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More than 870 to graduate Wednesday

More than 870 to graduate Wednesday

Hinds Community College will graduate more than 870 students in one of three graduation ceremonies on Dec. 15 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. Nursing and allied health students will graduate at 9 a.m. Associate Degree Nursing graduate Nija Spires will have...
Jackson man to graduate, get life back on track

Jackson man to graduate, get life back on track

Persistence and perseverance are more than just buzzwords as it relates to Willie Hobson. Hobson, 41, of Jackson, a career hired hand who had toiled in construction for years to make ends meet, earned his High School Equivalency from Hinds Community College in 2016...
Graduation from Hinds CC ‘a miracle’ for Congo native

Graduation from Hinds CC ‘a miracle’ for Congo native

The extreme joy in Mereille Nimana’s face when she walks across the stage for fall graduation will hide an equally extreme trauma that marked her journey to a Hinds Community College diploma. “For me to get here was a miracle,” Nimana said. “I didn’t expect this for...
Vicksburg fire captain among 600 graduates at Hinds CC

Vicksburg fire captain among 600 graduates at Hinds CC

Patience and persistence has paid off for Daryl Carson in his drive to grow his healthcare career. Carson, 47, of Vicksburg, is a captain and 22-year employee of the Vicksburg Fire Department and a Hinds Community College alum, having earned an associate degree in...
Nursing/allied health students graduate from Hinds CC

Nursing/allied health students graduate from Hinds CC

PEARL – Referencing obstacles that students have gone through such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Hinds Community College student graduation speaker Chase Keenan reminded fellow nursing and allied health graduates of how well they have persevered. “This accomplishment you...
Utica Campus ceremony wraps up graduation

Utica Campus ceremony wraps up graduation

UTICA – Desharra Stamps of Edwards said she came to Hinds Community College’s Utica Campus as a “shy and timid young lady” with a high school equivalency certificate. She left May 15 as one of two student graduation speakers, with an associate degree in Business...
Hinds grads ready for the next step

Hinds grads ready for the next step

PEARL – Linda Taylor, 64, of Jackson is retired and already had a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University. But she decided to use her military benefits and come back to Hinds Community College for an associate degree in child development technology. She...
Nursing and allied health students graduate

Nursing and allied health students graduate

PEARL – Dallin Adams, 20, of Flowood was among more than 1,300 students who graduated from Hinds Community College in one of four ceremonies on May 13 and May 15. Adams received an Associate Degree Nursing in one of three graduation ceremonies at Hinds Community...