Category: News

NaTunya Johnson, Ed.S, district department chair of the Business and Office Technology (BOT) Department at Holmes Community College, was recently named to the Mississippi Business Journal’s (MBJ) 50 Leading Business Women in Mississippi Class of 2016.

When animals are harvested illegally their remains are held by Conservation Law Enforcement officers as evidence until the trial. If the hunter in question is proven guilty this evidence is either destroyed or utilized for educational purposes.

Stephanie Wood has joined the Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus as the graphic designer.

Holmes Community College recently took third place in the Mississippi Community/Junior College Press Association yearbook competition.

The Ridgeland Campus of Holmes Community College held a Graduation Ceremony for the Emergency Medical Sciences (EMS) Class of 2016 on July 26 in the D.P. McGowan Workforce Training Center.

The Holmes Community College Goodman Campus will hold an Electrical Lineman Program information meeting for those interested in being a part of the spring cohort on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 5 p.m. in the Science and Mathematics Building Auditorium on the Goodman Campus. The meeting is mandatory for all potential students who are interested in applying to the 16-week training program.

Students in the Holmes Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program recently became the first in the state to have students published in a scholarly publication. Fourteen OTA students contributed to an article on postural alignment that was published in the industry magazine ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners. ADVANCE offers cutting-edge strategies, innovations, salary information and more for those in the field of occupational therapy.

The Holmes Community College Attala Center in Kosciusko is offering the Professional Truck Driving Training Program beginning Sept. 12. The Professional Truck Driving Training is a six-week program that prepares students to enter the commercial truck driving industry. The program includes classroom, controlled driving environment, and road driving to provide instruction in operating diesel powered vehicles, DOT rules and regulations, shifting techniques, pre and post trip inspections, loading and unloading cargo, and keeping necessary records. Prior to the fall term program beginning, the Attala Center will offer the CDL preparation course, designed to prepare applicants for the CDL Commercial Learner’s Permit. The prep course will be available – free of charge – from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Aug. 6 and Aug. 13.