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The Holmes Community College Surgical Technology programs on both the Grenada and Ridgeland campuses had a 100 percent pass rate on the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) exam. Holmes Surgical Technology Program Director Jessica Elliott, CST, RN, FAST, teaches the students in Grenada and Travia “Shea” Coleman, CST, B.S., teaches in Ridgeland.

The Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College held a Pinning Ceremony for the Surgical Technology Class of 2017 on June 28 at Madison United Methodist Church. Six students were honored.

All dormitories on the Goodman Campus are completely full at this time, according to Housing Director Terry Fancher.

The Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College held a Pinning Ceremony for the graduating Practical Nursing Class of 2017 on June 22 at Broadmoor Baptist Church of Madison. Twelve students were honored during the ceremony.

The Holmes Community College Wellness Center is open for summer. The machine weights, free weights, cardiovascular machines and the pool are open for use Monday – Thursday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.-noon.

Earlier this year, Holmes Community College was named one of the nation’s Best Online Community Colleges for 2016 by AffordableCollegesOnline.org (ACO), a leader in higher education information, resources and rankings. In addition to the 10 rankings Holmes received for the 2016-2017 school year, the college earned an additional 10 rankings for 2017-2018.

Beginning in the fall of 2017, Holmes Community College will offer a three-hour journalism class for the first time in the institution’s history. The class, JOU 1313 – News Writing and Reporting I, is an introductory journalism course designed to teach news writing and reporting. Upon completion of this class, students will be able to understand reporting and fact-gathering, utilize various interviewing methods, construct a basic news article, implement source and fact-checking and understand/implement online reporting. For now, JOU 1313 will only be offered as an online course.

A group of Holmes Community College Phi Theta Kappa students in the engineering technology program toured Mississippi State University on May 10 after receiving a personalized invitation from MSU President Dr. Mark E. Keenum.

Members of the Communications and Marketing/Recruiting Departments of Holmes Community College brought home 11 awards from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi annual meeting held Sunday through Tuesday in Ocean Springs.