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…

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a pinning ceremony on June 25 at the McGowan Workforce Training Center to honor the Surgical Technology Class of 2025. Nine students were recognized during the event: Jasmine Johnson of Tchula, Jasmine Luckett of Carthage,…

A momentous groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, June 19, marked the beginning of construction on Holmes Community College’s new Allied Health Facility on the Ridgeland Campus. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, board of trustee members, the contractor, the architect and even a state senator…

Holmes Community College is set to break ground on a brand-new Allied Health Facility on the Ridgeland Campus, with a ceremony scheduled for Thursday, June 19 at 1:30 p.m. at 331 Sunnybrook Road in Ridgeland. The public is invited to attend. The…

Holmes Community College alumnus Garian  Edwards of Grenada has been accepted into the prestigious Living Sport 2026 Big Game International Sport Business Program, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will take him to San Francisco, California, during Super Bowl LX week. The 11-day Living Sport…