The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the percentage of adults over age 55 in the workforce will grow to 25 percent in 2020, up from 13 percent in 2000. Many in that segment, called baby boomers because they were born between 1946 and 1964, will have to update their skills and earn new degrees...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the Stone County Arts Council hosted a Plein Air Workshop for almost 25 participants on May 23-24. Well-known pastel artist Alan Flattmann, from Covington, La., completed demonstrations before students worked onsite under his direct supervision. More than $1,000 was raised to help the Yellow Brick Project/Dairy Barn Renovation...
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Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society chapters at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s campuses were named Five Star Chapters by the society during the annual convention held in May in San Jose, California. The Omicron Alpha Chapter at the Jefferson Davis Campus; the Gamma Nu Chapter, at the Perkinston Campus; and the Pi Epsilon...
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Students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will not see a tuition increase during the 2013-2014 school year. This is the second year in a row that the MGCCC Board of Trustees has chosen not to increase tuition, despite a challenging economic climate. Consequently, the costs for full-time and part-time tuition in the upcoming...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held the annual Commencement Ceremony on May 9 at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum, with almost 900 students participating and 1,939 degrees conferred. Ed Day, former president and CEO of Mississippi Power, gave the commencement address. John and Kasi McDaniel, husband and wife from Ocean Springs, were thrilled about...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a graduation ceremony for 17 graduates of the Shipfitter Boot Camp on April 19 at the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center (AMTC) in Gulfport. The 10-week training program is designed to prepare individuals for entry–level employment as shipfitters. Originally, 20 participants were invited to participate in the boot...
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The college held a ribbon cutting for its new 50,949-square-foot Hospitality and Resort Management (HRM) Center on April 12 at the Jefferson Davis Campus. “We are excited about the opening of this state-of-the-art facility that will provide a hands-on learning environment for our students,” said Dr. Mary S. Graham, MGCCC president. “And we look...
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The annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Writing Contest Awards Ceremony was held at the Perkinston Campus on April 4. A first-,second- and third-place winner was chosen in critical essay, formal verse, free verse, haiku, personal essay, prose poetry and short story categories. Winning submissions are published in “illumination,” the college’s literary journal and...
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The Jefferson Davis Players present William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on April 18- 20, with a curtain at 7:30 p.m., and April 21, with a curtain at 2 p.m. in the campus Fine Arts Auditorium. The play is a comedy about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice and Claudio and Hero, who...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will hold Know Your Numbers health fairs on its three campuses in April to promote a healthy learning environment at the college. The health fairs will be held on April 16 at the Jefferson Davis Campus and April 17 at the Jackson County Campus. A health fair was held in March...
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