Former athlete, Air Force firefighter returns to Hinds CC to achieve goal
RAYMOND – Brandy Benton lived up to her hometown’s name when she first attended Hinds Community College in the 1990s. As a catcher on the softball team, Benton, of the Star community near Florence, batted .450 and drove in 42 runs during her sophomore season. For her...
Hinds CC President Dr. Clyde Muse announces retirement plans
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Muse today announced to the Board of Trustees at their regular monthly meeting his intention to retire on June 30, 2020, after 42 years as chief of the college and 68 years as an educator. Muse became president of...
eSports national champions
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College student Joshua Brandon has won the national championship in eSports after an undefeated season for fall 2019. Brandon, of Vicksburg and a sophomore studying engineering at the Raymond Campus, went 9-0 for the semester playing Madden...
Utica Campus honors Foundation scholarship recipients
UTICA – The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2019-2020 scholarship recipients, donors and honorees at a reception on Nov. 17 at the Utica Campus. The Hinds Community College Foundation will award more than 600 scholarships during the 2019-2020 academic...
Key funding priorities stressed to legislators at annual luncheon
More per-student (FTE) funding for community colleges in Mississippi, faculty raises and capital improvements top the list of community college needs, Hinds President Dr. Clyde Muse told legislators who attended the annual District Legislative Luncheon on Nov. 21....
Agreement signed with MSU for Bachelor of Applied Science degree
Hinds Community College and Mississippi State University have formalized a partnership for students enrolled in technical education programs that will enable them to transfer all credits to the university to pursue a bachelor’s degree. A Memorandum of Understanding...
Economic Development & Workforce
Continental training manager comes ‘home’ to Hinds CC family
Darryl Jenkins feels like his new job as training manager for Continental Tire in Hinds County is really an opportunity to come home to work, both literally and figuratively. He has returned from north Mississippi to work close to his Hinds Community College home, and...
Hinds CC, partners celebrate Metrocenter Mall project
Partners in the project to convert part of Metrocenter Mall celebrate effort’s launch
Hinds CC trustees approve moving forward with Metrocenter Mall proposal
The Hinds Community College Board of Trustees on Wednesday, March 7 approved moving forward with a proposal for a Comprehensive One-Stop Center to house career-technical and workforce training and support services in Metrocenter Mall in south Jackson. Hinds Community...
Hinds CC a key player in Warren County’s drive to become certified Work-Ready
VICKSBURG – Economic development in Vicksburg and Warren County in 2018 and beyond could hinge on an effort to become certified a Work-Ready Community by the nation’s premier academic testing standard. Earlier this year, employers in the Hinds Community College...
The Arts at Hinds CC
Hinds CC helps Farr dance her way to Mrs. Mississippi title
Note: The following story appears in the winter issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. To apply for a Hinds Community College Foundation scholarship, go to the Admissions tab on college web site...
Hinds CC caps off yearlong Centennial celebration with gala, festive entertainment
PEARL – A festive night of entertainment and fond memories Nov. 4 helped culminate the yearlong celebration of Hinds Community College’s Centennial. Hosted by Gov. and Mrs. Phil Bryant, the event at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus showcased the best of the...
Hinds CC Music Department to host U.S. Air Force brass quintet
RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College Music Department will host Gateway Brass, a component of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West, on Friday, Oct. 6 in the Vashti Underwood Muse Band Hall. The performance is from 11 a.m. to noon and is free and open to the public....
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Diesel Technology student signs first-ever Stribling apprenticeship agreement
RICHLAND – Kendrick Hines had his eye on Hinds Community College’s Diesel Equipment Technology program for several months before he was finally able to get in and complete the program. Hines this week hit another milestone when he signed a three-year apprenticeship...
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.
Hinds helps veterans achieve career goals
RAYMOND – Giving back to those who have served their country in many ways is the mission of the Hinds Community College Office of Veterans Services. For veterans such as David Mackey, 35, of Vicksburg, the assistance has made a journey back from personal trials and...
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.
Eagles fans enjoy last game of the football season
Hinds Community College students and employees pulled out all the stops to cheer on the Eagles football team as the team took on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Bulldogs for the South Division title. The Eagles may have lost the game but definitely won...
More than 600 Foundation scholarships given this year
RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2019-2020 scholarship recipients, donors and honorees at a reception on Sept. 27 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. The Hinds Community College Foundation will award more than 600 scholarships during...
Foundation scholarship recipients meet their donors
RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2019-2020 scholarship recipients, donors and honorees at a reception on Sept. 27 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. The Hinds Community College Foundation will award more than 600 scholarships during...
Students participate in NASA on-site experience
UTICA – Seven current and former students from Hinds Community College were selected to attend the NASA on Site event Oct. 8-11 as part of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars, or NCAS, experience. The students are Reneisha Sweet, of Edwards, Quadejia...