by Danny Barrett Jr. | Aug 14, 2017 | News
RAYMOND – A professional life of working in heavy industry ended not long ago for Alonzo Hargrove, thanks to the wear and tear on his body. Thanks to Hinds Community College, however, he’s drafting a new career. “I worked in maintenance and did welding for 30 years,...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 14, 2017 | News
Fall classes at Hinds Community College got under way on Aug. 14, including at the Rankin Campus in Pearl. Late registration continues throughout the week until Friday, Aug. 18. The Rankin Campus added an Honors program last fall. A new addition for fall 2017 is the...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 7, 2017 | News
Nayla McClure had a productive summer attending SummerPrep at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus. McClure, an eighth-grader at Utica Middle School, spent the month of June in the program instead of doing what she believes most other kids do. “They’re sitting...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Aug 7, 2017 | News
RAYMOND – For decades, Bryan Spurlock and Harry Thomas plied their trade in service of country and family. With the help of a timely job-training program, each is now able to use past work experience toward a college degree. The Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA,...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Aug 3, 2017 | News
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has named two new vice presidents. Marvin Moak has been named Vice President of the Vicksburg-Warren Campus, while Dr. Tyrone Jackson has been named Vice President of Utica Campus and Administrative Services. Both actions were...
by Cathy Hayden | Jul 31, 2017 | News
It’s not every day that a college turns 100 years old, but for Hinds Community College, 2017 is a special year commemorating 100 Years of Community Inspired Service. Hinds opened in September 1917 as an agricultural high school, becoming a junior college in the 1920s....
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jul 31, 2017 | News
PEARL – Returning to school is a time of self-discovery, new careers and making new friends. All those are now true for Sherrie Smith and Natasha Jackson, classmates this past year in the Health Information Technology program at Hinds Community College. Each graduated...
by Cathy Hayden | Jul 26, 2017 | News
Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus hosted their annual STEM-UP Academy June 11-23. The academy, also known as College Success Camp, gave incoming 2017-18 freshmen a firsthand look at college life, including living on campus, social engagement and academic success...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jul 17, 2017 | News
RAYMOND – Summer graduation ceremonies are set for July 28 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus as students earn associate’s degrees from Hinds Community College. The college will confer 532 credentials to 464 students in two ceremonies. All nursing and allied...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jul 10, 2017 | Alumni, News, People Profiles
Note: The following story appears in the summer issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. JACKSON – The faces of poverty, homelessness, addiction and despair walk the same hallways Rev. Jill Barnes...
