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Community Colleges |
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are fifteen community and junior colleges in Mississippi.
Holmes Community College,
Goodman, MS, traces its origin to 1911 when plans were made
to establish Holmes County Agricultural High School in
Goodman, Mississippi. The town of Goodman provided 40 acres
of land (along with free water from the community's artesian
well) on the west side of town, and the Board of Trustees
purchased an additional 42 acres adjacent to the original
school location.
In 1922 the Mississippi State legislature permitted
agricultural high schools scattered throughout the state to
add two years of college work. In the 1925-26 school session
the first year of college work was added; in 1928-29, the
second year. The school was then recognized by the
Mississippi State Department of Education as a complete
junior college, eligible to award the associate of arts
degree.
Support of the college has grown from a single county,
Holmes, to include Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada,
Madison, Montgomery, Webster and Yazoo counties. This makes
it the second largest community college district in the
state. The Ridgeland and Grenada facilities provide a
wide array of academic and vocational/technical programs and
serve as continuing education and cultural activities
centers. The Goodman campus continues to offer
post-secondary education opportunities in a traditional
residential setting. Attala Educational Center in Kosciusko,
dedicated in the fall of 1997, makes it possible for the
college to provide a variety of courses, including: nursing,
academic and work training for those in and around Attala
County.
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