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…

As a way to give back to the Town of Duck Hill, students from the Holmes Community College Physical Therapy Assistants class collaborated with the Friends of the Duck Hill Library to create a lending library and a food pantry. Meg King, director…

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…

This fall the Career-Technical Education Department will offer Forest Technology, Conservation Law Enforcement Technology and Business & Office Technology courses on the Goodman Campus. James Floyd is the advisor for the Forest Technology and Conservation Law enforcement programs while Ginny Ables will be…

Adult education programs provide students with essential workplace experience and training. But although these programs are effective, they can be strengthened and improved through community partnerships. This extends to the partnership between Holmes Community College (HCC) and Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, which began…

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…