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Hinds CC Aviation Student of the Year named
RAYMOND – Alan Sanders of Meridian was named the Hinds Community College Aviation Student of the Year in an announcement included as part of unveiling a new Piper 100i trainer on March 19. The award was presented by U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who was instrumental in...
Rankin County High Schoolers Explore Career Options During Annual Career Expo at Hinds CC
PEARL — Six Pisgah High School seniors gathered in a circle, their arms linked shoulder to shoulder. The friends, dressed in denim pants and spring cotton tops, had 22 seconds to...
Hinds CC announces student award winners
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College recognized students winning awards in the annual Student Awards of Distinction ceremony on Feb. 20. Those awards include the following:...
Hinds CC hosts Adult Education Honor Society induction
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College inducted 16 students in the National Adult Education Honor Society in a Jan. 30 ceremony at the Jackson Campus. The students were part of an...
Hinds CC Vicksburg Campus PTK inducts new members
VICKSBURG – The Alpha Omega Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College’s Vicksburg-Warren Campus inducted new spring chapter members on Feb. 28. New inductees are,...
Hinds CC recognizes Fall 2024 IDEAList employee awards
RAYMOND – The Fall 2024 honorees in Hinds Community College’s IDEAList employee recognition program were recognized at the Feb. 5 Board of Trustees meeting. IDEALists are...
Scholarship summits offer help to Hinds CC applicants
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College is offering three Scholarship Summits, including two at the Raymond and Rankin campuses, for new and current students who want to apply for a...
Hinds CC Rankin Campus PTK inducts new members, officers
PEARL – The Alpha Omega Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus inducted new spring chapter members on March 7. New inductees are, front from...
Theatre director, Hinds students win at festival contest
Three Hinds students and Hinds Director of Theatre Alison Stafford competed with Pearl Community Theatre in January at the annual Mississippi Theatre Association (MTA) One-Act...
Starkville High’s Jones tapped as new head football coach at Hinds CC
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has hired Christopher A. Jones, currently a state championship football coach at Starkville High School, as the new head football coach at...
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Hinds CC Fine Art and Graphic Design Students Receive Awards
The show and competition are open to first and second-year Fine Art and Graphic Art students who are currently enrolled.
Cooper Named Winner of Hinds CC Utica Campus Holtzclaw Award
Dr. Bobby Cooper received the 2024 Holtzclaw Award for his 45 years of dedication to his students.
Hinds CC announces 2023-2024 Hi-Steppers
No group in the U.S. has received more invitations to nationally televised bowl games, professional football games or national parades than the Hi-Steppers.
Musical theatre returns to Hinds CC
“This isn’t just the Lendon Players, every aspect of the department is contributing in some way, shape or form.”
Hinds CC art students win in state competition
The Raymond Campus Art Department selected 23 2-D works and five ceramics pieces for the show. Eight other community colleges participated in the 2023 MCCAIA.
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Hinds CC Maritime Center Achieves 2nd Excellence Rating
The dedicated facility along with the simulations will simulate a real-world experience that will help students prepare for a career as a mariner.
Hinds CC, Atmos partner for student internship program
The first intern under the new partnership is Hunter Holtsinger of Brandon who will spend the summer working at Atmos’ location in Jackson. He is a sophomore at Hinds studying Mechanical Engineering Technology.
McCulloch Scholarship recipient makes seamless return to school
PEARL – A few years ago, Jessica Hardwick decided that since her family had grown by one, it was time to similarly grow her opportunity to help support them. Enter Hinds Community College, and the third-semester nursing student at the college’s Rankin Campus has a...
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Allied health student continues life shaped by healthcare
“When I was about 2 ½ years old, my parents realized I couldn’t bend my left arm,” said Batte, 21, of Brandon. After initial consultation locally, Batte was taken to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
After false starts, fashion design paves road to New York
The fashion design major on the Utica Campus started her college experience unsure of what she wanted to do after college. A long journey led to her recent big break interning with a clothing line in New York.
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 Hinds at 18, but was too lost on too many levels to succeed.
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 Hinds Community College.
Clintonian takes advantage of program, internship opportunities
The former high school football player is concentrating on his career goals, not sports, as he takes heavy course loads to finish his credential in Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance program.
Activities at Hinds spur student to pursue goals
Faith Dillon first became interested in a career in teaching while volunteering at the Mississippi Children’s Museum in Jackson and at her church while in high school.