Utica Institute Museum to receive state award

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 17, 2023 | Utica Campus

The Utica Institute Museum at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus is the winner of the Mississippi Humanities Council’s Reflecting Mississippi Award for 2023. Co-directors of the museum are English instructor Dan Fuller and retired librarian Jean Greene. “Something...

Emerging Technologies Training Center opens in Vicksburg

by | Jan 6, 2023 | News

Above: Among those attending the Dec. 7 ribbon-cutting ceremony were, from left, Board of Trustees President Paul Breazeale; Ryan Miller, Executive Director of the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development for AccelerateMS; Dr. Robin Parker, Workforce Director for...

Hinds CC enables student to ‘bridge the gap’ in her career path

by | Jan 2, 2023 | News

Jacqueline Sledge-Prince, a nursing student on the Rankin Campus, has worked in the healthcare field for over 20 years as a certified occupational therapy assistant. However, she had always felt that her career path entailed something a bit deeper. “I was able to...

Graduate turns tragedy into triumph

by | Dec 16, 2022 | Graduation

Yashika Hayes of Clinton drew upon the loss of her family members to fuel her desire to complete a Hinds Community College degree that she plans to turn into entry into the nursing program. Hayes graduated on Dec. 15 along with 850 other Hinds students in one of two...

Student graduation speaker: ‘Use your failures’

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 15, 2022 | Graduation

Above: Olivia Williams of Hurricane, Utah, was the student speaker for the 10 am. Dec. 15 graduation. Williams, the student speaker for the 10 a.m. Dec. 15 ceremony, said while she found those failures humbling, they were also an opportunity for positive growth....

Hinds CC releases list of Fall 2022 graduates

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 6, 2022 | Graduation

Hinds awarded nearly 1,300 credentials as many students will earn more than one credential. In total, 123 students graduated cum laude with a grade point average of 3.2 to 3.59; 73 graduated magna cum laude with a grade point average of 3.6 to 3.99 and 11 graduated...

Hinds CC inspires hope in mother of three

by | Dec 5, 2022 | News

Amelia Blake of Jackson, a mother of three and business major at Hinds, believes that attending college has changed her life trajectory. “When I started my journey at Hinds, I was terrified. I had tried to continue my education several times, but due to life...

Utica Campus hosts First-Generation Celebration

by | Nov 29, 2022 | Utica Campus

Hinds hosted its inaugural First-Generation Celebration on Nov. 7 at the Utica Campus to highlight the lives of students who were the first to attend college in their families. During the event, six students served as panelists to discuss their unique perspectives on...

Brelynn Beck crowned Miss Hinds CC 2023

by | Nov 28, 2022 | News

Beck, of Vicksburg, was crowned Miss Hinds Community College 2023 on Nov. 11. She was the first runner-up in the 2021 competition and now looks forward to participating in the Miss Mississippi pageant next summer in Vicksburg. Beck is a sophomore at the Raymond...

Hinds CC honors Foundation scholarship recipients on Utica Campus

by | Nov 21, 2022 | Foundation

Above: Shymaya Dixon of Utica, center, who received the Hinds AHS Class of 1975 Scholarship. With her was Paul Willis of Raymond, left, and Rose Perkins-Flagg of Edwards. The Hinds Community College Foundation recognized 2022-2023 scholarship recipients, donors and...