Enrollment plummets after hurricane

In the month since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, more than 3,000 students have withdrawn from fall classes at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. At the beginning of October, credit enrollment is 7,937 students compared to 10,646 students a year ago.
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Fast-track semester gives Katrina victims short-term, training options

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will offer more than a 100 new courses in a “fast-track” accelerated semester beginning Oct. 24.  The class selections include 20 new online courses and some weekend classes.
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Arkansas colleges step in to help MGCCC Katrina victims

Community colleges from throughout the nation continue to band together to help Gulf Coast employees and their families in the hurricane-recovery period. The most recent act of generosity comes from the Arkansas Community College System, which has organized the adoption of employees’ families by the state’s 22 community colleges.
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Companies donate new uniforms to nursing students

Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are preparing for their clinical experience at hospitals and agencies along the Coast…and they’ll be wearing new uniforms donated by a couple of generous companies from outside the state.
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