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�²��� CC Louis Strickland Scholarship targets Rankin County students, aviation majors

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 30, 2017 | News

Late �²��� alumnus Louis Gene Strickland (1947) of Brandon received numerous recognitions for his service to �²��� during his lifetime.  Now, the former �²��� athlete has a scholarship endowed in his name by family and friends. The...

�²��� CC Wiley Magee Scholarship targets agriculture or health care major

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 30, 2017 | News

Friends and family of the late Wiley Magee, who graduated from �²��� in 1964, established a scholarship in his name that is available to be awarded to a �²��� student majoring in the agriculture or healthcare fields of study. The deadline for...

Raymond Campus Preview Day offers fun, information about �²��� CC

by | Jan 26, 2017 | News

RAYMOND – High school seniors who are thinking about attending �²��� in fall 2017 are invited to the Raymond Campus Preview Day on Feb. 3. The expo style event is come-and-go, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. It gives seniors and their parents an...

�²��� CC to play vital role in career-readiness initiative launched Wednesday

by | Jan 19, 2017 | News, Workforce

JACKSON – Three counties in the �²��� district have joined a growing list of communities in Mississippi working to be recognized as a job-ready workforce. At least 100 employers each in �²���, Warren and Rankin counties must agree to begin...

M2M program at �²��� CC expands with new services

by | Jan 11, 2017 | News

JACKSON – Wilburn Holmes wants to manage a hotel someday. Jordan Brown sees himself troubleshooting that hotel’s computers. Both know they can’t get there without a little help. Providing that network is the goal of an expanded Minority Male Leadership Initiative at...

�²��� CC Centennial focuses on 100 years of Community Inspired Service

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 10, 2017 | News

In 1917 on a patch of ground in small-town Raymond, Miss., a new opportunity opened for rural boys and girls who wanted to finish high school. That modest opportunity started as �²��� Agricultural High School with 117 students and evolved into what’s now �²���...

�²��� CC awards Emeritus status to retired Raymond instructor

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 4, 2017 | News

Linda Brent Bath was named Professor Emeritus of Business Technology for �²��� at the Jan. 3 Centennial Convocation. She joins 31 other retired �²��� employees selected for the honor. Bath of Raymond began her association with �²��� as a student. She...

�²��� CC Scholarships make college affordable; deadline to apply is Feb. 15

by Cathy Hayden | Jan 3, 2017 | News

Brandon native Tori Bailey didn’t originally plan to come to �²��� after she graduated last May. Her aspirations were to attend a university but less than “plentiful” scholarships, to use her word, put a hitch in that plan. Then last January she...

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,...

�²��� CC nursing, allied health students graduate

by Cathy Hayden | Dec 16, 2016 | News

On Friday, �²��� graduated nearly 900 students who received 1,263 degrees and certificates, meaning some graduates received more than one credential. Of that number 554 chose to participate in one of the three ceremonies on Friday at the Muse Center on the Rankin...