Recent News
Northwest announces 2019 HEADWAE honorees
Northwest Mississippi Community College recently announced its 2019 HEADWAE honorees. The HEADWAE student is sophomore William Joshua Wood, who attends Northwest's Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center (LYTC), and the HEADWAE faculty member is Elizabeth...
Jan 28, 2019, 3:22pm EST
Northwest Spring 2019 registration dates set
Registration for the 2019 spring semester at Northwest Mississippi Community College is just around the corner. Open registration for day classes for students who have not previously registered will be held on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Friday, Jan. 11 ...
Dec 18, 2018, 9:48am EST
Northwest students get hands-on experience helping others
Students in Northwest Mississippi Community College's Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (HVAC) program recently got some hands-on experience while helping someone in need. When HVAC instructor Josh Buchanan was approached by Joe...
Dec 17, 2018, 1:09pm EST
Northwest Foundation director announces retirement
Sybil Canon, associate vice president of Development and Special Projects recently announced her retirement from Northwest Mississippi Community College, according to college officials. Under Canon's leadership, the Northwest Foundation has accrued mor...
Dec 14, 2018, 10:43am EST
Northwest students vying for paid industry-led apprenticeships
Recently, Northwest Mississippi Community College Industrial Electronics Engineering Technology (IEET) students had an opportunity to interview for paid industry-led apprenticeships with local companies. Northwest's Advanced Manufacturing Partnershi...
Dec 10, 2018, 11:27am EST
Northwest LPN Challenge Advanced Placement Option to be discontinued
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Division of Nursing recently announced that the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Challenge Advanced Placement option for the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program will be discontinued after Fall ...
Nov 29, 2018, 4:28pm EST
Northwest MI-BEST Healthcare student uses training to help classmates find jobs
Jody Dye was really tired of having no success in her career when she came into her sister-in-law Cathy Moore's office that day. Moore, a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(WIOA) counselor at Northwest Mississippi Community College's WIN Center ...
Nov 2, 2018, 12:25pm EDT
Northwest nursing program prepares students for early entry into higher degree programs
In 2013, first-year nursing students from the Northwest Mississippi Community Division of Nursing began applying to the RN-MSN Early Entry program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) School of Nursing. Since that time, nine stud...
Oct 15, 2018, 10:04am EDT
Northwest to present modern musical "Calvin Berger" Oct. 24-28
Rehearsals are underway at Northwest Mississippi Community College for their upcoming production of "Calvin Berger," a modern musical loosely based on the story of Cyrano de Bergerac. "Calvin Berger" was written by Barry Wyner and directed by Sadie Sha...
Sep 28, 2018, 1:20pm EDT
Reed named dean of the DeSoto Center
On Aug. 27, Northwest Mississippi Community College President Dr. Michael Heindl announced that DeSoto Center Associate Dean Keith Reed has been named dean of the DeSoto Center in Southaven. Reed has served as associate dean since July 2014. Former ...
Sep 27, 2018, 3:33pm EDT