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MGCCC students get hands-on experience

This morning, paramedic and emergency medical technology students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jefferson Davis campus got a taste of the real world. The Rescue 5 Air Ambulance from Gulfport landed on campus and gave students a chance to…

Extrication demonstration at MGCCC

Paramedic and emergency medical technology students from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College got a taste of the real world today. Fire rescue crews from Gulfport Fire Department performed a vehicle extrication demonstration for the students. The demonstration showed firefighters working…

Harrison Central Softball: Jhericka Strickland signs with MGCCC

As one of the perennial powers in Mississippi high school softball, Harrison Central is known to produce quite a few next level players. This morning, one of the Red Rebelettes joined those collegiate ranks. Following her senior year, Jhericka Strickland…

Long Beach basketball player Calvin Johnson commits to MGCCC

On Friday, Long Beach boys basketball standout Calvin Johnson gave his verbal pledge to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Through his first three games this season, the senior swingman is averaging 14 points and five rebounds per game. Johnson says…

West Harrison cheerleaders sign with MGCCC

Three cheerleaders at West Harrison High School will no longer be yelling ‘Go Canes’ on the sidelines. This morning, seniors Hannah Sexton, Jaden Dedeaux, and Jathan Watson all made the commitment to continue their cheerleading careers at the next level.…

Halloween fun at MGCCC

With Halloween just one day away, what better way to spend your evening than the fourth annual Fall Festival at the MGCCC Jefferson Davis campus? The activities were endless, from pumpkin patches to haunted trails, the festival had it all.…

MGCCC running back named player of the week

In the JUCO ranks, Mississippi Gulf Coast running back Terrion Avery is this week’s recipient of the MACJC player of the week. The Stone High alum controlled the ground game during Saturday’s 45-24 win over Hinds, taking 24 carries for…

Football: MGCCC vs. East Central

Mississippi Gulf Coast has some ground to make up if it plans on making post-season reservations and one way to do that: head to head wins. East Central is the team right in front of the Bulldogs in the standings…

Football: MGCCC vs. Co-Lin

Mississippi Gulf Coast returned home tonight, following a tough loss up at Jones College. Tonight they hosted Copiah Lincoln. Co-Lin 38 MGCCC-13.

MGCCC QB named offensive player of the week

Mississippi Gulf Coast quarterback Lowell Narcisse is receiving some praise from the MACJC as the offensive player of the week. On Thursday, the LSU transfer went off in a 48-14 victory over Holmes to the tune of 241 passing yards…

Football: MGCCC vs. Holmes

This week, the Mississippi Gulf Coast football team entered the national rankings thanks to an impressive 2-0 start. Those wins came against teams that are now both 0-2, leaving tonight’s game against 2-0 Holmes as the program’s first real test…

Football: MGCCC vs. Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Gulf Coast was back in action tonight for its season opener against Mississippi Delta. Last year, Gautier alum DeAndre Torrey finished fourth in the entire nation in rushing before going on to sign with North Texas. Thus paving the…

Ribbon cutting at MGCCC West Harrison County Center

Today the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the West Harrison County Center, the home for the MGCCC Industry Training Programs funded by the BP Restore Act. A near $4 million BP Restore Act grant presented…

MGCCC hoops standout leaving after one season

On the hardwood, Mississippi Gulf Coast standout Dedoch Chan is heading north after one season with the Bulldogs. The 6’8” forward has signed with Nebraska after leading the team in both points and rebounds as a freshman, helping MGCCC to…

MGCCC right fielder named to NJCAA National Team

The praise continues for Mississippi Gulf Coast right fielder Brandon Parker as he was named to the NJCAA National Baseball Team. The West Harrison alum adds to his list of accomplishments which includes Division II First Team All-American and the…

MGCCC right fielder named player of the year

There are 133 baseball teams in the NJCAA division II ranks and one of them is Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Bulldogs have a 31 man roster so bust out the online calculator and that’s more than 4,000 players in the…

MGCCC softball ribbon cutting ceremony

When Kenneth Long begins his 18th year at the helm of the Mississippi Gulf Coast softball program, the ends will have certainly justified the means. Today, two long years of waiting finally came to an end with a ribbon cutting…

Summer Institute Arts Integration

Teachers along the Gulf Coast are learning ways to incorporate art into the classroom at the Whole Schools Initiative Summer Institute at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Whole Schools Initiative is a program of the Mississippi Arts Commission and is…

MGCCC’s Brandon Parker named All-America

Speaking of Gulf Coast, some high praise awarded to Brandon Parker earlier today. The West Harrison alum has been tabbed as an NJCAA Division II All-America first team selection for his record-breaking season with the Bulldogs. In 2018, Parker went…

Former Gulfport linebacker signs with MGCCC

On National Signing Day, former Gulfport linebacker Karlos Dillard was all in as he made it official with the United States Air Force Academy. On Saturday, he announced he had signed with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Dillard tells News…

MGCCC graduates more than 1200 students

It’s round two tonight for commencement ceremonies at the Coast Coliseum. Tonight more than 1,200 students received their diplomas from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. This is the first year graduates of the Collegiate Academy participated in the college’s commencement.…

81-year-old grandma graduating college

A Vancleave grandmother is living out a life-long dream all before her 82nd birthday. Eighty-one year-old Barbara Ann Smith will walk across the stage and graduate college in Biloxi tonight. At almost 82-years-old, Vancleave resident Barbara Ann Smith is graduating…

MGCCC Commencement Ceremony

Caps and gowns were present at the Coast Coliseum tonight for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s 2018 commencement ceremony. MGCCC graduated over 125 students in the adult education, MIBEST, and EDGE programs. All of these programs are used for students…