Key funding priorities stressed to legislators at annual luncheon
More per-student (FTE) funding for community colleges in Mississippi, faculty raises and capital improvements top the list of community college needs, ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ President Dr. Clyde Muse told legislators who attended the annual District Legislative Luncheon on Nov. 21....
Agreement signed with MSU for Bachelor of Applied Science degree
̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College and Mississippi State University have formalized a partnership for students enrolled in technical education programs that will enable them to transfer all credits to the university to pursue a bachelor’s degree. A Memorandum of Understanding...
HEADWAE honorees named for 2020
RAYMOND – Raymond Campus Engineering and Drafting Design Technology instructor Phil Cockrell, of Raymond, and Maria Serratos, of Clinton, a sophomore studying to be a civil engineer, have been named the ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College honorees for the Legislature’s HEADWAE...
Miss ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College 2020 crowned
RAYMOND – Charity Lockridge, 22, of Vicksburg will get another opportunity to represent ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College in the Miss Mississippi pageant in June after winning the college pageant for the second time. Lockridge, a dental assisting student at Jackson...
̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Heroes named for Fall 2019
RAYMOND – The Fall 2019 group of honorees in the ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Heroes employee recognition program at ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College have been named. ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Heroes are chosen because they represent the college well, provide exceptional customer service to all its customers and...
Diesel Technology student signs first-ever Stribling apprenticeship agreement
RICHLAND – Kendrick Hines had his eye on ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program for several months before he was finally able to get in and complete the program. Hines this week hit another milestone when he signed a three-year apprenticeship...
Culinary program revives passion for cooking
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Memeh came to the United States at age 3 along with her family. Trouble at home landed her in a group home for children for a number of years, where she earned a GED and was provided a car. She enrolled at ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ at 18, but was too lost on too many levels to succeed.
̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ helps veterans achieve career goals
RAYMOND – Giving back to those who have served their country in many ways is the mission of the ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College Office of Veterans Services. For veterans such as David Mackey, 35, of Vicksburg, the assistance has made a journey back from personal trials and...
Serving the public a way of life for Rankin Campus nursing student
Protecting and serving the public has been a way of life for Matthew McCain for 12 years as a police officer in Flowood. Those ideals won’t change much in a new career he’s starting, thanks to ̨Íå²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ Community College.