Earline Smith, Holmes Community College’s district director for Adult Education/HSE, served as a presenter for Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Workforce Wednesday on Aug. 18. Smith discussed the Customer Service Employment Academy and Holmes’ partnership with Goodwill and Adult Education. “We are thankful for Smith…

Jessica Goins Elliott, Holmes Community College Surgical Technology program director/instructor, was elected as National Secretary of the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) National Board of Directors during the AST conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 21-23. The Association of Surgical Technologists is…

Travia “Shea” Coleman CST, clinical coordinator and instructor of surgical technology on the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus, was appointed a two-year term to the Association of Surgical Technologists’ Education and Professional Standards Committee on Aug. 9. In addition to representing her…

Madison native Shreenithi Lakshiminarayanan is no stranger to success and is already ahead of the curve. In May of 2022, she will earn her diploma from Germantown High School and, shortly thereafter, her Associate of Arts degree from Holmes Community College thanks to…

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a combined graduation ceremony for the Practical Nursing (PN) Class of 2021 and the Massage Therapy Class of 2021 on July 1 in the McGowan Workforce Training Center. Eleven students were honored. PN graduates included: Portia…

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a Pinning Ceremony for the Surgical Technology Class of 2021 on June 24 in the McGowan Workforce Training Center. Five students were honored.   Graduates included: Ashley Boles of Canton, Precious Conner of Vicksburg,…

Three Holmes Community College students - Sabrina Lewis of Durant, Maurice Riley of Kosciusko and Kamal Steel of Louisville - completed the Professional Truck Driver Program held at the Attala Center in Kosciusko. This was the first cohort for this program at…

Holmes Community College’s Director of Financial Aid Clate Holleman, Ed.D. and Director of Health Science Programs Ginger Meriwether, MSN, recently graduated from the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy. The MCCLA is organized around the practical needs for future community college leaders, specific to…

Officer Stanley Ricks, a law enforcement officer for Holmes Community College and deputy sheriff for the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, was recognized as one of the state’s leading law enforcement officers. An officer on the Holmes Ridgeland Campus, he received the “Top…

Jon Parker Jones, a graduate of Holmes Community College and Kosciusko native, was recently selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program (MRPSP). He is the son of Lisa and Jonathan Jones and will be attending…