Hinds CC helps students realize potential, start on new career paths

by | May 16, 2019 | News

PEARL – It had been more than 30 years since Angie Wilkinson sat in a college classroom as a student. “I’d gone to school for computer technology in the late ‘80s but stopped,” said Wilkinson, an administrative assistant at Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren...

JSU employee graduates from Hinds CC with her boss watching

by Cathy Hayden | May 16, 2019 | Campus News

Not everyone’s boss makes it to their college graduation, but Lasonia Elliott of Jackson got to see hers on the front row at Hinds Community College on May 16. Elliott, who is an administrative assistant for Jackson State University President Dr. William Bynum, said...

Hinds CC graduates 153 from nursing, allied health programs

by Cathy Hayden | May 16, 2019 | Campus News, News

Ruby Pierce has had a challenging year but on May 15 it all paid off. Pierce, 51, who lives near Pelahatchie in Rankin County, graduated from Hinds Community College with a degree in Health Information Technology. She decided to get a degree after her daughter...

Hinds CC helps student realize potential, start on career path

by | May 13, 2019 | News

PEARL – Zach Crandell was among the millions of working adults with a job, but not necessarily a career. After a series of events both academic and spiritual, the 35-year-old Terry father of four is on his way to a credential and a career in Electrical Engineering...

Hinds CC PTA students participate in field day

by Cathy Hayden | May 9, 2019 | Campus News, Nursing Allied Health Center

The Hinds Community College Physical Therapist Assistant students assisted with the Hinds County School District Special Education Field Day on Wednesday, May 1. The field day was held at Gene Murphy Field at Joe Renfroe Stadium on the Raymond Campus. Special...

Hinds CC Rankin Campus Honors program awards 11 scholars

by | May 7, 2019 | Rankin Campus

PEARL — Hinds Community College Rankin Campus Honors program presented 11 students with awards of excellence for the 2018-19 academic term. Each named a faculty mentor, who received a certificate as an Honored Faculty Member during a ceremony April 26. Among...

Hinds CC hosts 10th annual special education field day for Hinds County students

by Cathy Hayden | May 7, 2019 | Campus News, Raymond Campus

For the 10th year in a row, Hinds Community College hosted special education field day for Hinds County students on May 1. Students from Hinds County schools throughout the district gathered at Gene Murphy Field at Joe Renfroe Stadium on the Raymond Campus for a...

Hollingsworth Gospel Concert funds Hinds CC law enforcement scholarship

by Cathy Hayden | May 6, 2019 | Campus News, Raymond Campus

The annual Good Old Fashioned Country Gospel Concert for the benefit of the Robert Wallace Hollingsworth Family Scholarship for Law Enforcement at Hinds Community College is at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 8 at Cain-Cochran Hall on the Raymond Campus. Admission is free but...

Hinds CC to dedicate new building at Vicksburg-Warren Campus

by | Apr 30, 2019 | News

VICKSBURG – A ceremony to name the new Academic and Career-Technical building at Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus, plus several existing buildings and venues on campus, is set for 2 p.m. May 10. Those to be honored at the ceremony include 10 individuals...

Hinds CC Honors Institute awards 18 scholars

by | Apr 25, 2019 | News

RAYMOND — Hinds Community College’s Honors Institute presented 15 students with awards of excellence for the 2018-19 academic term. Each named a faculty mentor, who received a certificate as an Honored Faculty Member during a ceremony April 24. Honors Scholars carry...