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Hernando Natives Receive Northwest Foundation Scholarships

Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation awarded students scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year on May 17 at the Northwest DeSoto Center. The following students and the scholarships they received are as follows: (L-R) Hayden Drumwright...

Jun 6, 2023, 9:51am EDT

Celebrating a $10,000 grant award from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation are Northwest Mississippi Community College administration and Adult Eduation staff (L-R) Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Patti Gordon, Adult Education Lead Instructor Lauren Carlini, MIBEST Navigator Elizabeth Kairit, Director of Adult Education Jennifer Williams, Northwest President Dr. Michael Heindl, Vice President of Instruction and College Parallel Programs Dr. Matthew Domas, Associate Vice President for Workforce Solutions and Career-Technical Education Dwayne Casey, Data Intake Manager Brittany Simmerman, and College and Career Navigator Ashton Smith. Photo by Alyssa Pirani

Dollar General's Literacy Foundation Awards $10,000 to Northwest Adult Education Program

Northwest Mississippi Community College received a check for a $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation May 24. This grant is awarded to help strengthen literacy initiatives, enhance programs, and make tomorrow better through education...

Jun 5, 2023, 3:35pm EDT

At the Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team Luncheon at Hinds Community College in April, Conner Diamond (center) is with fellow student Michael Harvey of Oxford (fourth from left), Dean of the Oxford campus, Dr. Don Jones (far left), Oxford campus PTK Advisor and History Instructor Matt Johnson, and Northwest’s President, Dr. Michael Heindl (far right). Photo by Dr. Andrew Dale

Conner Diamond Reflects on His Season of Success at Northwest

Northwest Mississippi Community College Oxford campus student, Conner Diamond of Oxford, just finished up his sophomore year and has worked hard to become a top performing student. Diamond is on the general college pathway, but he hopes to become a Phy...

May 31, 2023, 1:14pm EDT

Staff members from the Northwest Mississippi Community College Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications earned 7 awards for their outstanding work during the 2023 College Public Relations of Mississippi annual conference held May 21-23 in Oxford. Receiving awards were (l to r) Brian Oakley of Senatobia, Sports Media specialist; Kamien Bell of Eudora, former Creative Video/Digital Media coordinator; Brian Lentz of Senatobia, Sports Information director; Alyssa Peyton Pirani of Hernando, assistant director of Marketing and Strategic Communications for Digital Media; and Jennifer Corbin of Lambert, graphic designer. Not pictured are former Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications KayLeigh Mitchell of Memphis and former Communications Specialist Natalie Ehrhardt of Como, Director of Institutional Advancement Patti Gordon of Senatobia, and Julie Bauer, Director Emeritus of Hernando. Photo by Julie Bauer

Communications Staff Wins 7 Awards at CPRAM

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Office of Marketing and Strategic Communications attended the statewide College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) conference May 21-23 in Oxford. The team took home seven awards during their a...

May 30, 2023, 4:52pm EDT

Registration for Northwest Cheer and Dance Camp Opens

Northwest Mississippi Community College Athletics is hosting Dance Camp June 19-20 and Cheer Camp June 21-22 for children ages 4-13 for $100 per attending child. The camps will be held at Northwest's main campus in Senatobia. The Cheer and Dance camp...

May 24, 2023, 1:46pm EDT

Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Michael Heindl (center), accepts a $3.5 million check from Ryan Miller (left), executive director of AccelerateMS and Gov. Tate Reeves (right) at the college’s Concourse in Batesville on Wednesday. Photo by Sarah Smith

MS Gov. Tate Reeves and AccelerateMS Visit Northwest's Batesville Campus, The Concourse, to Award a $3.5 million check

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Concourse Workforce Training Center in Batesville hosted Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Wednesday, May 17. Gov. Reeves and other state officials presented a $3.5 million check to fund the expansion of educ...

May 19, 2023, 4:21pm EDT

Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters performing. Photo provided by Billy Bob Thorton and Boxmasters team.

Heindl Center for the Performing Arts Presents Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Heindl Center for the Performing Arts will be presenting Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. "We have had an amazing ride through our inaugural season and we are excited to clo...

May 18, 2023, 3:53pm EDT

Northwest DeSoto's Groundbreaking for New Career-Tech Multi-Purpose Building [(EMBARGO) FOR RELEASE ON MONDAY MAY 22nd, 2023]

Northwest Mississippi Community College was awarded $7 million from the federal Economic Development Administration to go toward the construction of a 42,000-square-foot multi-purpose workforce and career-technical education center at the DeSoto Campus...

May 11, 2023, 12:48pm EDT

Northwest Mississippi Community College President, Dr. Michael Heindl (second row, far left) congratulations to the 2023 retirees, including (first row, l-r) Marilyn Davis, Sandra Moore, Amy Latham, Leanna Flores, Julie Correro, Annie Jackson, Rosie Johnson, Arlene Pittman, (second row) David Young, Robert Smith, Mark Crockett, James Neal, Al Taylor, Michael Hibbler, and Anthony Elion. Photo by Alyssa Pirani.

Northwest Celebrates Retirees and Their Accomplishments

Northwest Mississippi Community College held its annual Faculty and Staff Awards and Retirement Ceremony April 24 to honor the college's 2023 retirees and employees who have reached service milestones. This year, 18 retirees were honored after serving ...

May 11, 2023, 10:50am EDT

Northwest Nursing students at the MOADN convention March 30-31 in Vicksburg. Photo provided by Monica Williams.

Northwest Nursing Students and Faculty Shine at State Convention

Northwest Mississippi Community College students attended the Mississippi Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (MOADN) convention March 30-31 in Vicksburg. This convention hosts students from across the state of Mississippi to network and listen t...

May 9, 2023, 9:23am EDT

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.