AD Murphy announces retirement
Hinds Community College Athletic Director Gene Murphy has announced his retirement, effective Feb. 28, 2021. “Coach Murphy has been an integral part of the Hinds Community College family and had a far-reaching influence on athletes that is immeasurable,”...
Activities at Hinds spur student to pursue goals
Faith Dillon first became interested in a career in teaching while volunteering at the Mississippi Children’s Museum in Jackson and at her church while in high school. “I loved being a summer camp counselor and working with children to teach them new things,” Dillon...
Hinds CC Diagnostic Medical Sonography rated among best in nation for associate degrees
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has been named among the best colleges in the nation for 2021 for careers in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Utah-based Best Value Schools, an independent academic research group, rated Hinds 12th out of its top 15 ultrasound...
Hinds CC rated among best in nation for associate degrees
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has been named among the best colleges in the nation for associate degrees for 2021. Seattle-based Intelligent.com, an independent academic research group, gave Hinds the designation Best in the South among a group of 50 regionally...
Hinds aviation instructor keeps promise, earns degree
W.P. Marsh has spent more than 40 years being a jack of several trades and even mastering some here and there. “I came up through the carpenter apprenticeship system, which was based on the old guild system, where a master had to train the newcomers to carry on the...
Hinds a perfect place to build skills for Utica entrepreneur
Veronica Epps Lee, 33, had worked miscellaneous jobs for years as she kept her children fed. With her long-sought college degree in hand, she can now feed other passions in life as well as others. Her association with Hinds started when she attended the now closed...
Student finds host of helpers at Hinds on way to career
Quintavious Anderson knew college was the right place for him after high school, but he wasn’t sure what to do once he got there. Anderson, 22, of Jackson, made it out of high school cleanly enough, but found himself in disarray academically and personally after a few...
Hinds CC business instructor touches lives in many ways
RAYMOND – Nita Burchfield often finds herself teaching more than just profits and losses in her Business Administration classes on the Raymond Campus. “I’ve come in contact with students in my class who don’t have much of a support system at home,” Burchfield said....