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RAIN performing with full Beatles attire. Photo by Matt Christine.

Heindl Center for the Performing Arts Presents "RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES"

Northwest Mississippi Community College's Heindl Center for the Performing Arts will be presenting "RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES" at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 11. "We have had an amazing inaugural season and we are excited to continue this histori...

Apr 18, 2023, 5:11pm EDT

Northwest DeSoto Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Gamma Chi chapter at their Spring 2023 Induction. Photo by Alyssa Pirani.

Northwest DeSoto Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Name a Top 10 Distinguished Chapter

Northwest Mississippi Community College DeSoto campus's Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter Alpha Gamma Chi has been distinguished as a Top 10 Chapter in the Mississippi/Louisiana Region. The honor was announced at the Regional Awards Gala at Mississippi Sta...

Apr 17, 2023, 5:04pm EDT

Peyton Barr and Lawayne House standing in front of Barr's award winning painting "Decay of Grandeur." Photo by Matthew Mixson.

Mississippi Community/Junior College Art Instructors Association (MC/JCAIA) Student Art Competition/Exhibition

Mississippi Community/Junior College Art Instructors Association (MC/JCAIA) Student Art Competition awards ceremony was held March 31 at the Senatobia campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College in the Art Department where the winning pieces were...

Apr 14, 2023, 3:20pm EDT

The Northwest Pop Ensemble performing at the Heindl Center. Photo by Julie Bauer.

Northwest Chamber Choir and Guest Choirs Set to Perform at The Heindl Center for the Performing Arts

The Northwest Mississippi Community College Chamber Choir will perform their spring concert "Northwest Chamber and Friends: Sing 'Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart" on Thursday, April 20 at 7 p.m. in the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts on the Sena...

Apr 14, 2023, 12:00pm EDT

Dr. Michael Heindl, Northwest's President, and Dr. Glenn Boyce, Ole Miss Chancellor, shake hands in the Northwest Board Room at the Haraway Center. Photo by Sarah Smith.

Ole Miss Day Brings Ole Miss Administration to Northwest

Ole Miss Day brought University of Mississippi Chancellor, Dr. Glenn Boyce, and Ole Miss leadership to Northwest Mississippi Community College on April 3 to talk about the accomplishments of the two schools, the future of higher education, and their ed...

Apr 12, 2023, 5:11pm EDT

Northwest PTK students that are a part of the All-Mississippi Academic Team with faculty and staff from each Northwest campus at the PTK All-Mississippi Academic Team Luncheon at Hinds Community College. Backrow is Kristin Davis, Victoria Penny, Dr. Don Jones, Matt Johnson, Denise Willis, Dr. Michael Heindl, Dr. Tonyalle Rush, and Dr. Blake Bostick. In the front row is Conner Diamond, Michael Harvey, Brenna Becker, Addison Pilant, Kaitlyn Hadley, and Matusala Yohannes. Photo by Andrew Dale.

Six Northwest Students Attended All-Mississippi Academic Team Luncheon Hosted by PTK and MACC

Six Northwest Mississippi Community College students attended the 2023 Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team Luncheon April 11 at The Muse Center of Hinds Community College at their Rankin campus in Pearl. At this event, participating students ...

Apr 11, 2023, 5:04pm EDT

Northwest Mississippi Community College Announces Ranger START Summer Camp for Grades 3 - 8

Ranger START Educational Summer Camp is happening June 12-14 at Northwest Mississippi Community College. It will cater to two age groups third through fifth graders and sixth through eighth graders. The event is three full days of fun and educational p...

Apr 6, 2023, 4:59pm EDT

Groundbreaking at Northwest for Student Housing Expansion

Northwest Mississippi Community College is elated to announce the groundbreaking for the new men's residence hall Thursday, April 13, at 12:30 p.m. during the monthly Northwest Community College's Board of Trustees meeting. The new residence hall is g...

Apr 6, 2023, 4:48pm EDT

Addison Pilant holding her design piece that she won third place for in the RC Pugh Library Horror Art Show. Photo provided by Addison Pilant.

Northwest Student, Addison Pilant, is a Semifinalist for Prestigious Cooke Foundation Scholarship

Northwest Mississippi Community College sophomore Addison Pilant of Southaven is a semi-finalist for the prestigious Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. She is one of 11 Mississippi students who have made it to the semi-finalist rounds...

Apr 4, 2023, 3:34pm EDT

Northwest Mississippi Community College has selected 16 students as members of the 2022-23 Hall of Fame, including (first row, l to r) Dakoyta Lesure of New Albany, Dixee Drewery of Falkner, Madison Sadler of Southaven, Mary Hellen Wilkerson of Tunica, McKenzie Wells of Hernando, Sara Ann Hill of Pope, Brianna Thomas of Sarah, Jamessia Hankins of Grenada, Konnie Suggs of Tunica, Savannah Flores of Brandon, (second row) Seth Matlock, C.W. Weaver, both of Nesbit, Patrick Jones of Olive Branch, Grace Mettetal of Sardis, Victor Ordonez of Hernando and Casiah Pegues of Senatobia. Photo by Alyssa Pirani

Sixteen Northwest Hall of Fame Students Honored by Board of Trustees

Sixteen Northwest Mississippi Community College Hall of Fame inductees were honored by the college's Board of Trustees during the March meeting on Thursday, March 9. Hall of Fame selection is the highest honor a student can achieve at Northwest. The ...

Mar 30, 2023, 3:37pm 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.