by Cathy Hayden | Jan 30, 2017 | News
Friends and family of the late Wiley Magee, who graduated from Hinds Community College in 1964, established a scholarship in his name that is available to be awarded to a Hinds student majoring in the agriculture or healthcare fields of study. The deadline for...
by | Jan 19, 2017 | News, Workforce
JACKSON – Three counties in the Hinds Community College district have joined a growing list of communities in Mississippi working to be recognized as a job-ready workforce. At least 100 employers each in Hinds, Warren and Rankin counties must agree to begin...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 10, 2017 | News
In 1917 on a patch of ground in small-town Raymond, Miss., a new opportunity opened for rural boys and girls who wanted to finish high school. That modest opportunity started as Hinds Agricultural High School with 117 students and evolved into what’s now Hinds...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 4, 2017 | News
Linda Brent Bath was named Professor Emeritus of Business Technology for Hinds Community College at the Jan. 3 Centennial Convocation. She joins 31 other retired Hinds employees selected for the honor. Bath of Raymond began her association with Hinds as a student. She...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 3, 2017 | News
Brandon native Tori Bailey didn’t originally plan to come to Hinds Community College after she graduated last May. Her aspirations were to attend a university but less than “plentiful” scholarships, to use her word, put a hitch in that plan. Then last January she...
by | Dec 19, 2016 | News, Workforce
PEARL — Just two years ago, Ronald Humes had dropped out of high school and was seemingly out of options. Today, he has credential and a job offer in hand – and he feels on top of his world. “It’s really a dream come true right now,” said Humes, of Vicksburg,...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 16, 2016 | News
On Friday, Hinds graduated nearly 900 students who received 1,263 degrees and certificates, meaning some graduates received more than one credential. Of that number 554 chose to participate in one of the three ceremonies on Friday at the Muse Center on the Rankin...
by Cathy Hayden | Dec 16, 2016 | News
Niccole Landrum of Madison celebrated two big events on Friday: Her graduation from Hinds Community College with a Practical Nursing certificate and the one-month birthday of her son Parker. He was born on the day she was supposed to take her last test, but she wound...
