Hinds CC holds robotics competition as part of NASA week

by | Feb 21, 2020 | News, Utica Campus

RAYMOND – Entering a program of study in math and science is making Donald Hughes’ career plans run as smoothly as the mockup Mars rover he helped build with some classmates. Hughes, of Jackson, had taken college-level coursework in high school but didn’t know what...

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...

Hinds CC Raymond Campus Preview Day draws crowd

by | Feb 3, 2020 | News, Raymond Campus

RAYMOND – Faith Taylor wants to pursue her passion in college and at the same time learn how to make money doing it. “I want to get to know the basics of fashion design, plus learn how to run a business with it and manage my money,” said Taylor, a senior at Northwest...

Hinds CC trustees open search for new college president

by | Jan 22, 2020 | News

RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College Board of Trustees has opened a search for a new president with the goal of naming a leader by the end of April with an official start date of July 1, 2020. The target date for applications is Feb. 20, 2020, but the application...

Hinds CC English instructor wins Humanities award

by | Jan 21, 2020 | Faculty Highlight, News, Raymond Campus

RAYMOND – Laura Hammons, English instructor on the Raymond Campus, is the winner of the Mississippi Humanities Council’s Humanities Teacher Award for Hinds Community College. Winners of the award present a lecture on a topic each year. On Feb. 4, Hammons will...

Hinds named among best online colleges for associate degrees

by | Jan 17, 2020 | News

RAYMOND – Hinds Community College has been named among the best online colleges in the nation for associate degrees for 2020. Seattle-based Intelligent.com, an independent academic research group, gave Hinds the designation Most Online Class Options among a group of...

Emeritus status awarded to four retirees

by | Jan 8, 2020 | News

RAYMOND – Hinds Community College awarded emeritus status to four retirees at spring Convocation Jan. 7, bringing the total number of those selected by the college to 40. Dr. Shirley Hopkins-Davis, Angela Griffin and Dr. Libby Mahaffey were awarded Dean Emeritus...

Gallery of photos of Dec. 18 graduation

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 19, 2019 | Campus News, Graduation, News

Hinds Community College had three graduation ceremonies on Dec. 18, awarding a total of 1,316 credentials to 958 graduates, with some graduates receiving more than one credential. As Mississippi’s largest community college, Hinds Community College is a comprehensive...

More than 1,300 receive credentials at fall graduation ceremonies

by | Dec 19, 2019 | Graduation, News

PEARL – Herbert Strickland spent more than 23 years in law enforcement, much of it working with K-9 units as they protect and serve. An unfinished academic resume’, however, plus responsibilities on the horizon with a daughter entering high school soon had him wanting...

Nursing, allied health students graduate on Dec. 18

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 19, 2019 | Alumni, Campus News, Graduation, News

Michael Ahner of Vicksburg is another step closer to his goal of living a life to help others. Ahner, 46, decided his job at a software company wasn’t fulfilling his need to help others. He graduated Wednesday (Dec. 18) from Hinds Community College with a Practical...