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Students Galilea Murgia, Jose Roliles, and Rylee Vanderford are student leaders who are part of the enrollment growth at Northwest.

Northwest Mississippi Sees 7.9% Enrollment Growth for Spring 2025, Continues Statewide Leadership

Northwest Mississippi Community College has reported a 7.9% enrollment increase for the Spring 2025 semester, according to the 10-day enrollment report published by the Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB). The growth solidifies Northwest's posit...
Feb 6, 2025, 1:39pm EST
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi and Northwest Mississippi Community College's Logos.     For images from Cinderella event, please visit, https://nwccimages.smugmug.com/Heindl-Center-for-the-Performing-Arts/Fall-2026-Season/Cinderella/n-qbN4Ld  Photo credits to Carly Fox.

NWCC Receives $7,500 Grant from CFNM

Northwest Mississippi Community College is proud to accept a $7,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNM) to help bring fine arts education to children. This grant in particular helped fund the recent touring production of...
Oct 20, 2026, 9:11am EDT
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The Music Man Takes Heindl Center for The Performing Arts Stage on Oct. 24

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Heindl Center for the Performing Arts will feature the touring production of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" on Oct. 24, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" follows a fast-talking salesman...
Oct 19, 2026, 3:14pm EDT
Parting Glass poster by Dr. Alex Belohlavek

Northwest Choirs Present "Parting Glass" on Oct. 20

Northwest Mississippi Community College Department of Fine Arts Choirs present "Parting Glass," their fall concert on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts. "The title of the concert is 'Parting Glass,' after the t...
Oct 16, 2026, 9:59am EDT
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Northwest Cheerleader Davis Hayes III of Cleveland celebrating a win at UCA National Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. Photo by Carly Fox-Mayo.

Northwest MarCom team takes home silver and gold from Regional Conference

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing won gold and silver Medallion Awards for social media posts and their Instagram page at the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations District II Confere...
Oct 7, 2026, 3:44pm EDT
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Northwest to Celebrate Homecoming and Honor Athletics in October

Northwest Mississippi Community College is set to celebrate and honor its heritage in October during "Homecoming and Athletics Emphasis Month," as part of the college's Centennial Celebration. This month kicks off on Oct. 1 with Northwest's Homecoming ...
Sep 30, 2026, 11:33am EDT
Bobby Franklin Field with updated BankFirst logos on the 25-yard line. Photo by Matthew Mixson.    FOR MORE IMAGE OPTIONS:   https://nwccimages.smugmug.com/Athletics/Football-/2026-27/Bobby-Franklin-Field-Updates/n-nBH69t

Northwest Mississippi Community College and BankFirst Announce Expanded Multi-Year Partnership

Northwest Mississippi Community College and BankFirst Financial Services have announced an expanded multi-year partnership that will bring new BankFirst branding to Ranger Stadium at Bobby Franklin Field while strengthening BankFirst's investment in No...
Sep 29, 2026, 12:57pm EDT
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Mississippi Deploying $8.5 Million to Strengthen Workforce Pell Training

Governor Tate Reeves today announced Mississippi is deploying more than $8.5 million through the U.S. Department of Labor's Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program to expand short-term workforce training and strengthen the state's impl...
Sep 23, 2026, 2:32pm EDT
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(L-R) Margaret Mays, Mary Cole, and Ada Armstrong at the Bruce Adult Education building. Photo by Sarah Smith-Hutchinson

For over 20 years, Northwest Adult Education Instructors Continue to Instill Hope and Education in their Community

Northwest Mississippi Community College instructors Ada Armstrong of Calhoun City and Mary Cole of Calhoun City have worked at Northwest Adult Education for over 20 years and Margaret Mays of Pittsburg has volunteered for many years in Bruce helping ed...
Sep 17, 2026, 5:06pm EDT
Northwest’s Horticulturist Len Lawhon (left), and grounds workers Dillon Oldham (middle) and Anthony Harvey (right). Photo by Sarah Smith-Hutchinson

Northwest WIOA and Adult Education Impacts MS Adult Learners

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Adult Education and WIOA partnered alongside Northwest's Horticulturist Len Lawhon of Olive Branch to help students train for success by working with the horticulture team to help keep the Northwest campuses be...
Sep 15, 2026, 4:45pm EDT
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About Northwest Mississippi Community College

With convenient online classes and locations in Senatobia, Southaven and Oxford, Northwest offers the pre-requisites you need to get ready for an exciting four-year degree at any of Mississippi’s colleges or universities or career and technical programs that gets students in the workforce in as little as nine months for less than half the price of any Mississippi public college or university. For more information, call 662-562-3200 or visit www.northwestms.edu.

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