Holmes Community College

Holmes Community College
Type	Community
President	Dr. Jim Haffey
Location	Grenada, Ridgeland, and Goodman,, Mississippi, USA 32°58′10″N 89°54′59″W / 32.96944°N 89.91639°W / 32.96944; -89.91639
Mascot	Bulldog
Website	http://www.holmescc.edu/

Holmes Community College is a community college located in the state of Mississippi, headquartered in the Goodman Campus in Goodman.^[1]

The system has three campuses in the cities of Grenada, Ridgeland, and Goodman, which is the location of the main or original campus. Holmes has satellite campuses in Kosciusko and Webster County as well. Holmes Community College 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 (160,000 m²) 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 (170,000 m²) adjacent to the original school location. The mascot of Holmes Community College is the bulldog.

History

Holmes Community College originally began as Holmes County Agricultural High School, established in 1911 when the town of Goodman provided forty acres of land and the Board of Trustees bought forty-two acres of land on the west side of Goodman, Mississippi. In 1922, the Mississippi Legislature made it legal for agricultural high schools to add two years of college work. Holmes added the first year of college work in the 1925-1926 school session and a sophomore year of college work in the 1928-1929 school session. ^[2]

Campuses

Goodman Campus, Goodman
Grenada Center, Grenada
Ridgeland Campus, Ridgeland
Kosciusko - Attala Educational Center / Workforce Development, Kosciusko

Notable Alumni

Trumaine Sykes, professional football player in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and Arena Football League.

Alvin McKinley professional football player in the NFL, Roy Oswalt professional baseball player in the MLB,

References

↑ "Goodman Campus." Holmes Community College. Retrieved on March 1, 2011.
↑ "History of the College". Retrieved November 1, 2013.

External links

Holmes Community College - Official site.

Public Colleges and Universities in Mississippi

Four-year institutions:	Alcorn State University Delta State University Jackson State University Mississippi State University Mississippi University for Women Mississippi Valley State University University of Mississippi University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Southern Mississippi

Two-year institutions:	Coahoma Community College Copiah-Lincoln Community College East Central Community College East Mississippi Community College Hinds Community College Holmes Community College Itawamba Community College Jones County Junior College Meridian Community College Mississippi Delta Community College Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Northeast Mississippi Community College Northwest Mississippi Community College Pearl River Community College Southwest Mississippi Community College

Coordinates: 32°58′10″N 89°54′59″W / 32.96944°N 89.91639°W / 32.96944; -89.91639

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