Hinds CC, partners celebrate Metrocenter Mall project

by | Apr 3, 2018 | News, Workforce

JACKSON – Donning hardhats and wielding sledgehammers, partners in a venture to create a “Comprehensive One-Stop Center” for workforce training and support services celebrated the launch of the project on March 29. The center will house multiple career-technical and...

Ag alum credits department icons for his success

by | Mar 28, 2018 | Alumni, News, People Profiles

 Note: The following story appears in the spring issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. To apply for a Hinds Community College Foundation scholarship, go to the Admissions tab on college web site...

Hinds CC academic, technical graduates thrived upon return to school

by | Dec 18, 2017 | News

PEARL – Justice Munn is a third-generation member of his family’s business, Munn Enterprises, but found himself at a crossroads just a year ago in his young, adult life. His skills as a mechanic were being tested mightily by the evolving technology of today’s diesel...

Grandmother’s pursuit of passion highlights Hinds CC fall graduation

by | Dec 8, 2017 | News

JACKSON – Kneedra Bell grew up watching TV’s original food personality, Julia Child, explain the finer points of cooking and saw herself in the down-to-earth, sometimes mistake-prone host of “The French Chef.” “Watching Julia made me feel good about mistakes because...

Hinds CC partnership with industry plays key role in state’s first apprenticeship registry

by | Nov 2, 2017 | News, Workforce

RICHLAND – Empire Truck Sales and Stribling Equipment, who partner with Hinds Community College on the Diesel Equipment Technology Academy in Richland, have signed an agreement with the college to become the first businesses to participate in the Mississippi...

Hinds CC instructor drafts new career as Fab Lab director

by | Sep 26, 2017 | News, People Profiles

Note: The following story appears in the fall issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For more information about the Hinds Alumni Association, see the website. RAYMOND – Phil Cockrell has struck when the iron was hot, so to speak, many times in his professional career....

Summer interns at Continental have tuition at Hinds CC paid by company

by | Sep 11, 2017 | News

RAYMOND – Four Hinds Community College students who interned with Continental Tire over the summer have even more of a reason to cherish their nine weeks of paid training at the company’s tire plant in Mount Vernon, Ill. Continental has covered tuition for the fall...

Deaf student starts new career thanks to Hinds CC, KLLM Driving Academy

by | Sep 8, 2017 | News

RICHLAND – Byron Davis decided last year it was time for a change of life and career after years spent in low-paying jobs. What made his decision different from most was a challenge he’d been overcoming for years – but with the help of a partnership between Hinds...

Hinds CC academic, technical grads thrived upon return to school

by | May 15, 2017 | News

PEARL – Barbara Evans and Lattie Erving didn’t know each other before Friday, but already had a lifetime of work experience under their respective belts when they decided to pursue college degrees. “I’d always wanted to go to culinary school, so I said why not?”...

Grandmother of four among academic, technical grads at Hinds CC

by | May 15, 2017 | News

PEARL – Vicki Colbert had already lived a full life taking care of people when she decided to pursue a second career. “I’m still the same lady from that little old town of Raymond,” Colbert said. “But, this is surely like a second life for me.” The 57-year-old...