Category: News

The Holmes Community College Yazoo County Educational Center is offering community classes this fall. Two of the courses – Success Skills I and Residential Wiring – still have spots available for those who are interested.

On Friday, September 21, the Two-Year College English Association of Mississippi (TYCAM) held its annual conference at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center in Raymond, and three Holmes employees were named to leadership positions.

Members of the Holmes Community College Gaming Club (Goodman Campus) and HAVOC (Ridgeland Campus) participated in a half-day gaming tournament (CSG 1.10) and fellowship event at C Spire headquarters in Ridgeland on Saturday, Sept. 15.

In order to provide young people with the tools to have a successful career in line work, Yazoo Valley has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Workforce Development Training Program for linemen at Holmes Community College in Goodman.

Homecoming 2018 is set for Saturday, Oct. 20 on the Goodman Campus with activities starting at 9:30 a.m. and lasting until the end of the football game against Mississippi Delta Community College.

On Monday, Aug. 6, Holmes Community College celebrated the upcoming 2018-2019 school year with a “Running of the Bull(dog)s” themed Opening Convocation on the Goodman Campus. The day included: a breakfast social, a mechanical bull riding competition, an introduction of new employees, a president’s message, break-out sessions and recognition of those who have reached milestones for their years of service to Holmes.

Chances are if you’ve ever scanned radio stations in your vehicle while driving across the state of Mississippi and heard “Alex Paton…News Mississippi” at the end of a news report, you probably didn’t know she was a proud Holmes Community College graduate.

Holmes Community College was recently ranked #2 for Best Online Associate in Psychology Programs by TheBestSchools.org.

Holmes Community College is offering a hybrid Practical Nursing program to begin in the spring of 2019. Applications will be accepted Aug. 15 – Oct. 31 and the 15 applicants will be selected in November.

Holmes Community College Workforce Development will hold an Electrical Lineman Program information meeting for those interested in being a part of the Fall 2018 cohort on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 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.