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Holmes Community Collegeis apubliccommunity collegewith its main campus inGoodman, Mississippi.[1]It also has campuses inGrenadaandRidgeland,and satellite campuses inAttala,Webster,andYazoocounties.
| Type | Publiccommunity college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1911 |
| President | Jim Haffey |
| Location | ,, United States 32°58′10″N89°54′59″W/ 32.96944°N 89.91639°W |
| Mascot | Bulldog |
| Website | http://www.holmescc.edu/ |
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 previouslyHolmes Junior College(HJC).[2]
History
editHolmes 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, theMississippi Legislaturemade 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
editCounties it serves, in addition toHolmes,areAttala,Carroll,Choctaw,Grenada,Madison,Montgomery,Webster,andYazoo.[4]
Campuses
editNotable 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 fromNewspapers.com.
- ^"History of the College".RetrievedNovember 1,2013.
- ^"About Us".Holmes Community College.RetrievedJune 30,2021.