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  • 9/18/26

    MGCCC earns 2026 Great Colleges to Work For Honor Roll recognition

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has once again been named a Great College to Work For®, earning a place on the program’s 2026 Honor Roll and receiving recognition in a record nine categories. The 2026 recognition marks the third consecutive …

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  • 9/10/26

    MGCCC digital art instructor uses technology and compassion to illustrate difficult stories for children

    When Joely Corban began illustrating a children’s book about a young boy whose father returned from military deployment with a traumatic brain injury, the project was more than an artistic assignment. It was personal. Now the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community …

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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

    MGCCC student Katie Carter named 2026 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar

  • 5/16/22

    MGCCC police officer Kyle Craig awarded Golden Deeds Award by Gulfport Exchange Club

  • 1/21/26

    Fall 2025 President’s and Vice Presidents’ Lists

  • 4/16/25

    MGCCC’s Dr. Kollin Napier honored with national Rising Star Manager Award

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