Northeast Mississippi Community College

As the summer comes to an end and students across the region prepare to return to classrooms, a group of dedicated individuals from Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) have taken a different path. In late July, 31 practical nursing students, hailing from various towns in northeast Mississippi, celebrated their graduation and are headed into join the workforce, addressing a critical need in the healthcare industry.

Twenty-four (24) Northeast Mississippi Community College students received their certification in Practical Nursing Education (PNE) and qualified to sit for the licensure exam during the 2023 fall semester. Northeast's December Practical Nursing Education Candlelighting and Pledge Ceremony was held on Thursday, December 14, 2023, in the Hines Hall Auditorium.

Northeast Mississippi Community College held its annual commencement exercises in the Bonner Arnold Coliseum on Thursday, May 12 and Friday, May 13 in front of capacity crowds of graduates, friends, family and fans. Health science students walked across the stage on Thursday, May 12 as those receiving degrees and certificates in Associate Degree Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Medical Assisting Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology and Respiratory Technology were all pinned by their respective program directors. On Friday, May 13, the college celebrated university parallel students and those receiving their degrees in career and technical education degrees and certificates. In total, over 600 students received their degrees from Northeast Mississippi Community College between the Fall 2021 and the Spring 2022 semesters.

Chadron State College will confer 80 graduate degrees during winter commencement in Memorial Hall