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• Itawamba Community College receives $100,000 and joins 41 other schools across the US as All Within My Hands' Metallica Scholars Initiative expands in year five

    Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands, continues its multimillion-dollar investment in critical workforce programs at community colleges nationwide. Among the schools, Itawamba Community College was selected from a competitive pool of applicants to receive $100,000 to transform the futures of students in the community. “It is a tremendous honor for Itawamba Community College to be selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious All Within My Hands grant, which will significantly impact our career education programs, providing funding for students to pursue a pathway and their best start,” said ICC President Dr. Jay Allen. “It is another indication of the success of the College and reinforcement of the mission that students and their success are our top priority.” The Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) was launched in 2019 by Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands (AWMH), in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The workforce initiative marks its fifth year with an ambitious expansion into new curricula. MSI now directly supports 42 community colleges across 33 states, and by the end of this year, it will have helped ...
• ICC Practical Nursing program sets July 18 commencement ceremony

  Several area residents from Itawamba Community College’s Practical Nursing program will participate in a commencement ceremony, July 18, at noon, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center at the Fulton Campus.             Practical Nursing graduates include Jamaiya Fears of Aberdeen; Christina Hernandez, Shana Whitten, both of Blue Mountain; Melissa Clifton of Booneville; Bonner Mendoza, Autumn Webb,  both of Fulton; Terika Naugle of Houlka; Brittany Hayes, Laura Starling, Heather Vanstory, all of Mantachie; Sandy Jones, Laken Robertson, both of Myrtle; Jonathan Morales of Nettleton; Skylar DeLoach, Taylor Mims, both of Pontotoc; Lily Brewer of Ripley; Marquita Brinkley, Jasmina Heard, both of Shannon; Amber Jones, Alliyah Porter, both of Tupelo; Jada Jackson of Vernon, Ala.; Brittany Bowens, Lakeshia Edwards, De’Aisha Strong and De’Oshia Strong, all of West Point.             Practical Nursing is a one-year (three-semester) program. Upon completion, graduates receive a Certificate of Completion and are eligible to take the N-CLEX (national board examination) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. Dr. Lisa Pearson of Amory is the program director. Instructors include Tammy Jones of Pontotoc, Lisa McNeese of Smithville and Patricia Robbins ...
• ICC Practical Nursing program sets Dec. 7 commencement ceremony

  Several area residents will participate in a commencement ceremony for the Practical Nursing program at Itawamba Community College at noon, Dec. 7, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Fulton Campus.             They include Takeia Smith, Kelsey Taylor,  both of Aberdeen; Carley White of Amory; Amanda McGee of Baldwyn; Carson Wesbrook of Belden; Ashley Watts of Ecru; Gracie Minich of Guntown; Aubrey Adams, Brian Seely, both of Hamilton; Adena Moore of Macon; Alyssa Farley, Shelby Hester, Victoria Mills, all of Nettleton; Meagan Hamblin of New Albany; Makayla Hodges, Gabriel Holman, both of Okolona; Karen Lopez of Pontotoc; Zephaniah Guyton, Lydia Jefcoat, both of Saltillo; Christani Johnson of Shannon; Lori Beth Cowley of Smithville; Kayla White of Tremont; Binita Barath, Isaac Buse, Brayden Jones, Helen McDougald, Calee Ryan, Madison Wright, all of Tupelo; and Tytianna Anderson of West Point.             Upon completion of the 12-month (three-semester) program, ICC’s graduates earn a certificate of completion and are eligible to take the national board exam (N-CLEX) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.             Dr. Lisa Pearson of Amory is the director ...
• ICC, TPSD sign MOU for innovative Associate Degree Nursing Preferred Candidacy Middle College program to begin this fall

  Itawamba Community College and the Tupelo Public School District signed a memorandum of understanding today to announce the innovative Associate Degree Nursing Preferred Candidacy Middle College program, which will begin this fall.             The agreement, which was signed by ICC President Dr. Jay Allen and TPSD Superintendent Dr. Robert Picou in a formal ceremony, will promote early entry into the two-year nursing program. Qualified applicants will begin this track in their junior year.             “Graduating seniors are often attracted to the idea of ‘going away’ to experience the first year of college,” Allen said. “Many of those graduates return home for various reasons and do not have a degree. If we can attract graduates early, we can educate them and give them an opportunity early that will open unlimited doors.”             “Nursing offers a variety of job opportunities, both locally and beyond,” said Dr. Dana Walker, director of ICC’s Associate Degree Nursing program. During recent years, nursing programs across the nation have experienced a decline in qualified applicants. “The early entry opportunity would offer high quality students who are focused on ...
• ICC Practical Nursing, Diagnostic Medical Sonography students participate in commencement ceremony

  Several area residents from Itawamba Community College’s Practical Nursing and Diagnostic Medical Sonography programs participated in a commencement ceremony, July 20, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center at the Fulton Campus.             Practical Nursing graduates include Marley Edwards, Kayla Young, both of Amory; Rebekah Crain of Columbus; Myeasha Rieves of Crawford; Skylar Timms of Fulton; Joshua Logan Barnett, Chasity Wright, both of Guntown; MaKenzie Moffett of Hatley; Jessica Loden of Mantachie; Nija Wofford of Mantee; Samantha Mills of Mooreville; Savannah Mills of Nettleton; Ashley Jones of New Albany; Taneshia Walker of Plantersville; Rayna Russell of Pontotoc; GraceAnne Baker, Iris Breez Fikes, Abby Katherine Kimbrough, all of Smithville; Brian Ware of Starkville; Kimberly Bell, Ana Rose Hamblin, India Marshall, Deasia Hampton, all of Tupelo; Rosanna Nikki Earrey of Van Vleet; and Chauney Ledbetter of Verona.             Diagnostic Medical Sonography graduates are Melanie Gardner of Caledonia; Kaitlyn McCool of Louisville; Christina McGreger of Pittsboro; Jamieson Banks of Pontotoc; Kristian Joshlin of Saltillo; Hilary Heath of Starkville; Sarah Beth Maxey and Lydia Owens, both of Tupelo.             Practical Nursing is a one-year (three-semester) ...
• ICC Practical Nursing graduates to participate in July 26 ceremony

  Several area residents will receive their pins and lamps from Itawamba Community College’s Practical Nursing program at 5 p.m., July 26, at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Fulton Campus.             Practical Nursing graduates include Laken Bennett, Courtney Fowlkes, Lindsey Leavell, Courtney Stanford, all of Amory; Precious Pickens of Belden; Chyritha Shinault of Booneville; Kaitlyn Grover of Cedar Bluff; Grace Beaty of Fulton; Jeffery Phillips, Callie Sloan, both of Greenwood Springs; Kennedy Roellgen of Guntown; August Hankins, Teraney Lansdell, both of Mooreville; Kayla Gregory of New Albany; Allison Bussens, Kierstin Clark, Winter Craig, Lauren Gray and Anna Griffin, all of Tupelo.             Practical Nursing is a one-year (three-semester) program. Upon completion, graduates receive a Certificate of Completion and are eligible to take the N-CLEX (National Board examination) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.             Dr. Lisa Pearson of Amory is the program director. Instructors include Tammy Jones of Pontotoc, Lisa McNeese of Smithville and Patricia Robbins of Mantachie.