Hinds CC vice president honored by Phi Theta Kappa

by Cathy Hayden | Mar 3, 2017 | News

Hinds Community College Vice President Dr. Debra Mays-Jackson of Jackson is among 24 college administrators nationwide who will be honored with the 2017 Distinguished College Administrator Award presented by Phi Theta Kappa next month. Mays-Jackson has been vice...

Hinds CC Rankin College Day draws hundreds to Muse Center

by | Feb 27, 2017 | News

PEARL – Dwayne Draper was switched on to the idea of working with electrical systems while volunteering in the community and wants to hone his skills in college. “I was around electrical work when I helped build churches with my church, and I just liked it,” said...

Hinds CC MI-BEST program focus of hearing before lawmakers

by | Feb 15, 2017 | News, Workforce

JACKSON – Napoleon Miller spent his childhood as a ward of the state of Mississippi, bouncing from home to home and school to school. “I grew up in Mississippi’s foster care system,” Miller said. “I decided to stop going to high school and started Job Corps. When I...

Hinds CC Utica Campus Gala honors 10 supporters, raising funds for student scholarships

by Cathy Hayden | Feb 14, 2017 | News

Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus will present the Vice President’s Scholarship Hall of Honors Gala on March 31 to honor eight individuals and a husband and wife team who have contributed to the campus. The honorees include Alonzo Bradley of Flower Mound, Texas,...

Hinds CC Landscape Management program reunion set for Feb. 24-25

by | Feb 8, 2017 | News

RAYMOND – For Eric Skipper of Brandon, Hinds Community College’s Landscape Management Technology program was the gateway to owning his own business, Blue Sky Landscaping. “Through my internship with the program I was able to gain knowledge that can’t be taught...

Hinds CC Raymond Campus Preview Day draws crowd

by | Feb 6, 2017 | News

RAYMOND – Aqueasha Rimmer has more than one career option in mind, and Hinds faculty from multiple programs helped her line up several choices. “I just need to get my tests score up and I can start here in the fall,” Rimmer said. “I’m looking at things like dental...

Hinds CC landscape student awarded nursery association scholarship

by Cathy Hayden | Feb 1, 2017 | News

De’quincy Hughes of Liberty is the recipient of a scholarship from the Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association. Hughes, a sophomore, graduates in May from Hinds Community College’s Landscape Management Technology program. He is currently working for the Hinds...

Hinds CC Rankin Campus student named career-tech student of month

by | Jan 31, 2017 | News

PEARL – Benjamin Smith, a student in the Animation and Simulation Technology program at the Rankin Campus, has been named DISTINCT CTE Student of the Month by the Mississippi Community College Board’s Office of Career and Technical Education. The honor, which stands...

Former jet mechanic, instructor cooks up new career with Hinds’ help

by | Jan 30, 2017 | News, People Profiles

Note: The following story appears in the winter issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. RAYMOND — Jim Hatten has been down many trails in his professional career, from that of a jet engine mechanic...

Education at Hinds CC a perfect reinforcement for state’s adjutant general

by | Jan 30, 2017 | News

RAYMOND – Engineer soldiers rely on solid planning and execution to make any mission run smoothly. Thanks to the classes he took at Hinds, Brig. Gen. Janson D. (Durr) Boyles was properly equipped to handle his own academic mission, which was to become an engineer. “I...