Holmes Community College welcomed Katie Murphy as the district coordinator of Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit. She has 21 years of experience working in the community college system; seven with Jones College and 14 years with Hinds Community College. A community college alumna herself, Murphy…

District-wide orientation/intake for Holmes Adult Education will be held July 17-27. Class will begin July 31. For more information, call District Director of Adult Education/HSE Earline Russell-Smith at (662)472-9105 or email at esmith@holmescc.edu. ###

Holmes Community College’s Crystal Southern has been named financial aid advisor and veteran’s assistant representative for the Ridgeland Campus. Previously she served as a financial aid advisor on the Goodman Campus from 2022-23 and as the switchboard operator from 2021-22. Southern is the…

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a pinning ceremony for the Practical Nursing Class of 2023 on June 29 at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison. Fourteen students were honored. The graduating class included Colton Alexander of Lena, Brianna Beamon of Ridgeland,…

Holmes Community College welcomed Suzanne Haney as a library technical assistant for the Ridgeland Campus. Previously, Haney taught school in Alabama for 30 years. She taught for 25 years in public education at Piedmont High School, then for five years at The Donoho…

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a pinning ceremony for the Surgical Technology Class of 2023 on June 28 in the McGowan Workforce Training Center. Five students were honored. The graduating class included Kenteria Griffin of Madison, Tiye Strong of Vicksburg,…

Holmes Community College’s Ridgeland Campus sent 10 students/advisors to the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference last week in Atlanta. Leah Rainey took second place in the nation in the Prepared Speech competition. The remaining students competing included: Sara Beth Hammons (Baking and…

Holmes Community College's Ridgeland Hall will be closed for maintenance work and repairs from Wednesday, June 28, to Friday, June 30. ACCUPLACER  testing will be in Madison Hall 106 and all Ridgeland Hall staff (Front Reception, Admissions, Business Office, Financial Aid, Counseling…

Holmes Community College welcomed Taylor Arnold as the administrative assistant for the Ridgeland Campus Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. Previously, Arnold served as a manager for Chick-fil-A for four years. A graduate of Ridgeland High School, she is currently enrolled at Holmes as…

Five Holmes Community College employees represented the college at the annual Teaching Professor Conference held June 9-11 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Those in attendance included:  Dean of Academic Programs Dr. Tonya Lawrence, STEM Division Chair Dr. Antoine Gates, History and Political Science…