Hinds Community College
School Notes Overview:
The mission of Hinds Community College, a public, comprehensive community college, is to offer pertinent and diverse educational programs and services for persons with various interests and abilities....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Hinds County, MS | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 5,793 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 3,869 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 9,662 students | 2,213 students |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 1,500 students | 229 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 98% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 52% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $1,070 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 5% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $238 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 7% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $785 | $1,146 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 33% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $1,367 | $3,129 |
School Notes:
- Hinds Community College is a comprehensive educational institution serving approximately 15,000 students each year. Hinds has provided quality educational programs that are convenient and affordable since 1917.
- Hinds Community College provides a quality, accessible, affordable education for all of its students and a wide variety of public service activities, cultural events, and recreational opportunities for its community.
- If you live in the five counties served by Hinds Community College - Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin and Warren - you are within 30 miles of one of these six convenient locations.
- The Hinds Campus in Raymond, where the College's history began, added a state-of-the-art cafeteria to its facilities in 1993. Other features such as an 18-hole golf course, olympic-size swimming pool, and varsity athletic competition appeal to students enrolled in academic, career, and technical programs.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Sheriff: HCC Student Committed Suicide (WAPT Jackson)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 10:21:35 pm
A Hinds Community College freshman took her own life by hanging, the sheriff says. - Student found dead at community college (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:33:52 pm
RAYMOND, MS (WLBT) - Authorities confirmed a death on the Raymond campus of Hinds Community College Wednesday night. Officials say a female student committed suicide in Marshall Hall. - HCC student commits suicide in dorm room (The Clarion-Ledger)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:22:08 pm
A female resident of Marshall Hall on the Hinds Community College campus in Raymond committed suicide Wednesday night, college administrators say. - Student Found Dead On Hinds Community College Campus (WAPT Jackson)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:38:00 am
The Hinds County Sheriff's Department says a female student committed suicide in a dorm on Hinds Community College's Raymond campus. - Former Vicksburg resident leading art reception at Clinton healthplex (The Vicksburg Post)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 08:23:43 am
A former Vicksburg resident has led an effort to decorate the lobby at the Baptist Healthplex in Clinton with art. This Saturday, she will take it to the next level, with a reception for participating artists from 2 to 4 p.m.
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