Education

MDCC Health Science to graduate May 7

Dr. Wade Dowell will address Mississippi Delta Community College’s health science majors at their commencement ceremony, scheduled for Thurs., May 7 at 10 a.m. at the J.T. Hall Coliseum in Moorhead, Miss. The graduation and […]

Education

Mississippi community college tuition increases

Tuition will rise at 11 of Mississippi’s 15 public community colleges this fall, with average tuition for two semesters (fall and spring) rising about 6 percent to $2,376. Here are the rates that each college has approved or has projected to the state Community College Board, as well as the percentage change from the 2012-2013 academic year: […]

Statewide News

President Nabors recruits Dr. Charlie Barnett to MDCC

Mississippi Delta Community College recently welcomed Dr. Charlie Barnett as its new Assistant to the President, the Delta Business Journal said.

Dr. Barnett has a rich, qualified history in community college leadership.  Most recently, he served as the Dean of Instruction for Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, MS from the summer of 2007 until his recent retirement in December 2012. Barnett previously served Itawamba Community College as the Tech Prep Coordinator (2005-2007) and Northwest Mississippi Community College as a Mathematics Instructor (1988-2004). 

“I am very excited to have Dr. Barnett on board at MDCC,” said Dr. Larry Nabors.  “He is an experienced college administrator who is very student oriented and he will be a real asset to Mississippi Delta. He is already hard at work on improving our recruiting efforts and our freshman orientation experience.” […]

Education

MDCC names Dr. Larry Nabors as next president

The Mississippi Delta Community College Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Larry Nabors, Executive Vice President at Northeast Mississippi Community College, has been named President of the College.

Nabors will replace interim president Dr. Lynda Steele who has held the position since June 1, 2012 following the retirement of Dr. Larry Bailey. […]

Education

MDCC Receives $3.6M in Federal Grants

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) was recently awarded two grants totaling $3,650,000 from the U.S. Department of Education through the Predominately Black Institutions (PBI) Program.

MDCC will receive a minimum of $250,000 per year for five years under the funding formula portion of the program. […]