ICC's enhanced Summer Edge program offers tuition free up to six hours and waived fees Itawamba Community College is continuing its Summer Edge program, and the enhanced version will offer all students an opportunity to take up to six credit hours (two three-credit hour classes) with tuition and all fees waived. Classes include both online and face-to-face. “Itawamba Community College is committed to student success and has worked diligently over the past two years to ensure all students are receiving the resources they need to be successful,” said ICC President Dr. Jay Allen. “We feel that this is a significant opportunity to reengage/engage students who continue to experience economic barriers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will enable students to get an edge in classes through quality instruction at ICC. That is our continuing commitment.” ICC’s summer schedule enables students to take classes they need or those that will enable them to have an edge in their college career. The summer opportunities are also perfect for adults who want to explore other careers, upskill on their own or enroll in classes they never had an opportunity to take. The summer session beginning ... April 5, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. Career Center, General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC Small Ensembles concert set for Apr. 12 Itawamba Community College’s Small Ensembles will perform in concert at 7 p.m., Apr. 12, in the Band Hall on the Fulton Campus. The groups include Mixed Woodwind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet, Brass Ensemble and Steel Band. Members of the Mixed Woodwind Ensemble include Gracie Whitt of Fulton; Jared Brownlee of Mooreville; Kinley Lindsay of Oxford; Max Wright of Randolph; and Cheyanne Cassler of Saltillo. The Percussion Ensemble members are Eliseo Fernandez of Algoma; David Sloan of Columbus; Caleb Murrell, Mason Ruffin, both of Mantachie; Emma Worsham of Mooreville; Mikey Coleman, Leslie Torres, Elizabeth Willis, all of Pontotoc; Jeffrey Wells of Taylor; Sam Young of Vernon, Ala.; and Taylor Doss of Winfield, Ala. The Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet includes Eliseo Fernandez of Algoma; Clay Tyson of Lake Cormorant; Jared Brownlee of Mooreville; Nathaniel Hawkins of Pontotoc; and Max Wright of Randolph. Members of the Brass Ensemble are Madeline Martin of Amory; Alyssa Pankow of Ecru; Destiny Holmes, Jordan Laney, Preston Cox, all of Fulton; Taya Baggett of Hamilton; Mason Ruffin of ... April 4, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC schedules Food Service Pathway class to begin Apr. 4 Itawamba Community College has scheduled a Food Service Pathway class at the Belden Center (3200 Adams Farm Rd.) beginning Apr 4. Classes will meet Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Apr. 29. The program includes Serve Safe® Food Manager Certification, Serve Safe® Alcohol Certification, CPR, certificate of completion, proper food handling standards, kitchen safety practices, culinary techniques, interview skills and résumé building, money handling and front of the house and back of the house operations. Tuition assistance may be available for qualified applicants. For more information or to register, contact program director Christy Scheuer at acscheuer@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1505; or pathway coordinator Josh Gammill at jegammill@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1569 or pathways@iccms.edu. March 24, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. Career Center, General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC film student work set for Friday screening in Oxford A screening of ‘The Quest for Justice: NMRLS Oral History Project” by Itawamba Community College’s film students will be from 2-3 p.m., Mar. 25, at the Malco Theatre in Oxford. The film is a multi-year project with the North Mississippi Rural Legal Services for which ICC’s students received a Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance grant to complete. ICC students who worked on the project include Telexus Miller of Aberdeen; Justin Gary of New Albany; Ryan Perich, Dylan McCalla, Patrick Raiford, all of Saltillo; Caleb Hall of Pontotoc; Bailey Phillips, Hannah Bland, Cierra Tucker, all of Tupelo; Makel Gandy of Okolona; Chloe Robinson of Tishomingo; Bryan Rosenberg of Southaven; Haley Hicks of Caledonia; Logan Mullen of Oxford; Jenna Campbell of Vardaman; Dayton Shegog of Hernando; Peyton Tackett of Hamilton; and Mary Moore of Red Bay, Ala. Tickets for the screening, which is during the Oxford Film Festival, are available for $16 each at https://www.ox-film.com/schedule-film-guide. The Oxford Film Festival requires all ticket and badge holders to show proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination regimen to enter any indoor screening or event. ... March 22, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC students among state art competition winners Three Itawamba Community College students are among award winners in the 2022 MCCAIA State Student Art Competition hosted by Jones College in Ellisville. They include Kaitlin Stegall of Pontotoc, first place in drawing for “Plum Tea” and honorable mention in drawing for “Caleb’s Sunset;” Mia Coggin of Nettleton, third place in painting for “Cooper Dyes His Hair” and honorable mention in graphic design for “Eye Eye Captive;” and Elliana Parker of Saltillo, honorable mention in 3D design for “Patterned Gogh.” More than 170 pieces of art are featured from students competing in eight categories from painting and mixed media to drawing, 2D design, 3D design, digital/computer art, photography, printmaking and ceramics. Additional ICC students who participated include Taylor Braxton of Amory; Bayleigh Caldwell of Caledonia; Olivia Jones of Mantachie; Michaela Pearson of Pontotoc; Camille Campbell and Ana Chambers, both of Tupelo. ICC students competed with full-time students from Copiah-Lincoln Community College, East Central Community College, East Mississippi Community College, Hinds Community College, Holmes Community College, Jones College, Meridian Community College, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Northwest Mississippi ... March 21, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
May 1 deadline for ICC's health science programs application May 1 is the deadline for the submission of applications for health science programs at Itawamba Community College. They include associate degree nursing, diagnostic medical sonography, emergency medical sciences, health information technology, licensed practical nursing (August class), occupational therapy assistant technology, physical therapist assistant technology, public health technology, radiologic technology, respiratory care technology and surgical technology. For more information about program requirements, access ICC’s website at www.iccms.edu or call (662) 620-5239. March 21, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. Career Center, General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC schedules April adult education orientation session Itawamba Community College will enroll new adult education students with a three-day orientation session, Apr. 5-7, at the Belden Center (3200 Adams Farm Road). Each session will begin at 8:30 a.m. Participants must have a photo ID, and 16-/17-year-olds should be accompanied by a parent or guardian and bring a withdrawal form from the most recent school attended. Entry into the adult education area is across from the WIN Job Center at ICC-Belden. The schedule includes Amory – Amory WIN Center (1619 Hwy. 25 North), Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.; Belden – ICC Belden Center (3200 Adams Farm Road), Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; and ESL, Monday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. and Tuesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.; Fulton – Old Grammar School (603 So. Cummings St.), Monday and Tuesday, 4-7 p.m.; Houston – Houston WIN Center (210 Monroe St.), Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Pontotoc – Pontotoc WIN Center (316 Coffee St.), Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; and Tupelo ... March 11, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC's Dean, Ward selected as prestigious Coca-Cola 2022 Academic Team Scholars Haley Dean of Saltillo has been selected as a Gold Scholar on Coca-Cola’s 2022 Academic Team, and Ely Ward of Mooreville, Silver Scholar. The last time that ICC had Gold and Silver Scholars was in 2016, according to Robin Lowe, Phi Theta Kappa contact adviser. “We are excited to have, once again, two Coca-Cola Scholars this year. These students remind us that the power of resiliency overcomes the toughest obstacles, and they are leaving a lasting legacy to inspire future ICC students.” Dean is majoring in mechanical engineering at ICC, where she is the vice president of scholarship for the Phi Theta Kappa Upsilon Sigma Chapter; member of the Honors College, Baptist Student Union, Science Club and Indian Delegation; president of the Student Government Association and a previous Orientation Leader. Dean is also a Supplemental Instructor and a student worker in the Telecommunications and Information Services Department. Along with her team, she was named a finalist in the Community College Innovation Challenge sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges and National Science ... March 11, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>
Registration for four-week eLearning session underway at ICC Registration for a four-week eLearning session is continuing at both the Fulton and Tupelo campuses of Itawamba Community College. Classes begin on Apr. 11, which is the registration deadline. ICC offers academic, career education, workforce and eLearning classes. For more information on registration, contact the Advising Center on the Fulton Campus at (662) 862-8000, at the Tupelo Campus at (662) 620-5000 or email eadviser@iccms.edu. March 11, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. Career Center, General 0 Comment Read More >>
ICC Most Beautiful Pageant set for Apr. 13 Approximately 50 contestants will compete for the title of Itawamba Community College’s Most Beautiful 2022, Apr. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Davis Event Center on the Fulton Campus. They include Brooklyn O’Connor of Aberdeen; Anna Brooke Bryant, Morgan Mitchell, both of Amory; Maggie Maeson McVey of Blue Springs; Taylor White, Lori Leachman, both of Bruce; Mary Grace Hale of Calhoun City; Ce’Ariah Shaw of Eupora; Juliana Hendricks, Kaitlyn Marie Plunkett, Ariel Shumpert, Emily Pate, Laura Leigh Johnson, Madison Weaver, Emma Grace Allen, all of Fulton; Hannah Renae Vance, Bo Hanna Shackelford, both of Guntown; Aniston Leigh Akins, Payton Atkins, both of Hamilton; Madeline Elizabeth Comer, Bailee Caples, both of Mantachie; Allyson June Harrison of Mantee; Josie Sims, Anniston Channing Pearce, Jordan Dutcher, Allison Moore, all of Mooreville; Jodi Parks of New Albany; Zoe Bigham of Philadelphia; Emily Klaire Clowers, Abbey Montgomery, Anna Claire Warren, Maclaine Griffith, all of Pontotoc; Sarah Katherine Thompson of Potts Camp; Leah Pennington of Randolph; Bailey Madison Bolton of Red Bay, Ala.; Mattee Berry of Russellville, Ala.; Aleena Komarec, Ivy Jewel Johns, AJalauh Caldwell, ... March 10, 2022 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Comment Read More >>