Related Articles

• ICC joins in providing new option to earn High School Equivalency Diploma

  New High School Equivalency Option Available in Mississippi Mississippians who have dropped out of high school have a new option to earn their High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma, TotalTranscript® offered by DiplomaSender. TotalTranscript® allows those who have previously taken portions of the GED, HiSET or TASC to combine test scores in order to earn an HSE Diploma.  Prior to TotalTranscript®, students were required to take and pass the entire battery of individual tests to earn an HSE Diploma. “Across the state, there are more than 300,000 Mississippians without a high school diploma, and oftentimes these individuals are not able to access postsecondary educational opportunities or secure gainful employment,” said Kell Smith, interim executive director of the Mississippi Community College Board.  “TotalTranscript® is a great option for those who may have begun the process of earning an HSE Diploma but have not yet been able to finish the process.  A high school diploma opens countless doors throughout life, and I am excited about this new option.”  Itawamba Community College President Dr. Jay Allen concurs. “According to recent statistics, approximately 331,000 Mississippians do not ...
• BancorpSouth supports ICC's high school equivalency program

  BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) is committed to its communities.  The bank recently donated $3,000 to Itawamba Community College’s high school equivalency program.  The adult education/basic skills program, formerly known as the GED program, enables students—ages 16 and older—to complete a high school equivalency diploma through classes offered in the college’s five-county district, which includes Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and Pontotoc counties.  “We are grateful for this significant donation from BancorpSouth,” said ICC President Dr. Jay Allen. “None of the work we do would be possible without the generous support of individuals and companies, like BancorpSouth, that believe in the mission of Itawamba Community College and our communities as a whole.”  ICC received the donation from BancorpSouth on Aug. 20, when Allen was invited to speak to community leaders about the college’s work with students enrolled in the adult education/basic skills program. Last year, ICC served more than 800 individuals, including 30 in Itawamba County, through the program.  “ICC is providing students with a second chance at receiving a high school equivalency diploma and is helping them reach their full potential,” said BancorpSouth President - ...
• Rosalyn Montgomery earns high school equivalency diploma at ICC at the age of 68

            The educational journey of Rosalyn Montgomery of Plantersville took a bit longer than she expected. In fact, she just earned her high school equivalency diploma at Itawamba Community College at the age of 68, less than a month after her birthday.             She passed the GED test on the first try as a result of her enrolling in an adult education class at the ICC Belden Center. “I wanted to complete something I started. I wanted to be a role model and show people that if you put in the time and work, you will be victorious,” she emphasized. “They had the tools I needed to be successful, and they had the teachers the Lord put here to help.”             Montgomery dropped out of school when she was 12 to help at home. She cleaned, cooked and “kept out of trouble,” she said. When she was 18, she left home to work at Long’s Laundry. Later, she welded fans and guards. For 15 years, she worked as a housekeeper at the Ramada Inn in Tupelo, and ...
• High school equivalency prep classes

  High school equivalency prep classes are set to begin in Itawamba Community College’s five-county district the week of Jan. 9, 2017. The schedule includes Chickasaw County - Houston WIN Center, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m., 5:30-8:30 p.m.; EXCEL Commons, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; Itawamba County - Bethel Baptist Church, Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; ICC Fulton Campus Technical Education Building, Tuesday and Thursday, 4-8 p.m. (room 205); Lee County - ICC-Belden, 8 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m. and online, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; and first and third Saturday of each month, 8 a.m.-noon and online; ICC-Belden Smart Start, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1-4:30 p.m., and 5:30-8:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and first and third Saturday of each month, 8 a.m.-noon; ICC-Belden, Tuesday and Thursday, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Family Resource Center, Tuesday and Wednesday, 4-8 p.m.; Words of Faith Ministries, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Monroe County - Aberdeen Parent Center, Tuesday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;  Amory WIN Center, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-noon; Monday and Wednesday, 1-4:30 p.m.; and Tuesday and Thursday, 5-8 ...
• ICC to celebrate success of high school equivalency diploma recipients, Feb. 13

              Itawamba Community College will celebrate the success of several area residents who have earned their high school equivalency diploma during a special event, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Belden Center (3200 Adams Farm Rd.).             They include Gabriel Luker, Savannah Martin, Nicholas McAlester, Alex Vazquez, all of Aberdeen; Brandyn Childress, Halie Edwards, Kayla Johns, Winter Kennedy, Emily Morris, all of Amory; Matthew Collis, Aubrey Lewis, both of Baldwyn; Alexis Horne of Belden; William Knowles of Blue Springs; Hannah Knowles of Dumas; Jose Nava of Ecru; Cristal Campbell, Cody Hannon, Jacob Ledbetter, Bailey Willhite, all of Fulton; Jon Adams of Greenwood Springs; Trinity Bullard, Brooklyn Tackitt, both of Guntown; Aleah-Nevaeh Hopkins, Emma Patterson, both of Houlka; Megan Graham of Mantachie; Nyasia Cook of Myrtle; Aric Hamilton, Ethan Herring, John Seymore, all of Nettleton; Leather Hall of New Albany; Jaden Graham of Okolona; Rosalyn Montgomery, Noah Wood, both of Plantersville; Kimberly Koehn of Prairie; Israel Dilworth, Braylan Hoskins, Christoper McIntosh, all of Saltillo; Tyler Davis, Sammantha Wilson, both of Tremont; Cynthia Alcaraz, Enoch ...
• ICC adult education, high school equivalency classes to resume in January

              Itawamba Community College has scheduled adult education/high school equivalency classes for the 2021 spring semester. Day classes will begin Jan. 6, and night classes, Jan. 11.             They include             Chickasaw County – Houston WIN Center, Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m., Shundria Whitfield, smwhitfield@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1218;             Itawamba County – Fulton Family Resource Center (Old Grammar School), Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Linzy Patterson, lfpatterson@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1538;             Lee County – ICC Belden Center, Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-7:30 p.m., and Wednesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Amanda Dickinson, asdickinson@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1514 or Linzy Patterson, lfpatterson@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1538;             Monroe County – Amory WIN Center, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon, 5-8 p.m., amshannon@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1517; and             Pontotoc County – Pontotoc WIN Center, Monday, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m., Shundria Whitfield, smwhitfield@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1218.             English as a Second Language classes meet at the ICC Belden Center Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., ejsullivan@iccms.edu; and Monday and Tuesday, 5:30-8:30 p.m., amshannon@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1517.             There is no cost for ...