Hinds Community College
Tel:
(601) 857-5261
- 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 Highlights
Hinds Community College serves 11,839 students (65% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the state community college average of 22:1.
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 42%.
Top Placements
Hinds Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Mississippi for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 511 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Hinds Community College | (MS) Community College Avg. | |
Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
Institution Control | Public | Public |
Total Faculty | 511 staff | 138 staff |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Hinds Community College is Copiah-Lincoln Community College (34.7 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 3,029 students | 34.70 Mi1001 Co-Lin Lane
Wesson,  MS  39191
(601) 643-5101 34.703,029 - 357 students | 46.20 Mi132 Old Hwy 65 South
Tallulah,  LA  71282
(318) 574-4820 46.20357 - Holmes Community CollegePublic5,798 students | 57.40 Mi#1 Hill St
Goodman,  MS  39079
(662) 472-2312 57.405,798 - 1,973 students | 66.30 Mi1156 College Dr
Summit,  MS  39666
(601) 276-2000 66.301,973 - n/a students | 76.40 Mi1710 Warren St
Winnsboro,  LA  71295
76.40n/a
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