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NEMCC's Continuing Education opens registration for 22nd Reserve Officer Training Academy

Northeast Mississippi Community College's Office of Continuing Education is now taking applications for the twenty-second (22nd) class of its Reserve Officer Training Academy, which begins classes on Saturday, August 16. Built to ready cadets for a la...

Aug 11, 2025, 6:00pm EDT

Northeast Mississippi Community College head athletic trainer Ziggy Marro checks on Matthew Windham (53) of Booneville during a recent Tiger football practice. Northeast’s athletic training staff and its student athletic trainers undergo rigorous training to recognize the signs of heat illness and the symptoms to keep athletes and band members on the field at all times but if the need arises, they also have the training to treat heat illness or get the proper medical treatment.

Battling the Burn: How students, parents and administrators can help battle the summer heat

As the sun beats down on the rolling hills of northeast Mississippi, the sounds of cleats cutting through freshly mowed grass, whistles piercing through the thick muggy air and drums echoing from the practice fields across the area signal the start of ...

Aug 11, 2025, 2:54pm EDT

NEMCC Softball to host popular Daddy/Daughter Night at The Plex

Northeast Mississippi Community College is all about family and a tradition has started with the Tigers softball program as it brings back its popular Daddy/Daughter Night at The Plex. Set for Monday, August 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the event ...

Aug 7, 2025, 4:00pm EDT

NEMCC announces Fall 2025 dorm move-in dates

Northeast Mississippi Community College has announced the official move-in dates for residential housing on the Booneville campus for the Fall 2025 semester. Dorm move-in will begin on Sunday, August 10, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. for all students assig...

Aug 7, 2025, 12:47pm EDT

Northeast Mississippi Community College campus police officer Ricky Johnson, Jr., leads a contingent of law enforcement officers down a hallway in Patterson Hall on the college’s Booneville campus during an active shooter response simulation. Northeast’s Campus Police Department partnered with the City of Booneville’s Police Department and Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department to welcome over 30 officers from multiple law enforcement agencies from across the region to the City of Hospitality for an intensive two-day active shooter response training.

NEMCC hosts multi-agency law enforcement active shooter training

Northeast Mississippi Community College's Campus Police Department recently partnered with the City of Booneville's Police Department and Prentiss County Sheriff's Department to welcome multiple law enforcement agencies from across the region for an in...

Jul 25, 2025, 11:03am EDT

Northeast's TigerTalk podcast ranked in the Top 12 in the nation by Million Podcasts

Northeast Mississippi Community College's award-winning podcast TigerTalk has once again made national headlines - this time earning a spot among the Top 12 podcasts in the country in Million Podcasts' "Best 30 Community College Podcasts" list, release...

Jul 24, 2025, 3:33pm EDT

NEMCC, in partnership with Baptist Memorial Hospital and Priority Ambulance, celebrated the graduation of its first Accelerated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class on Friday, July 11. Eleven students from across Mississippi completed the rigorous six-week hybrid program, which combined daily online instruction from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with in-person skills check-offs at Northeast every other Friday. Graduates of the Accelerated EMT class include: Andrea Alsup – Magnolia Ambulance (Noxubee County), Payton Arnold – Priority Ambulance (Prentiss County), Cayson Capwell – Priority Ambulance (Union County), Robin Eaton – Priority Ambulance (Prentiss County), Paris Griffin – Priority Ambulance (Lee County), Shane King – Baptist Ambulance Union County, Amber Martin – Magnolia Ambulance (Noxubee County), James Shadburn – Priority Ambulance (Prentiss County), Kymani Smith, Kier Washington – Priority Ambulance (Union County) and Star Washington – Priority Ambulance (Lafayette County).

NEMCC, Baptist Memorial Hospital & Priority Ambulance celebrate first class of Accelerated EMT program

Northeast Mississippi Community College's Office of Continuing Education, in partnership with Baptist Memorial Hospital and Priority Ambulance, celebrated the graduation of its first Accelerated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class on Friday, July ...

Jul 23, 2025, 4:22pm EDT

Individual portrait of Northeast Mississippi Community College's new vice president of student services Rod Coggin

NEMCC promotes Coggin to Vice President of Student Services

Northeast Mississippi Community College has announced the promotion of Rod Coggin of Booneville to the role of Vice President of Student Services, effective July 1. Coggin steps into the position following the retirement of longtime administrator Ray ...

Jul 10, 2025, 10:14am EDT

NEMCC, The Brushstroke to offer July art camps for kids

Northeast Mississippi Community College and The Brushstroke located in downtown Booneville will host a series of July Art Camps for children. Designed to encourage creativity and hands-on artistic exploration, the camps offer students a chance to lear...

Jul 1, 2025, 11:56am EDT

Northeast Mississippi Community College has been awarded more than $2.2 million in workforce training grants from AccelerateMS to fund two major projects beginning July 1. At the check presentation were (front row l-r) state representative William Tracy Arnold, state representative Lester “Bubba” Carpenter, state representative Daniel Sparks, AccelerateMS Director of Grants Management Shelika Hooker, Northeast Workforce Systems Director Greg James, Northeast President Dr. Ricky G. Ford, Director of the Corinth Center Bonnie Bell, state representative Brad Mattox along with (back row l-r) Northeast Director of Advanced Manufacturing Morgan Fisher, Vice President of Community Outreach, Economic Development and Satellite Campuses Ben Shappley, Northeast Vice President of Career and Technical Education and Director of Workforce Training Jason Mattox, and Northeast Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Northeast Development Foundation Patrick Eaton.

AccelerateMS awards Northeast Mississippi Community College over $2.2 million in grants

Northeast Mississippi Community College has been awarded more than $2.2 million in workforce training grants from Accelerate Mississippi to fund two major projects beginning July 1, 2025. AccelerateMS awarded $2,092,057.47 to support the development o...

Jun 30, 2025, 1:28pm EDT

About Northeast Mississippi Community College

Northeast Mississippi Community College is a leading educational institution that provides comprehensive academic, technical, and workforce training programs to empower students and promote lifelong learning. With a commitment to excellence, Northeast Mississippi Community College fosters a supportive environment that prepares individuals for success in their chosen fields. For more information about Northeast, visit http://www.nemcc.edu.