Bob Keller to lead MGCCC baseball
Following a national search for a new head baseball coach which began in May after Mississippi Gulf Coast amassed a 26-29 record over the past two season under Coach Wes…
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College receives $20 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
MGCCC is one of 286 organizations to receive a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, as announced in her Medium blog post earlier today, “Seeding by Ceding.” The donation of $20 million is the largest gift in the college’s history. “This…
MGCCC softball takes fourth place in Nationals
After making a head coaching change just a half-dozen games into the season, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College softball program had every excuse to be done playing a couple weeks ago. The Lady Bulldogs juiced every…
New mechanical and civil engineering program at Naval Construction Battalion Center
The Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport launches the only mechanical and civil engineering program on the Coast. The program is available for not only Seabees, but local civilians too. The partnership allows students take their undergraduate…
MGCCC students awarded scholarships from Memorial
Memorial held a luncheon today to award MGCCC scholarship recipients through the Memorial Hospital Scholarship Fund. The fund was designed to offer additional pathways to meet the need for trained healthcare professionals in the region. Ten scholarship…
MGCCC’s Perkette Dance Team wins third place at national competition
The Perkette Dance Team from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston Campus was awarded third place at the Universal Dance Association’s 2021 Virtual College National Championships on April 12. The Perkettes were the only community college squad competing against four-year…
MGCCC Softball grabs 7th seed in NJCAA Tournament
Making their first appearance in the NJCAA Softball Championships since 2015, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs have earned the seventh seed in next week’s 16-team field. Ninth ranked MGCCC comes in with an overall record of…
MGCCC and EON Reality cut the ribbon on new interactive digital center
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a ribbon cutting today to unveil their new interactive digital center. The center features both a virtual reality innovation academy and hub for advanced extended reality solutions. Augmented reality, virtual reality,…
MGCCC named a Center of Excellence for maritime workforce training
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on Wednesday was named one of 27 Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education. The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. Hinds Community College also was recognized…
MACCC/Region XXIII Women’s Soccer Tournament: MGCCC vs. Northwest CC
Mississippi Gulf Coast hosting Northwest Mississippi in the combined MACCC/Region XXIII Tournament. MGCCC-1 Northwest CC-0
MGCCC holds in-person graduation at the Coast Coliseum
A year after Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College had to hold its commencement virtually due to the pandemic, graduates are once again getting the chance to walk across a stage and receive their diplomas. One of MGCCC’s…
Long Beach Soccer’s Nathanial Mink signs with MGCCC
When Long Beach soccer standout Nathaniel Mink committed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, his Bearcats were in the midst of their fourth consecutive run to the 5A state championship game, finally resulting in the program's…
MGCCC Food Pantries break World’s Largest Jambalaya record during fundraiser
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, with the help of local and corporate sponsors, broke the world record for largest jambalaya on May 1 in Ocean Springs as part of a fundraiser for campus food pantries. Pending the filing of paperwork, the…
MGCCC weighs in on free community college proposal
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden held his first speech before Congress, addressing many topics including a proposal for free tuition for all community colleges. In his proposal, President Biden would spend $109 billion over ten years to make community…
MGCCC: Top 10 National Designation Military Friendly Spouse School
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has done it again. MGCCC has once again earned a top spot nationally when it comes to equipping and providing our military men and women and their spouses with higher and continuing education. Daniel…
MGCCC cooking up the world’s largest jambalaya
Picture the largest pot of jambalaya you’ve ever seen and that won’t even come close to what MGCCC is cooking up. MGCCC and the campus’ seven food pantries are on a mission to set the record for the world’s largest…
MGCCC students performing show ‘Closure’ as a fundraiser
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston Campus is holding a fundraiser for its school of performing and visual arts entitled ‘Closure.’ On Thursday night MGCCC’s Perkettes will be performing ‘Closure,’ a very emotionally driven piece for the…
MACCC South Baseball: MGCCC vs. Jones College
On the diamond, Mississippi Gulf Coast baseball playing host to Jones College in a Thursday double-header, pushed back from Tuesday due to all that rain. Jones wins game one 10-8. Bulldogs walk it off in game two, two-run homer in…
MGCCC’s Dawson Flowers throws no-hitter
Not your typical no-hitter over the weekend for Mississippi Gulf Coast Pitcher Dawson Flowers who says he was coming out of the dugout bathroom in the bottom of the fifth inning as Luke Welborn scored the game-winning run in a…
MGCCC Softball’s Kristian Jones named NJCAA Player of the Week
One day after taking home MACCC Player of the Week honors, Mississippi Gulf Coast softball standout Kristian Jones is taking home the like from the NJCAA. The stat line pretty much tells the whole story. She had a go-ahead grand…
MGCCC softball’s Kristian Jones named MACCC Player of the Week
As of this week, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College softball program is now the nation’s top ranked team in the NJCAA. A big reason why is Kristian Jones. Today the freshman out of DeSoto Central was named MACCC Player…
MACCC South Women’s Basketball: MGCCC vs. Meridian
On the hardwood, Mississippi Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs playing their final regular season game on Sophomore Night, hosting a strong Meridian team. Meridian-57 MGCCC- 54 Lady Bulldogs start their run through the Region 23 Tournament on Wednesday.
Softball: MGCCC vs. East Central
Today, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College softball team won a game over East Central 19-18. They took East Central on again in game two. MGCCC wins game two 7-6.
Basketball: MGCCC vs. PRCC
As a result of COVID-19, the junior college basketball teams in Mississippi aren’t having a very typical March Madness. Most of the action will go down in April, but until then how about a little taste of the madness in…