Stan Fisher has joined the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus staff as chief of police. Fisher brings more than two decades of law enforcement experience to Holmes. He earned a bachelor’s degree in administration of justice with a minor in business from…

Holmes Community College recently hired Lakeshia McGowan as an instructor for the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program on the Ridgeland Campus. McGowan earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2013 and her Master of Science…

Holmes Community College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) instructor Dr. Alicia L. Turner, DNP, RN, was recently selected as a volunteer item writer for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Licensure Examination (NCLEX®). Dr. Turner is an instructor on the…

Holmes Community College honored 17 paramedic students during a graduation ceremony Monday, Aug. 4, at 3 p.m. in the McGowan Workforce Training Center on the Ridgeland Campus. Family, friends and faculty gathered to celebrate the graduates, who completed the rigorous program designed to prepare…

Kassidy Beall has been named director of Human Resources for Holmes Community College. Beall, a dedicated Holmes employee for the past seven years, has held a variety of positions within the college, including eLearning administrative assistant, Human Resources administrative assistant, and most recently,…

Holmes Community College has named Shalon Farris as the new director of eLearning. Farris, a longtime member of the Holmes family, brings a wealth of experience in instructional technology and learning management systems, as well as a deep personal connection to the…

Holmes Community College has named Theresa Conner as its new eLearning systems administrator. Based on the Ridgeland Campus, Conner will oversee the college’s learning management systems and support online instruction across all campuses. A Mississippi State University graduate, Conner holds both a…

Jada Ivy Edwards has joined the staff at Holmes Community College as an admissions representative on the Ridgeland Campus. A Holmes alumna, Edwards graduated from the college in May 2022 before continuing her education at Mississippi State University, where she earned a Bachelor…

Holmes Community College recently hosted its second cohort of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Information Infrastructure Pre-Apprenticeship (I2PA) program. The college launched the inaugural cohort in fall 2024, becoming the first institution in Mississippi—and only the third in the nation—to offer the…

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a pinning ceremony on June 26 at Olde Towne Community Church to honor the Practical Nursing Class of 2025. The event recognized 15 graduates: Tyakia Allen of Jackson, Akia Destiny Brown of Vicksburg, Ian Burnette…