9/20/22

Thank you to the Summer of Giving sponsors!

MGCCC Foundation concludes scholarship campaign with more than $216,000 raised The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Foundation completed its Summer of Giving campaign on August 15, raising money for student scholarships at MGCCC.  Last year, the Foundation funded scholarships for …

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5/11/22

Alumnus lost in World War II finally returns home

“Killed in Action in the Southwest Pacific” read the column beneath the picture of Private Andrew Joseph Ladner published February 10, 1943, in the Daily Herald.  The column further stated that Ladner had attended Harrison-Stone-Jackson Junior College, now Mississippi Gulf …

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9/17/20

Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association donates truck to lineman program

    Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association donated a truck for use in the Apprentice Electric Lineman program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s George County Center.  The donation will allow instructors to train using the types of equipment …

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5/24/19

MGCCC Foundation recognizes Joseph C. Canizaro at annual scholarship gala

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Foundation held its annual Scholarship Gala on May 20 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi.  The annual event raised more than a million dollars for MGCCC student scholarships. “The annual gala …

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5/7/19

MGCCC Hall of Famer Don Massengale dies at 84

Don Massengale, a former Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Board of Trustees member and a member of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame, passed away Sunday, May 5, at the age of 84. Donald B. Massengale Jr., a 1955 graduate …

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5/11/18

MGCCC Foundation Holds Annual Day of Giving November 15

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Foundation will hold its 2nd annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, November 15. The MGCCC Foundation The MGCCC Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that administers endowment funds for educational services within the college’s district. The …

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11/10/16

Third Annual Holiday Hobnob Raises More than $6,000 for Scholarships

  More than 150 people turned out for the third annual Holiday Hobnob held at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Hospitality and Resort Management Center in Biloxi on November 2. Competition winners, all MGCCC students, received $1,600 in scholarships or culinary …

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10/6/16

MGCCC to host 3rd annual Holiday Hobnob and Cookie Competition

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will host the 3rd annual Holiday Hobnob and Cookie Competition on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at the Hospitality Resort Management (HRM) Center in Biloxi from 6:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Holiday Hobnob is a different kind of …

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4/29/16

MGCCC Receives $50,000 Matching Scholarship Grant from Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs, in collaboration with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), has announced the nine community colleges selected to receive grants from the Goldman Sachs Gives Community College Fund, which was created to strengthen community college endowments in support …

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5/29/15

MGCCC Offers Scholarships to Over 1,200 Local Seniors

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has offered scholarship funds to 1,268 students in the college’s four-county district. These annual scholarships range from academic scholarships to performance-based scholarships. “This time of year is always exciting for our recruitment team because we …

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