RIDGELAND — The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus celebrated the Surgical Technology Class of 2026 during a pinning ceremony on June 24 at 2 p.m. in the McGowan Workforce Training Center. Five students were recognized during the event: Quynton Davis…

RIDGELAND — The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus Practical Nursing Program held its pinning ceremony June 24 at 10 a.m. at Olde Towne Community Church, recognizing students completing the program. The ceremony marked a significant milestone for nursing students as…

RIDGELAND — Holmes Community College will offer Fiber Optics 1-2-3 workforce training beginning in July on the Ridgeland Campus. The course prepares participants for in-demand careers in fiber optics, with a focus on skills aligned with the needs of Amazon Web Services (AWS)…

RIDGELAND — Holmes Community College will offer an Introduction to Welding workforce training course beginning in July on the Ridgeland Campus. The noncredit course is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of welding through hands-on instruction in MIG (GMAW)…

RIDGELAND — Students in the Surgical Technology program on the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus earned top honors as the 2026 Scrub Bowl Champions at a recent surgical technology conference, showcasing their clinical knowledge, teamwork and hands-on skills against programs from across…

RIDGELAND — Katrena Harris, instructor for the Criminal Justice program at Holmes Community College, has been selected as a 2026 Moody Institute Fellow. Harris was chosen by the Moody Institute Trust Fund Board following a competitive review of faculty enrichment proposals submitted by…

RIDGELAND — For Joe Cox and his daughter, Madison Cox, commencement at Holmes Community College on Thursday, May 14, marked more than earning degrees — it was a shared family accomplishment rooted in education, service and perseverance. The father and…

Holmes Community College representatives attended the 2026 College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) Annual Conference May 18-20 at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, earning multiple awards in the community college division for excellence in marketing, communications and public relations. The…

GOODMAN, Miss. — Holmes Community College held the 98th Commencement Exercises on Thursday, May 14 in Frank Branch Coliseum on the Goodman Campus, recognizing student achievement and academic excellence. The Ridgeland Campus and Yazoo Center ceremony was held at 10 a.m., and…

Nikki Merchant Boutwell, recruiting specialist on the Goodman Campus at Holmes Community College, was recognized May 5 as a graduate of the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy, a yearlong professional development program designed to prepare mid- and upper-level administrators within Mississippi’s community college system…