College hits 11,000 student benchmark

A little procrastination on the part of students and a lot of hard work on the part of Gulf Coast employees pushed the college over the 11,000 student benchmark at the end late registration for the fall semester. On Aug. 27, enrollment was up 375 students compared to the same time last year with 11,293 credit students registered.
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Perk receives $2.5 million for water system repairs

The first day of a class is always exciting, but a new $2.5 million grant made the start of the academic year even more memorable at the Perkinston Campus. As a record number of Gulf Coast students made their way to class on Aug. 23, college officials were accepting a multimillion dollar grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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MGCCC and Knight Foundation offer the Dream of Prosperity

On a warm South Mississippi morning, sixteen women from varied backgrounds, met each other for the first time at the college’s Jefferson Davis Campus and discovered their common bonds. They were all mothers or caregivers, who had lost the way to their dreams just trying to navigate through life’s challenges. Each had always desired to do more with their talents, but lacked the economic freedom to break free from their paths.
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