Hinds CC holds summer graduation ceremonies

by | Jul 31, 2017 | News

PEARL – Returning to school is a time of self-discovery, new careers and making new friends. All those are now true for Sherrie Smith and Natasha Jackson, classmates this past year in the Health Information Technology program at Hinds Community College. Each graduated...

Hinds Utica Campus STEM-UP Academy paves way for college success

by Cathy Hayden | Jul 26, 2017 | News

Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus hosted their annual STEM-UP Academy June 11-23. The academy, also known as College Success Camp, gave incoming 2017-18 freshmen a firsthand look at college life, including living on campus, social engagement and academic success...

Hinds CC announces speaker for summer graduation ceremony

by | Jul 17, 2017 | News

RAYMOND – Summer graduation ceremonies are set for July 28 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus as students earn associate’s degrees from Hinds Community College. The college will confer 532 credentials to 464 students in two ceremonies. All nursing and allied...

Stewpot director uses Hinds CC experience to put faith into action

by | Jul 10, 2017 | Alumni, News, People Profiles

Note: The following story appears in the summer issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. JACKSON – The faces of poverty, homelessness, addiction and despair walk the same hallways Rev. Jill Barnes...

Working through school kept Hinds CC alum, top school chief honest

by | Jul 10, 2017 | Alumni, News, People Profiles

Note: The following story appears in the summer issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. PEARL – Dr. Ray Morgigno felt the importance of an education not with the sound of paper and pencil, but with...

Former beauty queen Lucas still smiling thanks to Hinds CC

by | Jul 10, 2017 | Alumni, News, People Profiles

Note: The following story appears in the summer issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. MAGEE – After graduating from Mendenhall High School, Gloria Patrick Lucas felt as many young people do when...

Great-grandmother among 45 at High School Equivalency ceremony at Hinds CC

by | Jul 6, 2017 | News

Ruby Hardy RAYMOND – Ruby Hardy came home to Jackson last year the way countless people make their way back home – to take care of family. “I came back to take care my mother,” Hardy said. “It prompted me to go into the job center, but I didn’t qualify much since I...

Hinds CC Vicksburg-Warren Campus continues advanced river barge training course

by | Jun 28, 2017 | News

VICKSBURG – A career-building program on the Mississippi River has moved onto Hinds’ Vicksburg-Warren Campus to stay. Specialized training to be tankermen on push boats that help move products up and down the river is filling a big need for skilled labor on the water....

Teamwork, self-motivation front and center at M2M summit at Hinds CC

by | Jun 9, 2017 | News

RAYMOND – A person’s inner dialogue can be helpful or hurtful, depending on what that little voice inside says. It was a strong enough message to lead off this summer’s leadership summit for students involved in the Minority Male Leadership Initiative at Hinds...

Diplomas earned by 18 in Gateway to College program at Hinds CC Rankin Campus

by | Jun 8, 2017 | News

PEARL – For Laura Marie Barrett, being on a stage she once thought herself unworthy of her presence meant thanking a few people first. “I just want to say thank you so much to three wonderful women,” Barrett said, referring to the trio who have coordinated the Gateway...