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Rankin Campus hosts Preview Day, awards scholarships
PEARL – Local high school students as well as adults visited Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus Nov. 8 to learn about programs offered and get a brief tour of the campus.Two incoming students received $500 scholarships just for attending the event. Both William...
Hinds CC honors Foundation scholarship recipients
The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2024-2025 scholarship recipients, donors and other honorees at a reception on Sept. 20 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus....
Hinds CC recognizes 50+ alumni in annual Homecoming festivities
Hinds Community College recognized high school and college graduates in 1974 and previous years in the annual 50+ reunion held Oct. 22 as part of Homecoming week festivities...
Hinds CC honors Foundation scholarship recipients in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG – The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2024-2025 scholarship recipients, donors and other honorees at a reception on Oct. 10 at the George-Oakes Building...
Hinds CC Maritime Center to be named for Chad Stocks
VICKSBURG – Hinds Community College will have a ribbon-cutting and building dedication ceremony for the Regional Maritime Training Center on Highway 27 near the Vicksburg-Warren...
Hinds CC, Goldman Sachs partner to boost small businesses
“This is a great opportunity for business owners to gain access to tools and knowledge to grow their businesses” – Dr. Ginger Robbins
Civil Rights activists, Freedom Riders in exhibit at McLendon Library
RAYMOND - The McLendon Library at Hinds Community College’s Raymond Campus is currently displaying “Freedom Riders: Journey for Change” through Nov. 6, 2024. As part of the...
Hinds CC Lendon Players season opens comedy production
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College’s theatre performance group, The Lendon Players, will perform “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” from Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2024. Doors open each...
Hinds CC Rankin Campus building dedication to honor alumnus
PEARL – The Administration Building at Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus will become the Irl Dean Rhodes Building during a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. Oct. 28.A Rankin...
Retired Hinds CC coach to be honored with field rededication
UTICA – The baseball field at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus will be re-dedicated to honor retired baseball coach George McQuitter of Jackson at 10 a.m. Oct. 23 at the...
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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.
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.
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.
Fine Arts Day offers glimpse into programs
“We are the only community college in the state that offers every discipline in fine arts curriculum”
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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...
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...
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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.
Alum returns to classes to get fit for career change
Earning a living while feeding a passion on the side worked out just fine for Robert (Donnie) Cain until parts of his world began to change.
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.