2/27/25

MGCCC Instructor Obey Parker selected for the Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award for 2025

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is proud to announce that career-technical instructor Obey Parker has been selected to receive the prestigious Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award from the American Association of Community Colleges for 2025. With 20 years of …

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7/16/24

MGCCC’s Lott Learning Resources Center receives $10,000 grant from the American Library Association

The Lott Learning Resources Center (LRC) at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston Campus has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association’s (ALA) Building Library Capacity program for 2024. The grant, which is part of a three-year …

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1/24/24

MGCCC’s Electrical Technology program earns top recognition nationwide

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Electrical Technology program has been named one of the nation’s best programs, according to Degree Choices. The program, located at the Harrison County Campus and the George County Center, offers students a comprehensive degree in …

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5/26/23

MGCCC celebrates students at Awards Day ceremonies

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held Awards Day ceremonies at the Harrison County, Jackson County, and Perkinston campuses and the George County Center during spring semester 2023. Awards Days, held at each location during April, honor students for scholastic achievement, …

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1/6/23

George County Center hosts first Lineman Rodeo Competition

On December 1, the George County Center hosted the first Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Lineman Rodeo Competition.  Students in the Apprentice Electric Lineman program at the George County Center and students in the Electric Lineworker Training program in Gulfport …

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5/19/22

High school welding competition held at MGCCC’s George County Center

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College hosted the South Mississippi Welding Competition on May 13 at the George County Center in Lucedale.  The competition included 18 first- and second-year welding students from South Mississippi high schools. Six area high schools competed …

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4/7/22

MGCCC George County Center Agricultural Science students visit MSU

Agricultural Science students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s George County Center traveled to Mississippi State University (MSU) on March 31 to visit the MSU College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS). The MGCCC/MSU Agricultural Science program at the George …

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3/30/22

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Expands Workforce Training Opportunities for George County Residents

Dedicated to enhancing economic growth, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s (MGCCC) George County Center launched a brand-new workforce development program with Enviva, the world’s leading sustainable biomass producer with operations in the U.S. Southeast. The program will offer training to …

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11/19/21

George County Center hosts MGCCC-MSU Agricultural Science Day

Students from George County High School and Stone County High School, along with members of the community, enjoyed the MGCCC-MSU Agricultural Science Day at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College George County Center in Lucedale on November 18. The event …

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9/16/21

George County Center’s PTK chapter awarded $1,000 Honors in Action grant

The Beta Tau Eta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society received a $1,000 Honors in Action grant award.  The grant will go toward the chapter’s Honors in Action project this year. “The opportunity that this grant provides us will …

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