Archive for January, 2015

MGCCC has enrollment increase for spring 2015

January 9, 2015
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Registration continues for Flex Start classes through mid-April Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College began the spring 2015 semester on Thursday, January 8, with a 5.7 percent increase in enrollment as students continue to register for online, late-start and second-term/short-term classes. Flex Start classes are geared toward students who have obligations that may hinder them...
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Community Arts Center opens at Perkinston Campus

January 8, 2015
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Community Arts Center opens at Perkinston Campus

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on November 19 for the Community Arts Center at MGCCC’s Perkinston Campus. Renovation was completed during the fall. The center is part of a larger community-arts project and will be utilized to promote a creative economy through community arts-based projects and programming. It will provide a place for students...
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MGCCC president Dr. Mary S. Graham selected for state business award

January 8, 2015
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MGCCC president Dr. Mary S. Graham selected for state business award

Dr. Mary S. Graham, president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, was selected as one of the 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi by the Mississippi Business Journal.  Those selected are considered the most powerful, influential business leaders in Mississippi who are making a significant impact on the economy. “It has been a wonderful opportunity to...
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MSU College of Engineering Information Session attracts large crowd

January 8, 2015
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MSU College of Engineering Information Session attracts large crowd

Representatives from Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering held an Information Session at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus on Thursday, Nov. 6. More than 150 students and community members attended the event to find out more about the engineering degrees that will be offered at the campus, beginning...
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MGCCC selected as 2015 STEM Jobs Approved College

January 8, 2015
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MGCCC selected as 2015 STEM Jobs Approved College

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was named to the 2015 Stem Jobs Approved College list by Victory Media.  Gulf Coast is the only Mississippi community college on the list and one of only two higher education institutions in the state selected. The inaugural list is the first of its kind to rate universities, colleges,...
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Three Former Bulldogs Face Off in the NFL Playoffs

January 8, 2015
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This Saturday, Jan. 10, at 3:35 p.m. Central Time, when the New England Patriots host the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the AFC divisional playoffs, there will be three great reasons for folks from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to watch – Terrence Cody, Tramain Jacobs and Chris White. All three former...
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Thirty-four graduate from MGCCC’s 2014 Gulf Coast Youth Leadership program

January 8, 2015
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Thirty-four graduate from MGCCC’s 2014 Gulf Coast Youth Leadership program

Thirty-four students successfully completed the year-long program, which includes visits to Keesler Air Force Base, tours of various businesses and industry, meal-etiquette lessons and STEM projects. “It has been an honor and a pleasure directing these students this past year,” Mollie Barger, MGCCC’s coordinator of Recruitment and Student Engagement, said. “While the purpose of...
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