Hinds CC names tennis courts after longtime coach, educator

by | Apr 4, 2019 | News

RAYMOND – Stature is defined in the dictionary two ways – to describe a person’s natural height and the importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement. Dr. Cleon McKnight might not strike anyone as a physical giant, but his record as tennis coach at...

Confidence gained at Hinds CC opens up the world for alum, Navy man

by | Apr 3, 2019 | News

RAYMOND – Rakim Rowley arrived on the Raymond Campus out of high school like a lot of inner-city youth, in need of a direction and guidance. “I could’ve easily ended up a product of my environment,” Rowley said. “There was a lot of violence and criminal activity.”...

All the galaxy a stage for Hinds CC alum thanks to Disability Support Services

by | Apr 3, 2019 | News

RAYMOND – Courtney Smith Ritz had been blind much of her life when she enrolled at Hinds Community College in the 1990s, her sight taken at the age of five by retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. “I still had a typical childhood,” Ritz said. “My imagination...

Hinds CC to name tennis courts after longtime coach, educator

by | Mar 27, 2019 | Raymond Campus

RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College tennis courts on the Raymond Campus will be dedicated and named April 2 in honor of Dr. Cleon McKnight. A program marking the dedication begins at 1 p.m. The public is invited. McKnight retired in 2001 after 32 years as a tennis...

Hinds CC Vicksburg-Warren Campus programs on display in expo

by | Mar 25, 2019 | Vicksburg-Warren Campus

VICKSBURG – Rodtresse Vaughn is in the 11th grade and already drawing up quite the plan for what he’ll pursue after high school. “I’m studying animation simulation here,” said Vaughn, among about 500 students from Vicksburg, Warren Central, Porters Chapel and St....

Hinds CC joins Mississippi Library Partnership

by | Mar 21, 2019 | Raymond Campus

Hinds Community College’s library system is now a member of the Mississippi Library Partnership, adding about 130,000 titles to the consortium that now includes 60 members. The two colleges signed a memorandum of understanding March 20, making it official. It is...

Hinds CC Rankin Campus inducts new Phi Theta Kappa members

by | Mar 20, 2019 | Rankin Campus

PEARL – The Alpha Omicron Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus inducted new members and officers for the spring semester. Inductees and current members include, front row, from left, Xin Xin Huang, of China, Stacy Crump, of...

Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Hinds CC Nursing Allied Health Center inducts new members

by | Mar 19, 2019 | Nursing Allied Health Center

JACKSON – The Alpha Iota Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa installed three officers and inducted  for the spring semester. Officers were, from left, vice president Kyla Tyler, of Byram; president Caleb Phillips, of Crystal Springs; and secretary/treasurer Kandis...

Hinds CC Phi Theta Kappa chapters, members honored at regional convention

by | Mar 19, 2019 | News

RAYMOND – Three chapters of Phi Theta Kappa organizations at Hinds Community College have earned Five-Star Chapter distinctions. Honored with that distinction March 2-3 at the organization’s Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Conference at Mississippi State University...

Hinds CC a perfect place to take next step in healthcare careers

by | Mar 8, 2019 | Nursing Allied Health Center

JACKSON – Kellie Griffin is a proud mother of three school-age children, but is ready to challenge herself for the next phase in life. “My husband completed his degree and the kids are still in school, but it’s just time for me to try to go ahead and get my degree,”...