by Cathy Hayden | Feb 23, 2026 | News
UTICA – Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus inducted students into the National Technical Honor Society on Feb. 11. The honor society was founded to recognize excellence in technical students. The mission of the National Technical Honor Society “is to advocate for...
by Karin Meadows | Feb 23, 2026 | News
VICKSBURG – Hinds Community College will expand Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) student access to career-technical programs to shorten the time it takes high schoolers to earn the credentials needed to start their careers. Beginning fall 2026, VWSD high school...
by Karin Meadows | Jan 5, 2026 | Graduation, News
PEARL – Kenneth Palmer was 2 years old when his parents learned he was deaf. The 20-year-old Chicago man heard his first sounds at age 3 after receiving a cochlear implant. Palmer’s life has been full of challenges, including the failure of the implant he depended on...
by Karin Meadows | Dec 16, 2025 | News, Press Releases
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College and Western Governors University (WGU) have partnered to make it easy for Hinds graduates to pursue an online bachelor’s degree. WGU, an accredited, nonprofit online university, will provide Hinds graduates and employees unique...
by Karin Meadows | Dec 15, 2025 | Graduation, News
PEARL – Skylar Johnson was the only female in her commercial aviation cohort at Hinds Community College. The 19-year-old Brandon native loved her student experience at Hinds, but sometimes people not connected to the school would make unkind remarks about her pursuit...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 11, 2025 | Graduation, News
PEARL – The life stories and paths to Hinds Community College for Deb Randall Cox and Nwal Said couldn’t be more different, but both walked across the stage Dec. 10 having achieved a goal before moving on to their next step. Cox, 68, of Flowood is a retired Marine who...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 10, 2025 | Campus News, Feature, Graduation, News, Press Releases
PEARL – Amanda Gibson of Vicksburg celebrated her Dec. 10 graduation from Hinds Community with her splashy red boots for the walk across the stage. Gibson, 41, had been a Licensed Practical Nurse for 16 years and decided to take the next step, so to speak, to earn an...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 5, 2025 | Campus News, Graduation, News, Student Life and Campus Events
RAYMOND – More than 900 students earning nearly 1,300 credentials will graduate from Hinds Community College Dec. 10 and 11 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. The ceremonies include 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 for all Nursing and Allied Health graduates; 2 p.m....
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 3, 2025 | News
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College recently named the Fall 2025 honorees of the IDEAList employee recognition. These employees represent Hinds’ college values of Integrity, Diversity, Excellence, Accountability, Leadership and Stewardship. In alphabetical order the...
by Cathy Hayden | Nov 20, 2025 | Campus News, News, Utica Campus
UTICA – Three Hinds Community College Utica Campus students received a $10,000 2025-2026 Cal & Annette Johnson Historically Black Community College Scholarship at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Workforce Development Summit in Birmingham on Nov. 15. The three...
