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Hinds CC, MS State pen Honors transfer agreement
RAYMOND—Transferring from Hinds Community College Honors Institute to Mississippi State University’s (MSU) Honors College will continue to be a streamlined experience for students. Hinds CC President Dr. Stephen Vacik and MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum on April 15...
Hinds CC’s prison education program receives state award
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College received the Humanities Educator Award from the Mississippi Humanities Council March 20 for the Flight to Freedom Prison Education Program at...
Hinds CC President Emeritus Dr. Clyde Muse passes away
RAYMOND - Hinds Community College President Emeritus Dr. Clyde Muse passed away on Wednesday, April 15 at age 96. Dr. Muse retired on June 30, 2020, after having served as...
Hinds Idealists Winners
Penny Bishop of Pearl is the Criminal Background and Health Records Specialist for all nursing and allied health programs. Based at Nursing Allied Health in Jackson, she has been...
260 employees volunteer for Hinds CARES Day
Hinds Community College employees provided helping hands to 14 nonprofits during Hinds CARES Day, supporting community efforts to serve the hungry and the homeless, cancer...
Hinds CC Raymond Campus inducts PTK members
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College’s Raymond Campus inducted new members of the Gamma Lambda Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on March 23. They are as follows:Raymond Campus Phi Theta...
Hinds CC nursing student awarded annual McCulloch Scholarship
PEARL – Mariah McGill’s journey at Hinds Community College began as a band student at the Raymond Campus, where she was the lead drum major in fall 2024. Now she is continuing...
Hinds CC – HCSD Partner to Open Early College Academy in Utica in the Fall
UTICA – Hinds Community College and Hinds County School District (HCSD) have established an Early College Academy on the college’s Utica campus that will provide high schoolers...
Hinds CC Rankin Campus inducts PTK members
PEARL – Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus inducted new members of the Alpha Omicron Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on March 20. Rankin Campus Phi Theta Kappa inductees...
Hinds CC Sophomore Named Cooke Scholarship Semifinalist
RAYMOND – Raymond Campus sophomore Naol Beyene is a semifinalist for a 2026 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The finalists will be announced in May. Beyene of...
- The Arts & Humanities
Hinds CC production ‘The Foreigner’ opens April 14
RAYMOND – The Lendon Players, based at Hinds Community College’s Raymond Campus, are performing Larry Shue’s comedy, “The Foreigner,” April 14-17 in Brooks Theatre. The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by “Froggy” LeSueur, a British demolition...
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.”
- Economic Development & Workforce
Hinds students pursuing trades join ‘Classroom to Commission’ initiative
RAYMOND—Thirty Hinds Community College students were the first to be a part of the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s (PSC) “Classroom to Commission” initiative, designed to bridge the gap between the PSC and educational institutions. The students – representing...
Hinds CC electro-mechanical technology student is newest Continental Tire apprentice
Continental Tire Apprentice Matthew Vanputten, a Bolton native now residing in Pearl, second from left, with Continental Tire Maintenance Manager Augusto Madeiros, Hinds Community College President Dr. Stephen Vacik and Brenda Myers, Supervisory Apprenticeship and...
Hinds CC Diesel Tech grads awarded Empire apprenticeships
Apprentices from left, Chris Johnson of Utica, Ridge Fewell of Mendenhall, Jadarius Turner of Edwards, Braiden Gilliland of Brandon and Hayden Eagleburger of Brandon.
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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.