President’s Scholars are those with a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.

“Graduation means the world to me, especially with the accolades and opportunities I’ve received. This has given me confidence and the much needed belief in myself.”

Twenty First Team members from across the nation are named annually with each receiving a $5,000 scholarship.

Legislators appropriated $24 million over two sessions and Rankin County Supervisors have also committed to assisting with the funding.

Retired baseball coach George McQuitter was inducted into the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Sports Hall of Fame on April 25.

“In what has now become an annual event, Hinds CARES Day is an opportunity for our employees to take a workday and spend it in service to our neighbors.”

Transferring from Hinds’ Honors Institute to the University of Southern Mississippi Honors College will be a bit smoother now.

Hinds Community College has selected its first group of honorees in its new employee recognition program called IDEAList.

“Hinds Community College is one of those partners that I think does it (workforce training) better than anyone else in the state of Mississippi. They pour themselves into their community and into the people that live within their region, trying to help them where they are and give them hope,” said Ryan Miller, Executive Director of the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development for AccelerateMS.

“I have attended big universities and other community colleges, but Hinds is the one that stands out. They really take a hands-on approach to teaching.”