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New to Copiah-Lincoln Community College Workforce Education and the college district is the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Program (AEMT), which prepares currently certified Emergency Medical Technicians (BASIC) to provide limited advanced levels of emergency medical care. In addition to their principal duty of performing ongoing basic life support, AEMTs are also equipped to deliver medications…

Copiah-Lincoln Community College and Mississippi University for Women (The W) have expanded their partnership to provide new opportunities for Co-Lin graduates to earn their bachelor’s degree in business at The W. The new 2+2 agreement, meaning two years of course work at Co-Lin and two years of course work at The W, was signed recently…

The Construction Equipment Operation program on Copiah-Lincoln Community College’s Wesson Campus has received two brand new pieces of equipment to begin the 2021 academic year. The state-of-the-art upgrades include a CAT D3 dozer and a CAT 320 excavator which have already been delivered, and a CAT Motor Grader set to be delivered sometime this fall.…

Copiah-Lincoln Community College’s Workforce Education division recently graduated 13 from the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) non-credit training program. Enrollees began the six-month training program in February and now have the necessary skills to provide both clinical and administrative support to a wide range of healthcare providers. As facilities begin to seek employees with diverse…

A total of 593 Hinds Community College students graduated in one of three ceremonies on July 30, with 320 students choosing to participate in one of the ceremonies. Hinds awarded a total of 700 credentials, with some students earning more than one credential. Of the total 593 graduates, 85 graduated cum laude, 53 graduated magna…

The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the Dean’s List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average, based on a 4.0 system. The student must take a full course load of at least 12…

The University of Southern Mississippi has released its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester. The President’s List includes full-time students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average (all A’s). Students recognized on the President’s List from the local area include: Jayess – Haven Johnson Busbin, Samuel Cole Powell, Alyssa Tayia Thompson,…

Jones College in Ellisville has announced the 2021 spring semester Honor Roll scholars. Full-time students with 15 hours or more and who maintain the following grade-point averages will make the Honor Roll: President’s List–4.0; Dean’s List–3.99-3.5: Faculty List–3.49-3.0. Local students named to the President’s List include Sydney Ruth Pevey, of Jayess; Rebecca Jamison Speights, of…

Mississippi State University has announced the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester. Students on the President’s List achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of course work with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C. Local students named…