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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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Universities to confer most degrees in history this spring

MBJ Staff — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:26:36 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — For the first time, Mississippi’s eight public universities will confer more than 10,000 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies. This is according to the State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). The degrees conferred include 7,515 undergraduate degrees and 2,571 graduate degrees, for a total of 10,088 diplomas awarded. “Conferring more than 10,000 degrees [...]

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College’s graduating class ranks among nation’s largest

For the MBJ — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:08:26 +0000

PERKINSTON — More than 1,600 students graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2010, making it one of the top associate-degree producers in the nation. At No. 86 overall, Gulf Coast is once again ranked as one of the country’s top 100 community colleges, according to Community College Week, an educational magazine. Gulf Coast [...]

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Two-year institutions’ graduates up more than 14 percent

For the MBJ — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:01:49 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — During the 2010-2011 academic year, Mississippi’s 15 community colleges have awarded 13,228 degrees during graduation ceremonies. This is an increase of 14.2 percent, or 1,873 students, compared to 2009-2010. The figure for the current academic year does not include graduations that may take place during the first term of summer school, by [...]

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State universities report rise in graduation rate

Associated Press — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:13:29 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Graduation rates are on the rise at Mississippi public universities. The Clarion-Ledger reports that about 9,550 degrees are being awarded at the eight public universities this month, a slight increase from last May. Another 5,965 degrees were awarded in August and September. That pushes the total 5.4 percent above the 14,645 degrees [...]

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