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Coahoma Community College Established 1924 President Dr. Vivian Presley Location Coahoma County, Mississippi,
United States
34°15′21″N 90°34′11″W / 34.25583°N 90.56972°WCoordinates: 34°15′21″N 90°34′11″W / 34.25583°N 90.56972°WCampus Rural, 99 acres (400,000 m2) Former names Coahoma County Agricultural High School
Coahoma Junior College and Agricultural High SchoolColors Maroon and White
Nickname Tigers Coahoma Community College is a community college and HBCU located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, approximately four miles north of the city of Clarksdale. The 99-acre (400,000 m2) campus lies in an agrarian setting along Clarksdale-Friars Point Road near the Mississippi River. Establishing Coahoma County Agricultural High School in 1924, Coahoma County became the first county in Mississippi to provide an agricultural high school for Negroes under the then existing “separate but equal” doctrine for education. The junior college curriculum was added in 1949, and the name of the institution was changed to Coahoma Junior College and Agricultural High School.
During the first two years (1949-1950), the junior college program was conducted by one fulltime college director-teacher and a sufficient number of part-time teachers from the high school division, A full-time dean and college faculty were employed the third year.
During the first year of operation (1949), Coahoma Junior College was supported entirely by county funds. In 1950 Coahoma junior College became the first educational institution for Negroes to be included in Mississippi’s system of public junior colleges and to be eligible to share in funds appropriate by the Mississippi Legislature for the support of public junior colleges. Counties, other than Coahoma, that supported the college were Bolivar, Quitman, and Sunflower.
In 1965, Coahoma Junior College opened its doors to all students regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, or disability.
Coahoma Community College and Agricultural High School has been headed by eight superintendents found four presidents: M.L. Strange, 1924-25; J. M. Mosley, 1924-29; J. w. Addison, 1929-37; J. B. Wright, 1937-45; B. F. McLaurin, 1945-66; J. E. Miller, 1966-79; McKinley C. Martin,1980-92; and the incumbent Vivian Presley, 1992 to present. With her appointment as superintendent/president January 6, 1992, Dr, Vivian Presley became the first female to head Coahoma Community College and Agricultural High School and the first woman to head a community college in the state of Mississippi.
With the approval of the Board of Trustees of Coahoma Junior College and the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, Coahoma Community College’s name was changed to Coahoma Community College, effective July 1, 1989.
In the spring of 1995, after many years of not having an official district, a bill was introduced in to and passed by the Mississippi Legislature and signed by the Governor giving Coahoma Community College a district. Effective July 1, 1995, the Coahoma Community College district became Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica Counties.
Contents
Accreditation and academics
Executive Officers President Dr. Vivian Presley, Vice President for Academic Affairs / Chief Academic Officer Dr. Rosetta Howard Vice President for Health Sciences Dr. Martha Catlette Vice President for Career-Technical Education Ann Clark Vice President for Student Affairs and Support Services Dr. Gregory Hudson Vice President for Workforce Development Steven Jossell Vice President for Finance and Business Operations Deborah Meeks-McNeal Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and SACS Liaison Rosemary Dill Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Federal Programs Marilyn Starks Coahoma Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Arts degree, the Associate of Applied Science degree, and certificates in career education.
Student activities
Athletics
The Coahoma Community College athletic teams are known as the Tigers and their colors are maroon and white.
External links
- www.coahomacc.edu -- Official web site
- www.ccc.cc.ms.us/athletics.asp -- Official athletics site
References
Public Colleges and Universities in Mississippi Four-year colleges and universities: Alcorn State University • Delta State University • Jackson State University • Mississippi State University • Mississippi University for Women • Mississippi Valley State University • University of Mississippi • University of Mississippi Medical Center • University of Southern MississippiTwo-year colleges and universities: Coahoma Community College • Copiah-Lincoln Community College • East Central Community College • East Mississippi Community College • Hinds Community College • Holmes Community College • Itawamba Community College • Jones County Junior College • Meridian Community College • Mississippi Delta Community College • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College • Northeast Mississippi Community College • Northwest Mississippi Community College • Pearl River Community College • Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeCategories:- Two-year colleges in the United States
- Historically black universities and colleges in the United States
- Universities and colleges in Mississippi
- Educational institutions established in 1924
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Education in Coahoma County, Mississippi
- Buildings and structures in Coahoma County, Mississippi
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