NEMCC receives over $2 million for workforce special projects
BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- (10/25/2022) — Governor Tate Reeves (l) and Ryan Miller (third from left), executive director of AccelerateMS, were in Booneville on October 18 to present Northeast Mississippi Community College with a $2,220,629.03 check for workforce special projects.
Northeast division of Workforce Training and Economic Development will use the funds for projects such as purchasing state-of-the-art equipment for its Production Technician and Fiber Optic programs, trucks and trailers for its Commercial Truck Driving program, creation of a smart manufacturing cell in a workforce lab on the Booneville campus and for instructor service time outside the classroom. The workforce and CTE divisions are working on future special projects with AccelerateMS, including CNC machining, welding, and online training for the industry.
NEMCC Workforce has partnerships with all the right organizations to create synergy and make solutions possible that may seem impossible.
The division regularly works with AccelerateMS, Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development District (NEMPDD), Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA), Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and regional economic developers, North Mississippi Industrial Development (NMIDA), Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) and the Mississippi Partnership (TRPDD).
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Information about Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northeast Mississippi Community College, located in Booneville, Mississippi, is continually moving forward.
In the spring of 2020, Northeast became just one of four community colleges in the world to reach the prestigious Apple Distinguished School designation. NEMCC was the recipient of the Ellucian Impact Award for 2020 that recognizes the college's advancements in technology and is the only school in the nation to receive the award with the second award going to the University of Greenwich in London and Kent, United Kingdom.
Northeast has been named one of the top colleges and universities in Mississippi and was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as the Healthiest Workplace in Mississippi as it pertains to colleges and universities.
In addition to being one of the top colleges and universities in the nation, OnlineColleges.com recognized Northeast as the top school in the state of Mississippi for online education out of all colleges and universities, including four-year colleges and universities.
ZIPPIA has honored Northeast as the top community college in Mississippi in preparing students for the workforce and Northeast became the first college or university to offer a Z-degree (zero textbook cost) degree in the state of Mississippi as well.
Northeast athletics can also boast that it is home to a new ultramodern baseball and softball facility and currently holds the record for largest video boards for both sports in the community college ranks in the state.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated the college as one of its 'Best Places to Work For,' and CollegeChoice.net has named Northeast a Top 25 Community and Junior College in the country while The Center for Digital Education has recognized Northeast as a Top 10 Digital Community College in the nation.
Campus Labs recently named Northeast as one of two educational institutions in the nation as a Campus Labs Trailblazer Award honoree. The Campus Labs Trailblazer Award is based on the college creating a culture of assessment on campus through Campus Labs Planning to increase institutional adoption, focus on continuous improvement, and closing the loop in the institutional assessment priorities.
For more information about Northeast Mississippi Community College, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.
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Governor Tate Reeves (l) and Ryan Miller (third from left), executive director of AccelerateMS, were in Booneville on October 18 to present Northeast Mississippi Community College with a $2,220,629.03 check for workforce special projects. Pictured are (from left) Mississippi governor Tate Reeves, NEMCC president Dr. Ricky G. Ford, Ryan Miller, executive director of Accelerate MS and Ben Shappley, Northeast vice president of satellite campuses.