Hinds CC graduates more than 600 in summer ceremonies

by | Jul 30, 2018 | News

PEARL – Hinds Community College graduated 611 students during the summer semester at its six locations. Among 319 participating in two ceremonies July 27 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus was Tierra Williams, of Jackson, who earned an Associate in Arts degree...

Hinds CC helps make career changes possible for nursing, allied health graduates

by | Jul 27, 2018 | News

PEARL – When Judye Braneff’s job in the banking industry was eliminated, it was time to come up with Plan B.    “I lost my job in the industry and came to Hinds,” said Braneff, 60, of Jackson, who had her aptitude for getting into health data and...

Once a Jubilee, always a Jubilee: Hinds CC’s Cooper retires, leaving legacy of excellence

by Cathy Hayden | Jul 24, 2018 | Music, News, Utica Campus

Dr. Bobby Cooper didn’t plan to stay at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus for 45 years. Goodness knows, he had plenty of opportunity to go to his alma mater Tougaloo College, Jackson State University, Alcorn State University or other places. He was lured to what...

Hinds CC announces speaker for summer graduation ceremony

by | Jul 17, 2018 | News

RAYMOND – Summer graduation ceremonies are set for July 27 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus as students earn career or technical certificates and associate’s degrees from Hinds Community College. The college will confer 389 credentials to 591 students in two...

Environmental passion honed through Hinds’ CC Honors program

by | Jul 13, 2018 | Alumni, News, People Profiles

RAYMOND – Christopher Lockhart is as plugged into the “connected” world as any self-respecting millennial. But, he hasn’t forgotten his love of the outdoors since graduating from Hinds just a few years ago. “Growing up, I was one of those kids playing outside –...

Scientist flies high in new career with help from Hinds CC

by | Jul 13, 2018 | News, Vicksburg-Warren Campus

VICKSBURG – Career changes can happen for a variety of reasons and at any time in a working man’s life. For Shea Hammond, the reason was to hop on the latest wave of technology before it passed him by, with the help of the Unmanned Aerial Systems program at Hinds. “It...

Self-made businesswoman credits Hinds CC for ‘major role’ in life, career

by | Jul 13, 2018 | Alumni, News, People Profiles

PORT GIBSON – Born into a family of 10 children in agrarian Lake Providence, La., Jeanette Felton was a breadwinner before she even learned to read at grade level. She had very little choice, she recalls. “I missed a lot of classes in school since I was the oldest of...

Career-tech scholarship eases struggle for Hinds CC student

by | Jul 13, 2018 | News

  RAYMOND – The struggle has been real for Gena Barlow long before the concept became a popular talking point.  “I was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of six,” said Barlow, who grew up around the Byram and Terry area. “Back then, there just wasn’t much you...

Hinds CC awarded for work to renovate Jenkins Hall on Raymond Campus

by | Jul 12, 2018 | News

RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has won an award from the state’s premier historic preservation organization for the renovation of Jenkins Hall on the Raymond Campus. The Mississippi Heritage Trust recognized the renovation among 43 other restoration efforts across...

Mississippi labor pool grows as 110 earn High School Equivalency at Hinds CC

by | Jun 26, 2018 | News

RAYMOND – Brian Tiblier had worked for years in what he called “survival jobs” prior to re-entering school to earn a High School Equivalency certificate. “I hung drywall and did a lot of commercial painting,” said Tiblier, 48, of Terry, who finished a job of a...