveys
RAYMOND – ̨ʹٷվ Community College has been named tops for 2021 in surveys on its online class offerings and its Animation & Simulation Design Technology programs. Nashville-based Premium Schools, a clearinghouse for information on colleges and degree programs...
̨ʹٷվ graduate ready to take next step in healthcare career
Helping people is a personal matter for ̨ʹٷվ graduate Thomas Dylan Ware, of Byram. “I feel like I have a responsibility to help people,” Ware said. “My grandmother died this past January. I felt she didn’t always get the right care she needed. It has made me want to...
A life of service in offing for Raymond student
Sydney Stringer can add the title of skilled caretaker to her list of experiences in college as she works her way through ̨ʹٷվ Community College. As a manager for the ̨ʹٷվ Eagle Band, Stringer, 19, of Raymond has helped take care of little things that mean a lot...
Utica fashion students work on movie set
Utica Campus students were part of the Bruce Willis action thriller “A Day to Die” filmed recently in Jackson and set to hit theaters next year. Clothing and Fashion Design Instructor Jontea Davis and three students, freshman Hannah Bonner of Canton, Ohio, and...
Vicksburg woman finds her voice and a career path at ̨ʹٷվ
VICKSBURG – Life has been a spiritual search for stability and acceptance for Rena’ Cain, starting from a girlhood spent in a foster home. “As a kid, I was teased horribly for speaking properly and choosing my words,” said Cain, 52, of Vicksburg. “I was told I didn’t...
̨ʹٷվ CC names new athletic director
“Words can’t begin to express the appreciation I have for President Vacik and VP Harris for choosing and entrusting me to lead ̨ʹٷվ Athletics into the next chapter,” Werremeyer said. “It’s an exciting feeling to know that in a few short weeks my family and I will be heading to Raymond to become part of the ̨ʹٷվ Community College family. This is an incredible opportunity and I can’t wait to get started!”