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Carpentry students spend summer working hands-on project
Hinds Community College Utica Campus carpentry students spent part of their summer getting hands-on experience. Edmond Christian, Leslie Hill and Morris Evans, all carpentry...
Hinds CC Esports ready to score big in second season
RAYMOND – The second season of esports at Hinds Community College starts 2020-21 riding a wave of momentum after producing a national champion last year and burgeoning popularity...
Hinds CC enters into transfer agreement with the University of West Alabama
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College and the University of West Alabama have entered into a transfer agreement for those who complete their two-year degree. The pact guarantees...
Dance instructor wins prestigious performing arts awards
RAYMOND – Tiffany Jefferson, director of Hinds Community College’s Montage Theatre of Dance, has been named the recipient of two industry honors, one national and one local....
Hamp Shive named 3E award recipient
Hampton Shive may not have had a crystal ball a few years ago when he pushed departments to move to cloud storage instead of using the college’s servers. But his foresight helped...
Bass Fishing Club reels in success during first competition
RAYMOND – Competitive bass fishing enters its first full season as a club activity at Hinds Community College in fall 2020. A pair of two-man teams from Hinds’ club took 14th and...
Vicksburg WIN Job Center opens officially at Vicksburg-Warren Campus
Job center to provide access to multiple services for employment seekers
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
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.
Alum returns to classes to get fit for career change
Earning a living while feeding a passion on the side worked out just fine for Robert (Donnie) Cain until parts of his world began to change.
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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 CC Music Department hosts 2018 Christmas Spectacular
The second annual Christmas Spectacular concert was on Thursday, Nov. 29 after the President’s Christmas Reception. Among the performers were the Collegiate Choir, Faculty Jazz Combo, Faculty Soloists, Hinds Harmony, Hinds Hi-Steppers, Jazz Band, Montage Theatre of...
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....
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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Academic student graduation photo gallery
Because of social distancing restrictions with the COVID-19 pandemic, Hinds Community College was unable to have traditional ceremonies inside. The spring and summer ceremonies were combined and turned into a drive-through event, over three days at Eagle Ridge...
Student finds niche at Hinds CC, graduates with lofty goals
RAYMOND -- Janna Hodges’ thoughts coming out of high school in her hometown of Eupora, Miss. centered on the best place to pursue a goal of becoming a pharmacist. “Hinds offered more classes I could take in my major and more activities than other places I could have...
Nursing, allied health graduation photo gallery
Nursing, allied health students graduate in drive-through ceremonies
Kamen Wells of Vicksburg graduated from Hinds Community College on July 29, driving in a car under a partly cloudy summer sky instead of walking across an auditorium stage. He was among more than 600 students who participated in a drive-through graduation ceremony...
Hinds CC nursing student juggles work, studies to complete degree
JACKSON – Nursing school can present quite the challenge for the even the most determined of supermoms. “When I started nursing school, I thought that it was going to be a walk in the park,” said Kyla Tyler, of Jackson, a mother of five who had degrees in biology and...
Father of two credits Hinds CC for relaunching career, setting good example at home
RAYMOND – Walter Blevins is used to lifting things with the help of heavy machinery. On Friday, he credited Hinds Community College with lifting a huge weight off his shoulders by helping him restart his education – especially this past spring semester, as classes...
Hinds CARES dollars to aid students during COVID-19 disruption
Hinds Community College is offering help for current and new students whose college education has been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Hinds CARES Grant program will award $500 to 2,000 students on a first-come, first-served basis to help with fall...
Hinds CC releases ‘Healthy at Hinds’ health, safety protocols
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College today released its Healthy at Hinds plan for fall 2020 that outlines health and safety protocols for returning to on-campus classes. The plan is the college’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has impacted...
Hinds CC nursing instructor a virtual success for her students
JACKSON – It wasn’t too long ago that Dr. Natalie McKee took part in classroom exercises that resembled the current reality for nursing instructors and the healthcare community as a whole. “My specialty is public health nursing,” said McKee, who finished up her third...
Hinds Hi-Steppers selects 2020-21 dancers
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has selected members of the Hi-Steppers precision dance team for 2020-21. Returning members include captains April Lee, of Raymond, and Natalie Clanton, of Vicksburg; Merritt Bynum and Courtney Cummins, both of Brandon; and Allyson...
Hinds CC a place for support as well as education for student
RAYMOND – Attending Hinds Community College means never having to go it alone – something Sarrah Bell will carry with her to the next level of her college life. “My experience at Hinds was wonderful,” Bell said. “I was scared to start college without any friends from...
Hinds CC provides direction after high school for star student
RAYMOND – Decisions about life after high school can be quite intimidating, like Ashlee Sowell found out when she was in that position. “I chose Hinds because I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life,” Sowell said. “And it was a good way to get the basic...