Seven instructors at Hinds CC Vicksburg-Warren Campus earn credentials

by | Aug 18, 2020 | News, Vicksburg-Warren Campus

RAYMOND – Seven instructors from Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus earned credentials from the college during the spring and summer semesters. The list included: Kody Britt, of Vicksburg, an instructor of Precision Machine Tool technology, who earned an...

Rankin Campus training labs expand student opportunities

by | Sep 30, 2019 | News, Rankin Campus

PEARL – Alumnus Blake Taylor has one associate degree from Hinds Community College already in hand, but he’s not done with his education just yet. He’s back this fall to continue at the newly renovated Rankin Campus Career-Technical Education building, where he and...

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...

Grads of workforce development programs shine bright on big day

by | Dec 19, 2016 | News, Workforce

PEARL — Just two years ago, Ronald Humes had dropped out of high school and was seemingly out of options. Today, he has credential and a job offer in hand – and he feels on top of his world. “It’s really a dream come true right now,” said Humes, of Vicksburg,...

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...

Industrial Maintenance program at Hinds CC training tomorrow’s factory workers

by | Feb 22, 2016 | News, Workforce

Programs like Hinds’ Industrial Maintenance program on the Raymond, Rankin, Vicksburg-Warren and Utica campuses are at the heart of workforce training efforts for Continental Tire, which plans a $1.45 billion plant in western Hinds County. “Hinds’ specific role is to...

Eagle Experience 2016 recruiting event draws crowd

by | Feb 5, 2016 | News

For Tonesha Smith, it was all about seeing her daughter succeed in school and in life. “I want to see her get interested in the classes she’s really interested in,” she said, escorting daughter Jazmine Hathorn and her friend, Tamera Lofton. The two Callaway High...