by Cathy Hayden | Aug 10, 2020 | Campus News, Graduation, News
For Will Eakes of Clinton, Hinds Community College was the perfect place to kick off his college career. “It was great. It was smaller, and I like that because it meant a lot more availability and being able to have teacher-student relationships,” he said. “If I had a...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 10, 2020 | Campus News, Graduation, News
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...
by | Aug 7, 2020 | Graduation, News, Rankin Campus
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...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 6, 2020 | News
Hinds President Dr. Stephen Vacik presented a diploma cover to Jarrica Carey of Jackson, who received a practical nursing degree from Hinds Community College. Hinds held a drive-through graduation at Eagle Ridge Conference Center for all nursing and allied health...
by Cathy Hayden | Aug 6, 2020 | Campus News, Graduation, News, Nursing Allied Health Center
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...
by | Aug 6, 2020 | News, Nursing Allied Health Center
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...
by | Aug 5, 2020 | Graduation, News
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...
by Cathy Hayden | Jul 27, 2020 | News
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...
by Cathy Hayden | Jul 10, 2020 | News
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...
by | Jun 25, 2020 | News, Nursing Allied Health Center
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...
