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• Nov. 1 deadline for Jan. PN class applications

  Nov. 1 is the deadline for application for a practical nursing class beginning in January 2019 at Itawamba Community College. Upon completion of the 12-month (three semester) program, the graduate will receive a certificate and will be eligible to take the N-CLEX (national board exam) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. Licensed practical nurses work under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. They provide direct patient care including treatments and medication delivery in nursing homes, extended care facilities, hospitals, physician’s offices, schools and private homes. The program application is available online at www.iccms.edu under apply, health science, practical nursing. For more information, contact Dr. Lisa Pearson, program director, at (662) 620-5230 or email lmpearson@iccms.edu.
• ICC President Allen opens fall 2025 convocation with challenge to 'create a masterpiece;' new faculty/new roles announced

  Itawamba Community College President Dr. Jay Allen challenged faculty and staff to “create a masterpiece” during his remarks at the fall 2025 convocation Wednesday at the Fulton Campus. “Each year when we gather for convocation, I’m reminded that our work here is more than a list of tasks, programs and budgets – it’s a living, evolving canvas. And this year, our theme reminds us of ‘The Power of One: The Big Picture Begins with You!’ Think of ICC as a great mural in progress. Across its expanse are the colors, textures, patterns and decades of service – brushstrokes laid down by those who came before us, strokes that define our heritage and our foundation.” Those who attended had an opportunity to paint a section of an art piece in the lobby. Allen said that masterpieces don’t happen all at once. “They are built one stroke at a time. One deliberate motion of the brush, and each of you holds a brush in your hand.” Allen noted that there are those who add bold colors, bring delicate details, work in the foreground while ...
• ICC celebrates April as National Welding Month; students in Metallica class share their stories

  Chris Adair of Saltillo is a student in Itawamba Community College’s welding class that has been funded by a grant from Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands.             He and his classmates as well as all students in ICC’s welding classes are joining in the celebration of April as National Welding Month.             Adair said that enrolling in the class was a great opportunity to learn welding. “I’m hooked on a hobby that I can have for a lifetime.” His grandfather was a welder for both the Navy and NASA. “I would have made my grandfather proud. I can feel his arms on mine when I stick weld.” A general studies graduate in 2018, Adair said he didn’t know what his future would bring. He said he spent a lot of time playing video games. “I didn’t know what to do. I saw the opportunity and decided to go for it. I was nervous at first, but I’ve started a hobby that I enjoy.”             Adair and his classmates have different stories, but their chance meeting in ICC’s welding class has given them ...
• Adult education classes to continue during the summer

  Adult education classes will continue during the summer at Itawamba Community College. The schedule includes Chickasaw County – Houston WIN Center, Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Shundria Whitfield, smwhitfield@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1218;               Itawamba County – Fulton Family Resource Center (Old Grammar School), Monday and Tuesday, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Linzy Patterson, lfpatterson@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1538;  Lee County – ICC Belden Center, Monday through Tuesday, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; and Wednesday through Friday 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, 8 a.m.-noon, 5:00-8:00 p.m., amshannon@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1517; and             Pontotoc County – Pontotoc WIN Center, Monday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Shundria Whitfield, smwhitfield@iccms.edu or (662) 407-1218.             English as a Second Language classes meet at the ICC Belden Center Monday and Tuesday, 5-8 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., ejsullivan@iccms.edu.             There is no cost for the classes.             Prospective students must call or email the contact individuals listed beside the class to reserve a spot.             GED and HiSET testing is continuing on a weekly basis, and all program-enrolled students take the GED or HiSET free of charge. For more information on scheduling an ...
• ICC adds ZOOM only option for spring classes

              Itawamba Community College students will have a fifth option for class delivery during the 2021 spring semester with the addition of ZOOM only.             According to Dr. Michelle Sumerel, vice president of instructional services, the classes will be offered via ZOOM in real time with a real instructor. “The option will afford students the opportunity to be more engaged and more interactive with their instructors.”             As classes fill, Sumerel said, more will be added to the 2021 spring semester schedule to enable students to take advantage of this option. They can request ZOOM only classes when they meet with their advisers to schedule classes, Sumerel noted.             Classes on the schedule include Legal Environment of Business, American Literature I, English Composition II, American Literature II, English Composition I, College Life, Art Appreciation, Theatre Appreciation, Music Appreciation, First Aid and CPR, Personal and Community Health, Softball Theory, Introduction to Kinesiology, College Algebra, Statistics, Trigonometry, Physical Science I with Lab, Principles of Biology II with Lab, Principles of Biology I with Lab, American (U.S.) History I, General ...
• 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 ...