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Meridian Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Founded in 1937 as the "13th and 14th grades" at Meridian High School, Meridian Community College is the only one of Mississippi's 15 public community colleges to originate through the initiative of the local school system. MCC began as the vision of Dr. H.M. Ivy (1884-1977), superintendent of the Meridian Separate School District in the 1930s. The College, then known as Meridian Junior College, operated at Meridian High School until 1965 when the College moved to its present location.
• Meridian Community College is a public institution of higher learning dedicated to improving the quality of life in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, and surrounding areas. Through campus-based and distance education programming, MCC serves a diverse student population and accomplishes its mission.
• The college offers courses leading to the Associate in Arts Degree and/or transfer to senior colleges and universities; Associate of Applied Science Degree and occupational certificate programs, and customized workforce training; continuing education courses designed for personal and/or professional enrichment and adult basic and developmental education programs designed to equip students for expanded opportunities.
• Faculty and students participating in distance learning courses interact through phone, e-mail, discussion boards, chat rooms, and face to face meetings. These courses meet the same educational requirements as the traditional classroom, just in a more flexible format.
• Meridian Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate in Arts and the Associate of Applied Science Degrees. MCC holds membership in the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, the Mississippi Community and Junior College Association, the Mississippi Association of Colleges and the Southern Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Additionally, MCC is officially recognized by various occupational accrediting agencies, such as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• JCJC’s Pierce earns honor (Laurel Leader-Call)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 04:13:34 pm
  ELLISVILLE – Jones County Junior College standout Andrew Pierce has been named the NJCAA Division II Pitcher of the Week for the week of March 1-7.
• Stringer freshman Pierce tosses no-hitter as JCJC sweeps Delta (Laurel Leader-Call)
  posted on March 7, 2010 at 05:43:44 pm
  MOORHEAD – Stringer freshman Andrew Pierce tossed a no-hitter to lead Jones County Junior College to a 4-0 victory over Mississippi Delta Community College here Saturday afternoon in game two of a doubleheader.
• Scholarship benefits JCJC students (Laurel Leader-Call)
  posted on March 6, 2010 at 05:25:14 pm
  Jones County Junior Collage students, as well as other junior college students, can now apply for a new scholarship to help them pursue higher education opportunities.
• Lady Bobcats take two from Bishop State (Laurel Leader-Call)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 04:58:34 pm
  HATTIESBURG – It was a good evening for the Jones County Junior College softball team here Wednesday at the Joseph and Nancy Fail Softball Complex on the campus of William Carey University.
• School districts push tuition plan (South Reporter)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 03:41:06 am
  The Marshall County Board of Supervisors heard a plea from the Holly Springs and Marshall County school districts Monday to find some way to participate in the Create Foundation’s tuition guarantee program.

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