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East Mississippi Community College,

 is a vibrant academic institution committed to fostering student success and community development. With a focus on quality education, EMCC provides a supportive learning environment, diverse programs, and dedicated faculty. Whether you're pursuing academic excellence or career-oriented pathways, EMCC is dedicated to empowering individuals and enhancing the communities we serve.

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Mission-Focused, Student-Centered


Welcome to our Financial Aid Hub, where we empower individuals to pursue their educational dreams by providing comprehensive information and resources on various financial aid options. Navigate through our user-friendly platform to access valuable insights, expert guidance, and tools that can help you navigate the complex landscape of financial assistance. Your educational journey starts here, with the support you need to make informed decisions and achieve your academic goals.

Explore a diverse array of academic programs at East Mississippi Community College, where we offer a wide range of courses to cater to varied interests and career aspirations. From transferable associate degrees to career-focused certificates, our programs are designed to provide a solid foundation for academic achievement and professional growth. Discover your path at EMCC, where excellence in education meets a commitment to student success.


At East Mississippi Community College, we prioritize your academic journey with robust support services tailored to your success. Benefit from personalized academic advising, tutoring, and state-of-the-art resources to ensure you thrive in your studies. Our commitment extends beyond the classroom, offering career counseling, mentorship, and a welcoming community atmosphere. EMCC is dedicated to providing the support you need to excel academically and achieve your goals.

         

 

 

 

At East Mississippi Community College Preparing Students

For work is what we do.

 

workforce training programs


To browse and sign up for classes online, 

Please, call 662.243.1803 or email workforce@eastms.edu

 

 

AN INSIDE lOOK aT EMCC:

Embrace the Spirit of Excellence!  Our college is a proud hub of athleticism, where dedication meets achievement. Explore our state-of-the-art sports facilities, expert coaching, and a vibrant community that fosters a passion for sports. Join us in the pursuit of physical fitness, teamwork, and sporting glory! 

Unleashing the Spirit of Harmony! The Mighty Lion Band at EMCC is more than music; it's a dynamic ensemble where passion meets precision. Join us in creating symphonies of excellence, fostering camaraderie, and leaving an indelible mark on the musical landscape. Discover your rhythm with the Mighty Lion Band at EMCC! 

Welcome Home!  Discover a nurturing and vibrant living experience at our student housing. Our accommodations provide a comfortable and supportive environment, fostering a sense of community and personal growth. Elevate your college journey with a home away from home that's more than just a place to stay – it's where memories and friendships thrive! 

 

 

TWO CAMPUSES, ONE COLLEGE


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On-site Class Schedules for East Mississippi Community College

 

OUR MISSION

MISSION

East Mississippi Community College is a public community college serving six counties in East Central Mississippi, offering university-parallel programs, career-technical programs, and workforce programs. EMCC is dedicated to improving the quality of life for our students, our community and our personnel through instructional opportunities, with specific focus on a healthy mind, body and spirit.

VALUES

The fulfillment of our mission is premised on the following values:  Leadership built on respect for self and others and demonstrated in our local communities; Excellence in education, service and lifelong learning; Access to instructional opportunities on campus and online; and Freedom in teaching and learning within a supportive, communicative, diverse and caring environment.

 

 

 

News & Events
East Mississippi Community College President Dr. Scott Alsobrooks announced that the college’s eligible employees received pay raises for the fourth consecutive year.
ELIGIBLE EMCC EMPLOYEES AWARDED PAY RAISES FOR FOURTH YEAR RUNNINGJuly 1, 2024

East Mississippi Community College President Dr. Scott Alsobrooks announced that the college's eligible employees received pay raises for the fourth consecutive year.

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Registration is under way at East Mississippi Community College for the Summer eLearning July-4 week term and the on-campus Summer Intensive II term.
REGISTRATION UNDER WAY FOR SUMMER JULY 4-WEEK AND INTENSIVE II TERMSJune 12, 2024

Looking to pick up additional courses? Registration is under way at East Mississippi Community College for the Summer eLearning July-4 week term and the on-campus Summer Intensive II term.

Students in East Mississippi Community College’s Adult Education Launch Pad program participated in a graduation ceremony on the college’s Golden Triangle campus on May 30.
EMCC CONDUCTS COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY FOR ADULT EDUCATION STUDENTSMay 30, 2024

The Adult Education Launch Pad on East Mississippi Community College's Golden Triangle campus conducted a graduation ceremony on May 30 for students who had earned their high school equivalency diplomas.

Izzy Latham, at right, a May graduate of East Mississippi Community College’s Automotive Technology program, works on an electric motor during a class training session last year along with her classmate, Reggie Roberson.
EMCC ALUMNA REVVED UP OVER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRMay 30, 2024

In May, Izzy Latham graduated from EMCC with an associate degree in Automotive Technology. She plans on returning to EMCC in the fall to enroll in the Diesel Mechanics program.

Registration is taking place for 2024 summer camps at the Lion Hills Center and The Communiversity. Here, students participate last year in Camp AMP at The Communiversity.
POPULAR SUMMER CAMPS RETURN TO THE COMMUNIVERSITY, LION HILLSMay 29, 2024

Registration is taking place for 2024 summer camps at the Lion Hills Center and The Communiversity.

East Mississippi Community College President Dr. Scott Alsobrooks has announced the Spring 2024 Semester Honor Roll students.
SPRING 2024 SEMESTER HONOR ROLL RELEASEDMay 28, 2024

East Mississippi Community College President Dr. Scott Alsobrooks has announced the Spring 2024 Semester Honor Roll students.

Mississippi Community College Policy Fellows Program co-director Tyson Elbert presents EMCC employees Dr. Renyetta Johnson, at left, and Marilyn Ford with certificates for completing the program’s one-year leadership program.
JOHNSON, FORD COMPLETE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVOCACY PROGRAMMay 16, 2024

East Mississippi Community College employees Dr. Renyetta Johnson and Marilyn Ford were awarded certificates May 14 for completing the Mississippi Community College Policy Fellows Program (CPFP). The two were nominated to represent EMCC in the 2023-2024 cohort of the CPFP. They were joined by participants from other colleges across the state.

East Mississippi Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduate Abby Ables is pictured here during a Dec. 7, 2023 pinning and graduation ceremony on the college’s Golden Triangle campus. Ables was recently recognized for her efforts in helping pull two men from a burning SUV on April 23 following a head-on collision on Highway 50.
Page TitleEMCC NURSING GRADUATE EARNS PRAISE FOR HELPING PULL MEN FROM BURNING SUVMay 15, 2024

East Mississippi Community College Associate Degree Nursing graduate Abby Ables had no idea when she left for work April 23 from her West Point home enroute to her job as a nurse in training at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus that she, a deputy and a dental assistant would soon pull two men from an overturned, burning SUV.

East Mississippi Community College Class of 2024 graduates participate here in one of two graduation ceremonies that took place May 10 on the college’s Golden Triangle campus. A commencement ceremony for students on EMCC’s Scooba campus took place May 11.
EMCC ALUMNUS, MIT BASKETBALL COACH KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT GRADUATION CEREMONIESMay 13, 2024

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) head basketball coach Larry Anderson was the guest speaker during East Mississippi Community College's spring 2024 commencement ceremonies that took place Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at the college's Golden Triangle and Scooba campuses.

A popular tuition break implemented at East Mississippi Community College last year will return this summer, with additional cost savings for students who reside in student housing on the college’s Scooba campus and take classes during the months of June and July.
EMCC WAIVING DORM COST IN JULY AND OFFERING HALF-OFF SUMMER TUITION IF CRITERIA METMay 8, 2024

A popular tuition break implemented at East Mississippi Community College last year will return this summer, with additional cost savings for students who reside in student housing on the college's Scooba campus and take classes during the months of June and July.

In the photo at left, EMCC student Elizabeth McBeth, at right, is presented a second-place award in the 2023-24 Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association’s (MCCWA) annual workshop and contest in the Short Fiction category. In the photo at right, EMCC student Arin Franks was awarded second place in the Poetry category.
EMCC STUDENTS PLACE IN STATEWIDE CREATIVE WRITING CONTESTApril 30, 2024

Two East Mississippi Community College students placed in the 2023-24 Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association's (MCCWA) annual workshop and contest.

From left, East Mississippi Community College Welding & Fabrication Technology students Wyatt Enger, Jacob Willow, Chandler Little and Jack Smith each earned gold in the Mississippi SkillsUSA State Championships and will compete to the national championships. They are pictured here with EMCC Welding instructors Cliff Sanders, second from right, and Levi Linton, at far right.
EMCC WELDING STUDENTS EARN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES AND ADVANCE TO NATIONAL COMPETITIONApril 25, 2024

Four East Mississippi Community College students enrolled in the Welding & Fabrication Technology program on the college's Golden Triangle campus will compete in the National SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta in June after earning top honors in the Mississippi SkillsUSA State Championships in Jackson earlier this month.

East Mississippi Community College’s 2024 Awards Day on the Scooba campus took place April 24.
STUDENTS RECOGNIZED DURING SCOOBA AWARDS DAYApril 24, 2024

East Mississippi Community College held its annual Awards Day ceremony for the Scooba campus Wednesday afternoon in the Stennis Hall auditorium.

East Mississippi Community College instructors in academic, career technical, Workforce and Community Services, and Nursing and Health Sciences programs of study on our Golden Triangle campus, The Communiversity and the Lion Hills Center recognized their outstanding students from the past year during the annual Awards Day program that took place April 23 in the Lyceum Auditorium on the Golden Triangle campus.
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS' ON EMCC'S GOLDEN TRIANGLE CAMPUS RECOGNIZEDApril 23, 2024

East Mississippi Community College instructors in academic, career technical, Workforce and Community Services, and Nursing and Health Sciences programs of study on our Golden Triangle campus, The Communiversity and the Lion Hills Center recognized their outstanding students from the past year during the annual Awards Day program that took place April 23 in the Lyceum Auditorium on the Golden Triangle campus.

East Mississippi Community College was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Labor to support some advanced manufacturing programs at The Communiversity. Here students enrolled in the Industrial Maintenance program take part in a lab assignment.
EMCC AWARDED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GRANT TO BOOST TRAINING IN SELECT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS OF STUDYApril 11, 2024

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded East Mississippi Community College a $1.56 million grant that will bolster efforts at The Communiversity to meet employer demands for skilled workers in industrial and engineering technology sectors while increasing enrollment and retention of female and minority students in advanced manufacturing programs of study.

East Mississippi Community College Assistant Band Director Ben Neal, at left, instructs students during a March 25 band clinic at New Hope High School. EMCC and New Hope sponsored the band clinic for middle and high school students.
EMCC, NEW HOPE HIGH RECRUIT WORLD-CLASS PERCUSSION TALENT FOR CLINICApril 3, 2024

Two renowned percussionists who serve as judges for some of the top band competitions in the nation conducted a clinic for middle and high school band students and their band directors that was provided free of charge thanks to a collaboration between East Mississippi Community College and New Hope High School.

An induction ceremony for incoming members of the Beta Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society took place the evening of March 26 in the Lyceum Auditorium on East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle campus.
STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO PHI THETA KAPPA'S BETA IOTA ZETA CHAPTERMarch 27, 2024

An induction ceremony for incoming members of the Beta Iota Zeta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society took place the evening of March 26 in the Lyceum Auditorium on East Mississippi Community College's Golden Triangle campus.

From left, East Mississippi Community College students Madison Sherill, Breelyn Smith and Haidi Salihaj earned awards in the 2024 Mississippi Community/Junior College Art Instructors Association’s Student Art Exhibition and Competition.
EMCC STUDENTS EARN AWARDS AT STATEWIDE ART COMPETITIONMarch 25, 2024

Three students from East Mississippi Community College's Golden Triangle campus earned awards in the 2024 Mississippi Community/Junior College Art Instructors Association's Student Art Exhibition and Competition.

More than 80 EMCC students have been invited to join the Eta Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on EMCC’s Scooba campus this Spring, and 32 participated in a joint induction ceremony for the national honor society Wednesday night in the Stennis Hall auditorium.
SCOOBA CAMPUS' PHI THETA KAPPA CHAPTER HOSTS INDUCTION CEREMONYMarch 21, 2024

More than 80 EMCC students have been invited to join the Eta Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on EMCC's Scooba campus this Spring, and 32 participated in a joint induction ceremony for the national honor society Wednesday night in the Stennis Hall auditorium.

 

 

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