�²�� CC welcomes students back to campus for fall 2020 semester

RAYMOND – It’s a very different semester for Kaitlyn Walker, of Terry, who is taking core academic classes at �²�� as she pursues a career in forensic science.

Kaitlyn Walker, of Terry, gets her photo taken for a new ID badge. Walker plans to study Forensic Science after taking her core academic courses at �²��. (�²��/April Garon)

“It’s different coming to campus with masks on after my first semester here was so comfortable,” she said. “The instructors must do things differently now, but I’m adapting fast and everyone here is still helping people.”

Classes at �²�� began Aug. 17 for face-to-face instruction. Online classes begin Aug. 24. Sessions on campus are operating under the college’s Healthy at �²�� plan for safety protocols in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Those involve wearing masks or face coverings, distancing procedures and regular cleaning and sanitizing facilities.

Kendarious Morris, of Pickens, waits to purchase books at the bookstore at �²��. Morris is a freshman planning to study brick masonry. (�²��/April Garon)

Kendarious Morris, a commuter student from Pickens, got some help in the bookstore after his hour-long drive to school as he began his pursuit of a career in bricklaying, taught in the college’s Brick, Block and Stonemasonry program.

“I look at it as helping the community,” he said of his career path. “Then, I’ll go into business and make money doing it.”

Classmates Mary Thompson, left, of Flowood and Amber Torrey, of Clinton, walk to their next classroom on the first day of classes at �²�� Aug. 17, 2020. Both are freshman barbering students. (�²��/April Garon)

Mary Thompson, of Flowood, and Amber Torrey, of Clinton, see their success in the college’s barbering program as a similar way to help people once they graduate.

“I’m choosing barbering because I like the way people feel so good after I cut their hair,” Thompson said. “It makes me feel good as a result.”

Alysha Rand, of Jackson, stops for coffee at a tent set up by Clinton-based Pinelake Church and speaks with Ashlyn Crouch on the first day of classes for fall 2020 at �²�� Raymond Campus. Rand is a freshman planning to pursue a career in paralegal studies. (�²��/April Garon)
Jennifer Crutchfield, district licensed professional counselor left, helps sophomore Daniel Parker, of Brandon, navigate campus and find his classes on the first day of class for the fall semester at �²�� Raymond Campus. (�²��/April Garon)
Mark Stanton, district director of Student Recreation and director of Facilities Usage Raymond Campus, gives Eli McCrory, of Byram, directions on the first day of classes for fall 2020. McCrory, is a freshman planning to study nursing. (�²��/April Garon)
Jennifer Gibbs instructs one of her biology classes on the first day of classes for fall 2020 at �²�� Raymond Campus. (�²��/April Garon)
Mark Stanton, district director of Student Recreation and district director of Facilities Usage Raymond Campus, helps Julie Stepp, of Myrtle, find a classroom during the first day of classes for fall 2020 at �²�� Raymond Campus. (�²��/April Garon)
Lucas Morales, of Chile, receives directions to his next classroom from Sharon Alexander, district coordinator of Student Development, center, and Dr. Deandre House, associate vice president for Student Services. (�²��/April Garon)
Seyi Osinowo, of Jackson, gets a brief tour of campus from Business Administration instructor Nita Burchfield, left, on the first day of classes for fall 2020. Osinowo plans to study nursing. (�²��/April Garon)
John Powe, left, of Utica, receives directions from assistant track coach Willie Calvin on the first day of classes for fall 2020. Powe plans to study computer coding. (�²��/April Garon)
Freshmen Averi Wall, left, and Abigail Farr, both of Clinton, walk to class together on the first day of classes for fall 2020. Wall plans to study education and Farr plans to study nursing. (�²��/April Garon)
Jennifer Gibbs instructs one of her biology classes on the first day of classes for fall 2020 at �²�� Raymond Campus. (�²��/April Garon)
Jerrica Stimage, academic coach at the Utica Campus, works with Qu'Darrian Jacobs, of Tallulah, La., in the Student Success Center during the first day of classes for fall 2020. (�²��/Vergie Morgan)
Akyriale Ford, of Crystal Springs, fills out an application for the Student Support Center on the Utica Campus during the first day of classes for fall 2020. (�²��/Vergie Morgan)
Perry Florence, of Clinton, center, picks up his Student Success kit from English Coach Essence Montgomery, left, and Mathematics Coach Maricha Neal, right, at the Student Support Center on the Utica Campus during the first day of classes for fall 2020. (�²��/Vergie Morgan)
Radio and Television instructor Timothy Crisler teaches a class of new and old students on the first day of classes at the Utica Campus for fall 2020. (�²��/Vergie Morgan)
Utica Campus Recruiter Donny Epting assists Zania Brown, of Port Gibson, with her class schedule on the first day of classes for fall 2020. (�²��/Vergie Morgan)