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9/1/26
MGCCC joins Lowe’s Foundation national coalition to strengthen skilled trades workforce
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has joined more than 75 organizations nationwide as a founding member of the Lowe’s Foundation’s new Building Futures Skilled Trades Coalition, a national effort to help train and develop 1 million people for skilled trades …
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9/1/26
Two MGCCC students named 2026 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students Skylar Bell of D’Iberville and Hunter Williams of Hurley have been named 2026 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars. Each will receive a $1,000 scholarship in recognition of academic achievement, leadership potential, and community involvement. …
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8/24/26
Former Perkette Kaitlyn Chennault returns to MGCCC as assistant dance team coach
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has welcomed former Perkette Kaitlyn Chennault back to the Perkinston Campus as assistant coach of the MGCCC Dance Team for the 2026-2027 academic year. A native of St. Martin, Chennault returns to a program that …
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7/22/26
Calling All Bulldog Families: Share Your MGCCC Legacy!
As we count down to Homecoming 2026 on September 19, we’re celebrating this year’s theme, Legends & Legacies, by highlighting one of the things that makes Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College so special: our families. For many of our employees, Gulf Coast isn’t just …
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6/9/26
MGCCC named Top 10 Finalist for 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
On June 9, the Aspen Institute (Aspen) named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College as one of 10 community colleges as finalists for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition for community colleges. Backed by $1 …
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6/3/26
Mississippi’s growing leadership in Artificial Intelligence highlighted through national engagement, statewide training, and regional recognition
Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the nation’s premier statewide AI network, is housed at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It brings together educators, employers, government agencies, and community partners to advance AI literacy, workforce readiness, and responsible AI adoption across …
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5/27/26
MGCCC Institutional Advancement and Sports Information teams receive five awards at CPRAM Conference
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College brought home five awards from the 2026 College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) Conference, held May 18-20 in Senatobia. Competing against 14 other community colleges in the Junior Division, MGCCC’s Institutional Advancement and Sports …
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5/22/26
MGCCC student Katie Carter named 2026 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduate Katie Carter has been named a 2026 recipient of the prestigious Jack KentCooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, one of the nation’s most competitive and generous scholarships for community college students. Carter, a recent graduate from Vancleave who earned …
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5/22/26
Turning Tassels, Opening Doors:
MGCCC Celebrates Graduates Across Three Ceremonies Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College celebrated students who participated in the Spring 2026 Commencement Week with three ceremonies May 12–13. The week began on May 12 with the Adult Education Graduation Ceremony, where 171 …
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5/22/26
MGCCC Perkinston Campus Learning Resources Center receives national grant to expand accessibility resources
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Campus Learning Resources Center (LRC) has been selected as one of 300 libraries nationwide to participate in the fourth and final round of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an initiative of …
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