Adult Education graduates celebrate achievement

by Cathy Hayden | Jul 14, 2022 | News

Above: Dr. Rachel DeVaughan, Deputy Executive Director of Programs for the Mississippi Community College Board, was the keynote speaker for the June 23 High School Equivalency graduation ceremony at Hinds Community College. More than 20 years ago Josephine Rankin left...

Student goes from layoff to payoff thanks to Hinds CC MI-BEST program

by | Nov 30, 2016 | News, Workforce

RAYMOND – Only 18 months ago, Felix Davis found himself laid off from his job and still without a high school diploma. Fast forward to today, and all his minuses have turned to pluses – to the tune of 26 hours of college credit and a 4.0 GPA thanks to the MI-BEST...

GED graduates credit persistence after ceremony at Hinds CC

by | Jun 27, 2016 | News

RAYMOND – I’Esha Granderson, of Jackson, has rung up many an order since leaving high school without a diploma, mainly pastries and fill-ups at gas stations. But the Jackson mother of two decided it was time to try for a career instead of settling for low-paying jobs....

Stability from Hinds CC’s MI-BEST program helps turn dropout’s life around

by | Dec 14, 2015 | News

Sam Rodgers is no stranger to taking care of himself. He grew up in foster care and scrapped to make something out of his middle school years. “I bounced around from shelter to shelter, stayed on the street a little bit,” said Rodgers, 34, of Jackson. “I tried to do...

Hinds CC MI-BEST program puts Vicksburg student on path to culinary dream

by | Dec 2, 2015 | News

Brandy Greenwood really hasn’t stopped working in recent years, despite not having a paying job or a high school diploma. “I quit going to school in the 11th grade because I got pregnant with my two oldest kids,” Greenwood said. “I was in the band and ROTC in high...

Hinds CC MI-BEST training offers both job, academic training

by | Dec 2, 2015 | News, Workforce

Phillip Wallace had something of a clue from an early age about how best to achieve his goals. He just didn’t appreciate the lesson for a while. “When I was 12 or 13, I remember my mom putting me to work when I wanted $10 to go to the store to buy something,” Wallace...

GED graduates credit persistence after ceremony Friday at Hinds CC

by | Jun 16, 2015 | News

RAYMOND – Fay Lundy was an honors student in high school but she knew nothing about the real world. That was more than 50 years ago. Between then and now, her education had been in the workplace, but she also felt something was missing. “I didn’t need school then,...

8am Academic and Career/Technical Graduation Ceremony

by Cathy Hayden | May 15, 2015 | News

RAYMOND – Former chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court James W. Smith, a Hinds Community College alumnus, spoke to graduates at four ceremonies Friday, May 15 about achieving success in life. Hinds has a record number of graduation ceremonies this spring with...

Spring 2015 Commencement- Allied Health Graduates

by Cathy Hayden | May 14, 2015 | News

Hinds has a record number of graduation ceremonies this spring with eight scheduled over three days. Nearly 1,200 will graduate in those commencement exercises, with more than 800 participating in the largest ceremony. Those graduates will receive more than 1,500...

2015 Spring Commencement- Associated Degree Nursing Ceremony

by Cathy Hayden | May 14, 2015 | News

Hinds graduated more than 200 in nursing and allied health programs on Thursday. Lorie Ramsey, chief operating officer at Merit Health River Region, was the speaker for all three. Hinds is graduating nearly 1,200 over the three days of ceremonies, with more than 800...