Holmes Community College
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| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1911 |
| President | Jim Haffey |
| Location | , , United States 32°58′10″N 89°54′59″W / 32.96944°N 89.91639°W |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | http://www.holmescc.edu/ |
Holmes Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Goodman, Mississippi.[1] It also has campuses in Grenada and Ridgeland, and satellite campuses in Attala, Webster, and Yazoo counties.
Holmes Community College was established in 1911, when plans were made to found Holmes County Agricultural High School in Goodman, Mississippi. The town of Goodman provided 40 acres (160,000 m2) of land (along with free water from the community's artesian well) on the west side of town, and the Board of Trustees purchased an additional 42 acres (170,000 m2) adjacent to the original school location. The mascot of Holmes Community College is the bulldog.
It was previously Holmes Junior College (HJC).[2]
History
[edit]Holmes Community College originally began as Holmes County Agricultural High School, established in 1911 when the town of Goodman provided forty acres of land and the college's board of trustees bought forty-two acres of land on the west side of Goodman, Mississippi. In 1922, the Mississippi Legislature made it legal for agricultural high schools to add two years of college work. Holmes added the first year of college work in the 1925-1926 school session, and a sophomore year of college work in the 1928-1929 school session.[3]
Service area
[edit]Counties it serves, in addition to Holmes, are Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Madison, Montgomery, Webster, and Yazoo.[4]
Campuses
[edit]- Goodman Campus, Goodman
- Grenada Center, Grenada
- Ridgeland Campus, Ridgeland
- Kosciusko - Attala Educational Center / Workforce Development, Kosciusko
- Yazoo Center, Yazoo City
Notable alumni
[edit]- Max Dale Cooper, immunologist
- Walter Jones, professional football player
- Daryl Macon (born 1995), professional basketball player
- Alvin McKinley (born 1978), professional football player
- Roy Oswalt (born 1977), professional baseball player
- Trumaine Sykes (born 1982), professional football player
References
[edit]- ^ "Goodman Campus." Holmes Community College. Retrieved on March 1, 2011.
- ^ "Vaiden student at HJC named to "Who's Who"". The Conservative. Vol. 106, no. 8. April 30, 1970. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "History of the College". Retrieved November 1, 2013.
- ^ "About Us". Holmes Community College. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
External links
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- Holmes Community College
- Community colleges in Mississippi
- Universities and colleges established in 1911
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Education in Attala County, Mississippi
- Education in Carroll County, Mississippi
- Education in Choctaw County, Mississippi
- Education in Grenada County, Mississippi
- Education in Holmes County, Mississippi
- Education in Madison County, Mississippi
- Education in Montgomery County, Mississippi
- Education in Webster County, Mississippi
- Education in Yazoo County, Mississippi
- NJCAA athletics
- 1911 establishments in Mississippi
- Two-year colleges in the United States