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Winners named in annual Hinds CC literary festival
PEARL – Three Rankin County students won full tuition scholarships for a year to Hinds Community College after placing first place in the annual Hinds Literary Festival on April 4.Winning first place and the scholarships to Hinds were, from left, Maria Hungerford of...
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, Goldman Sachs partner to boost small businesses
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has a new partnership with the Goldman Sachs Foundation to host their 10,000 Small Businesses program in Mississippi at Eagle Ridge Conference...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 Culinary hosting Jackson’s hospitality industry
JACKSON - Hinds Community College and Visit Jackson are teaming up for a Hospitality Culinary Expo on the Jackson Campus, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in room 155, Bivins Hall,...
- The Arts & Humanities

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.”
Percussion ensemble videos to be featured in Humanities honoree’s talk
He will be honored along with other recipients at the 2023 Public Humanities Awards ceremony and reception 5:30 p.m. March 24 at the Two Mississippi Museums.
Hinds CC names new Director of Bands
“I am thrilled to add to the legacy of the Hinds Community College Band that dates to the 1930s and ‘40s.”
Hinds CC opens dual art exhibit
The exhibit began on Feb. 20 and continues through March 22 with a closing reception at 2 p.m.
Hinds CC hosts Fine Arts Day
Featuring performances by top Hinds music students, sample classes in music industry, ceramics, band, choir, dance, and stage combat.
- Economic Development & Workforce

Pearl WIN Job Center opens officially at Hinds CC Rankin Campus
PEARL – Job seekers in Pearl and surrounding communities in and around Rankin County can now seek employment plus a whole lot more at the newly-opened WIN Job Center on the grounds of Hinds Community College Rankin Campus. College officials and others representing...
Apprentices eager to work thanks to partnership between Hinds CC, Empire
The partnership between the Hinds Diesel Equipment Technology program and Empire Truck Sales has turned into potential high-earning careers for 11 newly-registered Diesel Mechanic Apprentices at the company’s Richland location.
Five students sign on as apprentices with Continental Tires
Mark Gomez had worked a few years as a delivery truck driver after his first associate degree from Hinds Community College but wanted more from his work life.
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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.
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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.