Hinds, ERDC expand partnership for training in Unmanned Aircraft Systems technology

by | Feb 11, 2021 | News

Hinds Community College’s partnership with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center has grown with the addition of a third UAS training class offered through the college.  Four employees with ERDC in Vicksburg participated in an Advanced Data Collection...

Hinds CC helps Jackson single mother reshape life, career

by | Apr 6, 2020 | Feature, Jackson Campus, News

JACKSON – Ebony Yarbor got her career and health back on track with the help of Hinds Community College. “I was facing a future of obesity and diabetes, so I decided it was time to learn how to cook better for myself and my two daughters,” said Yarbor, 38, a Belzoni...

Hinds CC the perfect stop in student’s new career plan

by | Feb 5, 2020 | News, Vicksburg-Warren Campus

VICKSBURG – For Charles Bryant, a light came on in more ways than one when he was in a vehicle accident on the job, which involved outfitting mobile homes and hauling them across Mississippi. “We had a wreck in Rosedale in 2016 after I’d stopped alongside the road to...

Vicksburg WIN Job Center opens officially at Vicksburg-Warren Campus

by | Sep 20, 2019 | Feature, News, Vicksburg-Warren Campus, Workforce

VICKSBURG – Job seekers in Vicksburg and surrounding communities can now seek employment plus a whole lot more at the newly-opened WIN Job Center on the grounds of Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus. College officials and others representing partnering...

Internship through Hinds CC, WIN Job Center places qualified students in jobs

by | Feb 8, 2019 | News

RAYMOND – Braden Boone was unsure of what he wanted to do with his Hinds credential in Welding Technology and started looking for work. Through his job search, he learned quickly that many employers wanted work experience, something he didn’t have, before they could...

Hinds CC sponsors registered Truck Driving Apprenticeship program

by | Nov 12, 2018 | News

RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has sponsored a Registered Apprenticeship Truck Driving program with industry partner KLLM Transport Services. The KLLM truck driving apprenticeship is a one-year program. The company has eight driving instructors who have completed...

‘High-flyer’ Sherry Franklin named Hinds CC 3E Award winner

by Cathy Hayden | Sep 10, 2018 | News

Sherry Franklin, associate vice president for Career and Technical Education and Rankin Campus Career and Technical dean, received Hinds Community College’s highest award in an Aug. 24 ceremony. Franklin, a Brandon resident, has worked at Hinds since 2004. She...

Hinds CC helps make career changes possible for nursing, allied health graduates

by | Jul 27, 2018 | News

PEARL – When Judye Braneff’s job in the banking industry was eliminated, it was time to come up with Plan B.    “I lost my job in the industry and came to Hinds,” said Braneff, 60, of Jackson, who had her aptitude for getting into health data and...

Career-tech scholarship eases struggle for Hinds CC student

by | Jul 13, 2018 | News

  RAYMOND – The struggle has been real for Gena Barlow long before the concept became a popular talking point.  “I was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of six,” said Barlow, who grew up around the Byram and Terry area. “Back then, there just wasn’t much you...

Mississippi labor pool grows as 110 earn High School Equivalency at Hinds CC

by | Jun 26, 2018 | News

RAYMOND – Brian Tiblier had worked for years in what he called “survival jobs” prior to re-entering school to earn a High School Equivalency certificate. “I hung drywall and did a lot of commercial painting,” said Tiblier, 48, of Terry, who finished a job of a...