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Practical nursing students achieve perfect passing rate
Hinds Community College’s three practical nursing programs together achieved a 100 percent passage rate on the 2023 NCLEX-PN licensing examination, only one of two Mississippi community colleges that had a perfect pass rate.
Topping Ceremony
Colony Construction, the contractor for the Utica Campus residence hall, hosted a topping ceremony on Jan. 26.
Hinds CC Foundation Scholarship application deadline Feb. 15, 2024
“Through the fall semester, the Foundation has awarded approximately $3 million to deserving students across our six campuses,”
Hinds CC Graduate: ‘Shoot Beyond the Stars
“Hinds has taught me to shoot beyond the stars because only stars soar. I am here today to tell each and every one of you to reach for the stars.”
Hinds CC Fall 2023 marks a new beginning for Diesel Academy graduate
“I never have to have that fear again, that fear of ‘how am I going to take care of my family?’ I have everything I need to succeed.”
Continental Tire signs four Hinds CC students as apprentices, awards scholarships
“These students will have a unique opportunity. They can take advantage of our tuition reimbursement program and our partnership with Mississippi State, and they can even become engineers”
Hinds CC Honors Foundation Scholarship Recipients
The Hinds Community College Foundation will award more than 800 scholarships during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Hinds CC Rankin Campus holds Open House for high school students
“You can take advantage of our low student to teacher ratio with the one-on-one kind of attention that Hinds has earned a reputation for. Here you can get the help and direction that leads you to student success.”
Hinds CC Jackson Campus inducts PTK members
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College’s Jackson Campus Alpha Zeta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa held an induction ceremony on Nov. 17. New members include, from left, Jaden Price...
Hinds CC Utica Campus inducts new Phi Theta Kappa members
UTICA – Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus inducted new members and elected new officers of the Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Beta Xi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society on...
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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.
Fine Arts Day offers glimpse into programs
“We are the only community college in the state that offers every discipline in fine arts curriculum”
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.
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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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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.