by Cathy Hayden | Jul 30, 2025 | Campus News, News, Press Releases
RAYMOND – Three new campus Deans of Student Services at Hinds Community College officially began their roles on July 1, including two familiar faces from within Hinds and one accomplished leader from Mississippi State University. Raymond Campus Dean Dr. Tommy “TJ”...
by Karin Meadows | Jul 23, 2025 | News, Raymond Campus
RAYMOND – Jobs requiring education and training that fall between a high school diploma and a four-year degree are the backbone of the Mississippi economy, yet too few workers are on a path to acquire the skills needed to fill in-demand jobs. Hinds Community College...
by Karin Meadows | Jul 18, 2025 | News, Utica Campus
UTICA – Rising high school seniors attending the first Thurgood Marshall College Fund S.O.A.R. Summer Camp at Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus heard from former students about what it is like to attend the college. During a July 16 panel discussion with about 50...
by Karin Meadows | Jun 27, 2025 | Jackson Campus, News
JACKSON – The Alpha Zeta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College’s Jackson Campus recently inducted new chapter members. The inductees are Taylor Winn of Jackson, Nakiyah Mahett of Ridgeland, Arianna Bell of Jackson and Ka’Aliyah Sanders of...
by Karin Meadows | Jun 27, 2025 | News
RAYMOND – JoAnn Varnell dropped out of high school at age 14 after getting pregnant. Thirty-five years later, the 59-year-old Jackson woman began adult education classes in 2015 with the goal of finishing high school, but her schooling was interrupted when her husband...
by Cathy Hayden | Jun 9, 2025 | News
RAYMOND – As David Creel retires from his second career, he takes with him the highest award Hinds Community College offers – the 3E Award-Emphasis on Excellence and Enrichment. Creel, who is retiring June 30 as Associate Vice President of Workforce Development, came...
by Cathy Hayden | Jun 9, 2025 | News
Seated L to R: Kathy Jones, Catherine Odom, Shirley Henderson, Robin Birchfield, Jim HarperStanding Lto R: Elmira Ratliff, Deshanna Dixon, Matheew Campbell, Omar Conner, Talincia Finley RAYMOND – Hinds Community College recently named the Spring 2025 honorees of the...
by Cathy Hayden | May 21, 2025 | News
RICHLAND – Hinds Community College partnered with KLLM Transport Services and the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a Truck Driver Registered Apprenticeship program in 2018. During April 2025, the partners reached a significant milestone of 1,000 apprentices...
by Karin Meadows | May 21, 2025 | News
UTICA – Parker Linston dropped out of high school in the 11th grade and was on a destructive path that included violence, selling drugs and addiction. That all ended when Linston’s father, whom he didn’t have a relationship with at the time, picked him up from a...
by Cathy Hayden | May 21, 2025 | News
PEARL – Marcus Truss of Jackson had a career as an airline pilot, living in various parts of the country. Four years ago he landed in Mississippi and teaches the drone program at Hinds Community College. On May 15 he also became a Hinds graduate with a degree in...
