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MGCCC soccer teams win in preseason

August 27, 2013
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MGCCC soccer teams win in preseason

Although it was technically a pair of preseason games, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College played with midseason intensity as the men’s squad defeated Northwest 2-1, and the Lady Bulldogs shut out Northwest 1-0. Goals by Bulldog freshmen Zahir Bracey and Mena Stewart lifted MGCCC past the Rangers in men’s action, while a penalty kick...
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MGCCC wins first place in People’s Choice Awards

August 22, 2013
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MGCCC wins first place in People’s Choice Awards

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College won first place in the 2013 People’s Choice Award for Career Technical Education and Training on the Mississippi Gulf Coast during The Sun Herald’s annual contest.  The award was presented to MGCCC president Dr. Mary S. Graham on August 5 in Gulfport. “We are pleased to receive this award....
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MGCCC summer recognition ceremony held for nursing and allied health graduates

August 22, 2013
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MGCCC summer recognition ceremony held for nursing and allied health graduates

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held its Summer Recognition Ceremony for nursing and allied health graduates on August 1 in the Jefferson Davis Campus Fine Arts Auditorium.  Dr. Susan Scaggs, vice president of the Jefferson Davis Campus, spoke to nearly 50 summer graduates of the Emergency Medical Services, Paramedics, Funeral Services Technology, Medical Laboratory...
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MGCCC Medical Laboratory Technology student elected to national office

August 22, 2013
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MGCCC Medical Laboratory Technology student elected to national office

Kaitlyn Abney, a recent graduate of the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus, was elected the Region 3 representative at the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) national convention held July 30–August 3 in Houston, Texas. “It was such an inspiring and eye-opening experience to...
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MGCCC’s Jackson County Campus hosts “12 Bar Bridge: Rhythm in Portrait” art exhibit

August 22, 2013
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MGCCC’s Jackson County Campus hosts “12 Bar Bridge: Rhythm in Portrait” art exhibit

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson County Campus Fine Arts Gallery is hosting “12 Bar Bridge: Rhythm in Portrait,” an art exhibition by Chad Anderson, August 29 – October 3.  An opening reception was held in the gallery at 1 p.m. on August 29. For many years, exploring the modes through which music and...
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MGCCC students win national career/technical competitions

August 22, 2013
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Ten Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students won 16 awards at national competitions this summer.  Five of those wins were at SkillsUSA competitions held June 24-28 in Kansas City, while 11 wins were at national Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) competitions June 22-25 in Anaheim, California. Sadie Hebert, PBL co-adviser and Web Design Technology instructor...
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MGCCC in Top 100 for 10th year

June 25, 2013
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MGCCC in Top 100 for 10th year

Community College Week ranks college in leading associate degree producers in U.S. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has again been named among the top associate degree producers in the nation, with more than 1,795 students receiving degrees in 2012.  This is the 10th year since 2002 that MGCCC has been named in the top...
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Child care programs awarded top state ratings

June 20, 2013
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Child care programs awarded top state ratings

The Early Childhood Education Technology program’s child care facilities at the Jackson County, Jefferson Davis and Perkinston campuses have achieved a Level 5 rating from the Mississippi Child Care Quality Step System.  A Level 5 rating is the highest a program can achieve in the Quality Step System, which is monitored by the Mississippi...
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Radiological Technology graduate ready to shine in a new career while continuing her education

June 20, 2013
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Radiological Technology graduate ready to shine in a new career while continuing her education

Caitlin Rodriguez, a 2013 graduate of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Radiological Technology program, is the winner of the Mississippi Radiological Society’s Outstanding Student Scholarship.  She plans to attend a university in the fall to begin studies for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.  She  hopes to specialize in computed tomography (CT) scan or ultrasound....
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MGCCC Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) Cookbooks on sale now

June 20, 2013
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MGCCC Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) Cookbooks on sale now

This cookbook includes over 200 recipes and cooking tips from some of the best cooks throughout the LLI organization. Proceeds from the sale of this cookbook support the Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarship Fund which is available to MGCCC students from the four county college district, including Harrison, Hancock, Jackson and George Counties. Order your...
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