More than 14,000 students leave the K-12 system each year in Mississippi, costing the state economy $458,302,726 in net annual costs. Only about one-third of those dropouts work or seek work, and those who do earn 27 percent less than high school graduates over their lifetime. They are 30 percent more likely to use...
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MGCCC has again been named a top associate degree producer in the nation, with 1,754 students receiving degrees in 2013. This is the 11th year since 2002 that MGCCC has been named in the top 100, and it is the only community college in Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee to make the list, a...
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Three Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College instructors have been chosen to receive the 2013 Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) Humanities Teacher Awards. Javier G. Gomez, Jackson County Campus; Susan Bosarge, Jefferson Davis Campus; and Jason Shows, Perkinston Campus, will each receive a cash prize for the honor. Honorees were required to give presentations of their...
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On Wednesday, Nov. 20, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College president Dr. Mary S. Graham, joined by Gov. Phil Bryant and other state and local leaders, announced that the college had approved building a new Nursing and Simulation Complex at the health care zone located on Hwy. 67 at Tradition. This new complex, once completed,...
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The Jefferson Davis Players will present “James and the Giant Peach” in the Fine Arts Auditorium at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jefferson Davis Campus on Dec. 4-8. Performances on Dec. 4-7 will be at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. On Thursday, Dec. 5, a special dinner theatre combination will...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Funeral Service Technology program will host the annual Service of Remembrance at the Gregory War Memorial Chapel on the Perkinston Campus on Thursday, Dec. 5. Doors will open at noon, and the service will begin at 12:30 p.m. Ron Regan, a Funeral Service Technology student, will speak. Singing will...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College celebrated Veterans Day with a variety of activities on its campuses and centers. On Monday, Nov. 11, the George County Center held a special ceremony honoring veterans and presented student and employees who are veterans with certificates of appreciation. The celebration included a balloon release, cake and other refreshments....
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Three Mississippi Gulf Coast players scored in double figures as the Bulldogs (4-1) took care of Baton Rouge Community College 67-61 Nov. 13 in Baton Rouge.. Rashad Perkins led the Bulldogs with 17 points while Roger Woods had 12 and Chris Bilbo added 10. The men will ride a three-game winning streak into the...
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The Perkinston Campus held its annual Fine Arts Gala on Nov. 12. The event included a student art show; dance Perkette Dance Team members; and music by the college’s Jazz Band, the Perkinston Choir and Mississippi Sound.
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New Employees: Melissa Beebe, Secretary for Institutional Effectiveness and Research, Jefferson Davis Campus, Effective November 1, 2013 Scott Hilburn, Maintenance-Painter, Perkinston Campus, Effective November 1, 2013 Sarah Martin, Secretary III Workforce Development, Community Campus, Effective, November 1, 2013 Karen Stuart, Continuing Education Specialist, Jackson County Campus, Effective November 8, 2013 Shirley Landrum, Early Childhood...
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