Hinds Community College Blog

Most people know the basics about Hinds Community College.

For example, we all know Hinds CC is affordable ($1,200 per semester for full-time, in state students) and convenient (6 locations serving Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin and Warren counties). However, Hinds Community College is much more than your average community college.

Here are 5 things you didn't know about Hinds CC:

1. Hinds Community College is the largest community college in Mississippi and the fourth largest higher education institution in the state. 
   

   Hinds Community College offers 170 academic programs guaranteed to transfer to a university, more than 70 career and technical program options and 14 nursing and allied health programs. If you can't find something to study at Hinds, check your pulse. 
   
   

2. Hinds Community College is the only community college in Mississippi with its own airport.
   
   The John Bell Williams airport is located in Bolton and is home our Aviation Department (Aviation Technology, Commercial Aviation and Unmanned Aircraft Systems programs). Our UAS program was even featured on FOXBusiness!
   
   
3. The Hinds Community College Hi-Steppers are one of the oldest precision dance lines in the United States. 
   
   Founded in 1953, the Hi-Steppers are known as Mississippi’s Goodwill Ambassadors. No group in the U.S. has received more invitations to nationally televised bowl games, professional football games, or national parades than the Hi-Steppers.
    
4. Hinds Community College has won the Halbrook Award in the community college division for the 14^th time since 1987. 
   

   The Halbook Award is given each year at the Mississippi Association of Colleges annual conference to the college having the highest number of student-athletes who graduated or completed class work. Hinds posted a 96% graduation/completion rate among its student-athletes in 2013-2014. 
   
   

5. Hinds Community College's Utica Campus (formerly Utica Junior College) was founded in 1903 and still retains its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU ) status and traditions. 
   
   Some of Utica's most treasured traditions include Founder's Day, Annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Coronation Ball.