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Jackson veteran who grows food for needy gets three degrees at Hinds CC
PEARL – After Alaina Broome had a stroke in 2013 while working as a U.S. Army military broadcast journalist in Afghanistan she left the service and returned home. Gardening became her therapy, she said. Harvesting what she planted also became the 54-year-old Jackson...
Hinds CC graduates Health Sciences students
RAYMOND – At age 40, Kenneth Tisdale achieved his dream of earning an Associate Degree in Nursing at one of four graduation ceremonies at Hinds Community College on Dec....
Hinds CC graduates first line worker class
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College graduated the first class of electrical line workers on Dec. 5 since beginning the program in August 2024. Fourteen students graduated from the...
Hinds CC honors Foundation scholarship recipients
UTICA – The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2024-2025 scholarship recipients, donors and other honorees at a reception on Nov. 22 on the Utica Campus. The Hinds...
Continental Tire signs first Mechatronics Technician registered apprentices at Hinds CC
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College hosted a ceremony for Continental Tire to sign their first Mechatronics Technician registered apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week on...
Hinds CC Utica Campus crowns Mr. and Miss Utica 2024-25
UTICA – Mr. and Miss Utica were crowned in a coronation ceremony on the Utica Campus, Oct. 16, 2024. Miss Utica 2024-25 is sophomore Da’Jnea Antoine of Grenada. Crowned Mr. Utica...
Hinds CC honors Foundation scholarship recipients
The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2024-2025 scholarship recipients, donors and other honorees at a reception on Sept. 20 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus....
Hinds CC announces 2024 homecoming queen
From left, the 2023 Homecoming Queen Tyra Bridges of Vicksburg, the 2024 Queen’s Escort Taylor Johnson, the 2024 Homecoming Queen Destiny Young of Raymond and Hinds President Dr....
Rankin Campus hosts Preview Day, awards scholarships
PEARL – Local high school students as well as adults visited Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus Nov. 8 to learn about programs offered and get a brief tour of the campus.Two...
Hinds CC Nursing Allied Health PTK members inducted
JACKSON – The Alpha Iota Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College’s Nursing/Allied Health Center inducted new members on Nov. 7 for the fall 2024 semester....
- The Arts & Humanities

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.
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.
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.
- Economic Development & Workforce

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...
Apprentices eager to work thanks to partnership between Hinds CC, Empire
The partnership between the Hinds Diesel Equipment Technology program and Empire Truck Sales has turned into potential high-earning careers for 11 newly-registered Diesel Mechanic Apprentices at the company’s Richland location.
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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.