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Community college to graduate record number of students

Associated Press — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:53:13 +0000

MERIDIAN — Meridian Community College will graduate a record number of students for the Spring 2013 term. The Meridian Star reports 554 students will be awarded their Associate Degrees and certificates when commencement ceremonies are held tomorrow. MCC Dean of Student Services Soraya Welden said that brings MCC’s total number of graduates for the school [...]

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Shipfitters graduate from community college’s ‘boot camp’

MBJ Staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:55:14 +0000

GULFPORT — Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College recently held a graduation ceremony for 17 graduates of the Shipfitter Boot Camp at the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center (AMTC) in Gulfport. The 10-week training program is designed to prepare individuals for entry–level employment as shipfitters. Originally, 20 participants were invited to participate in the boot camp [...]

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Public comment sought for new school-rating plan

Associated Press — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:25:01 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Graduation rates will make a difference this year in how Mississippi high schools and school districts are rated. The state Board of Education is likely today to seek public comment on a plan to add four-year graduation rates to the numerical formula that rates high schools and school districts. The board is [...]

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Report shows higher ed graduation rate below 50 percent

Associated Press — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:53:42 +0000

AROUND MISSISSIPPI — At most Mississippi colleges and universities, fewer than half the first-time students graduate within six years. The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University are among exceptions to the graduation rates found in the College Scorecards recently released by the U.S. Department of Education. Antonelli College-Jackson, Millsaps College and Mississippi College also [...]

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DOE reports graduation rate up, dropouts down

Associated Press — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:58:30 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The state is seeing an increase in its graduation rate and a slight decrease in its dropout rate, according to new figures released today by the state Department of Education. The figures also show small improvements in student performance on state standardized tests. The state’s graduation rate rose to 73.7 percent from [...]

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President, senators eliminate graduate dean position at Alcorn

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:57:48 +0000

LORMAN — Alcorn State University president M. Christopher Brown II along with members of the faculty and staff senates have agreed to eliminate the dean position of the School of Graduate Studies and disburse the duties among the academic schools and Office of the Provost in an effort to promote efficiencies. Brown said, “Students earn [...]

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Alcorn offering new graduate applied science/technology degree

MBJ Staff — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:32:13 +0000

LORMAN — Alcorn State University will offer a graduate degree in applied science and technology. The state College Board approved the degree program. ASU officials say students currently enrolled in undergraduate programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics can now obtain a technical master’s level degree. They say the program is designed to enable a [...]

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MSU dedicates new downtown campus; looking at graduate student housing

MBJ Staff — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:35:09 +0000

MERIDIAN and STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University has formally dedicated its new downtown campus for Mississippi State University-Meridian, made possible through a contribution from The Riley Foundation. And, the university announced it is looking to offer housing to its graduate students on the Starkville campus. To renovate a historical landmark to house MSU-Meridian’s Division of [...]

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