Academic success can begin in a community college.
Community colleges provide an introduction to college life and a transition to the university system. Core courses for transfer and a subsequent associate degree can be achieved at community colleges. Many campuses also offer two-year vocational and technical programs. Mississippi has over a dozen community colleges with campuses conveniently located in various regions throughout the state.
Northeastern Mississippi
Northeastern Mississippi has five community colleges. Northeast Mississippi Community College is located in Booneville, Mississippi. It offers distance learning classes, as well as a wide variety of health related classwork. Some of those courses include radiology nursing, and respiratory therapy. The school also has an interesting program in bed and breakfast management.
Itwamba Community College has campuses in three locations: Fulton, Tupelo and Belden Center. This community college has many preprofessional programs, including architecture, dentistry, engineering, law and medicine.
Northeast Mississippi Community College
101 Cunningham Blvd.
Booneville, MS 38829
(800) 555-2154
nemcc.edu
Itwamba Community College
602 W. Hill St.
Fulton, MS 38843
(662) 862-8000
iccms.edu
Northwestern Mississippi
Students in the northwestern region of Mississippi may want to consider Holmes Community College. This college has four campuses and several satellite locations, and its main campus is in Goodman, Mississippi. Programs of interest include conservation law enforcement and forest technology.
Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, also located in the northwestern region of the state, has a wide variety of vocational/technical programs and prides itself on work force development.
Holmes Community College
No. 1 Hill St.
P.O. Box 369
Goodman, MS 39079
(662) 472-2312
holmescc.edu
Coahoma Community College
3240 Friars Point Road
Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-2571
ccc.ms.us
Southeastern Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is in Gulfport, and has other campuses in Perkinston, Biloxi and Jackson County. This school is a good choice for students transferring to Gulf Coast colleges and universities. The college is especially proud of their academic achievements and cites the high grade point averages of its students. Additionally, the school offers over 60 different vocational and technical programs and concentrates on work force development.
Pearl River Community College offers a program in media production, which includes opportunities for students to intern in television, radio and electronic publishing.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
2226 Switzer Road
Gulfport, MS 39507
(228) 896-2519
mgccc.edu
Pearl River Community College
101 Highway 11 N.
P.O. Box 5090
Poplarville, MS 39470
(601) 403-1000
prcc.edu
Southwestern Mississippi
Hinds Community College, which is the largest community college in the state, is located in Raymond, Mississippi, in the southwestern region of the state. Hinds boasts over 12,000 students and a fast track program that allows busy students to compress their schedules in order to suit their lifestyles. The school also has partnerships with four-year colleges and universities and offers junior and senior level coursework in some areas.
Hinds Community College
P.O. Box 1100
Raymond, MS 39154
(601) 857-3352
hindscc.edu
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