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Hinds CC Fall 2025 Graduation
PEARL – The life stories and paths to Hinds Community College for Deb Randall Cox and Nwal Said couldn’t be more different, but both walked across the stage Dec. 10 having achieved a goal before moving on to their next step. Cox, 68, of Flowood is a retired Marine who...
Hinds CC graduates nursing, allied health students
PEARL – Amanda Gibson of Vicksburg celebrated her Dec. 10 graduation from Hinds Community with her splashy red boots for the walk across the stage. Gibson, 41, had been a...
Hinds CC announces graduation times, speakers
RAYMOND – More than 900 students earning nearly 1,300 credentials will graduate from Hinds Community College Dec. 10 and 11 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. The...
Hinds CC announces Fall 2025 IDEALists
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College recently named the Fall 2025 honorees of the IDEAList employee recognition. These employees represent Hinds’ college values of Integrity,...
Hinds CC Utica Campus students receive TMCF scholarships
UTICA – Three Hinds Community College Utica Campus students received a $10,000 2025-2026 Cal & Annette Johnson Historically Black Community College Scholarship at the...
Hinds CC Utica Campus PTK inducts new members
UTICA – The Alpha Beta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus inducted new members and installed officers for 2025-2026 on Nov. 13.Newly...
Employees volunteer in record numbers for 2025 Hinds CARES About Hinds
Dozens of Hinds employees painted curbs and parking lot lines, planted flowers, picked up trash and more during Hinds CARES About Hinds Day, an annual campus beautification...
Hinds CC among elite group invited to compete for Aspen Prize
RAYMOND - The Aspen Institute has named Hinds Community College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College...
Hinds CC honors Foundation scholarship recipients
RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2025-2026 scholarship recipients, donors and other honorees at a reception on Sept. 19 at the Muse Center on the...
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...
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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.”
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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.