Key funding priorities stressed to legislators at annual luncheon
More per-student (FTE) funding for community colleges in Mississippi, faculty raises and capital improvements top the list of community college needs, ºù«Ӱҵ President Dr. Clyde Muse told legislators who attended the annual District Legislative Luncheon on Nov. 21....
Agreement signed with MSU for Bachelor of Applied Science degree
ºù«Ӱҵ and Mississippi State University have formalized a partnership for students enrolled in technical education programs that will enable them to transfer all credits to the university to pursue a bachelor’s degree. A Memorandum of Understanding...
HEADWAE honorees named for 2020
RAYMOND – Raymond Campus Engineering and Drafting Design Technology instructor Phil Cockrell, of Raymond, and Maria Serratos, of Clinton, a sophomore studying to be a civil engineer, have been named the ºù«Ӱҵ honorees for the Legislature’s HEADWAE...
Miss ºù«Ӱҵ 2020 crowned
RAYMOND – Charity Lockridge, 22, of Vicksburg will get another opportunity to represent ºù«Ӱҵ in the Miss Mississippi pageant in June after winning the college pageant for the second time. Lockridge, a dental assisting student at Jackson...
ºù«Ӱҵ Heroes named for Fall 2019
RAYMOND – The Fall 2019 group of honorees in the ºù«Ӱҵ Heroes employee recognition program at ºù«Ӱҵ have been named. ºù«Ӱҵ Heroes are chosen because they represent the college well, provide exceptional customer service to all its customers and...
Diesel Technology student signs first-ever Stribling apprenticeship agreement
RICHLAND – Kendrick Hines had his eye on ºù«Ӱҵ’s Diesel Equipment Technology program for several months before he was finally able to get in and complete the program. Hines this week hit another milestone when he signed a three-year apprenticeship...
Culinary program revives passion for cooking
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Memeh came to the United States at age 3 along with her family. Trouble at home landed her in a group home for children for a number of years, where she earned a GED and was provided a car. She enrolled at ºù«Ӱҵ at 18, but was too lost on too many levels to succeed.
ºù«Ӱҵ helps veterans achieve career goals
RAYMOND – Giving back to those who have served their country in many ways is the mission of the ºù«Ӱҵ Office of Veterans Services. For veterans such as David Mackey, 35, of Vicksburg, the assistance has made a journey back from personal trials and...
Serving the public a way of life for Rankin Campus nursing student
Protecting and serving the public has been a way of life for Matthew McCain for 12 years as a police officer in Flowood. Those ideals won’t change much in a new career he’s starting, thanks to ºù«Ӱҵ.