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Fine Arts Day offers glimpse into programs
“We are the only community college in the state that offers every discipline in fine arts curriculum”
Preview Day draws area students
More than 600 high school students and parents toured the Raymond Campus and visited information booths to learn all about Hinds.
Hinds CC recognizes first group of IDEAList employees
Hinds Community College has selected its first group of honorees in its new employee recognition program called IDEAList.
Hinds CC Foundation Scholarship deadline is Feb. 15
“Receiving this scholarship further confirms the college’s commitment to supporting my academic and career goals.”
Utica Institute Museum to receive state award
“With support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mississippi Humanities Council, along with the Institute for Museum and Library Services, we’ve been able to provide internships for our students to explore careers in the humanities through their work at the Museum.”
Emerging Technologies Training Center opens in Vicksburg
“Hinds Community College is one of those partners that I think does it (workforce training) better than anyone else in the state of Mississippi. They pour themselves into their community and into the people that live within their region, trying to help them where they are and give them hope,” said Ryan Miller, Executive Director of the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development for AccelerateMS.
Hinds CC enables student to ‘bridge the gap’ in her career path
“I have attended big universities and other community colleges, but Hinds is the one that stands out. They really take a hands-on approach to teaching.”
Graduate turns tragedy into triumph
“If I can be strong for anyone or anything, I can be strong for my son.”
Student graduation speaker: ‘Use your failures’
It’s the failures that shaped Olivia Williams’ experience in Hinds Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing program.
Hinds CC releases list of Fall 2022 graduates
More than 850 students graduated from Hinds Community College in one of two ceremonies Dec. 15 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus.
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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.
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.
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.”
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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...
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...
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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.