History
East Mississippi Community College was organized in 1927 following its beginnings in 1912 as Kemper County Agricultural High School. The College serves and is supported by Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lowndes, Noxubee and Oktibbeha counties in east central Mississippi. East Mississippi Community College is one of fifteen state-supported community colleges.
The physical plant consists of two principal locations. The Scooba Campus, located at Scooba, Mississippi, in Kemper County and the Golden Triangle Campus, located at Mayhew, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. The College also offers courses at the Columbus Lion Hills Center, and Communiversity. In 2000, East Mississippi Community College began offering courses through the Mississippi Virtual Community College.
Locations - Campus Abbreviations and Locations:
- Communiversity (CV)- The CV is located one-mile from the Golden Triangle Campus at 7003 South Frontage Road, Columbus, MS adjacent to U.S. Highway 182 (Frontage Road). The facility offers associate degree programs, workforce training, WIOA/WIN Job Center Services, and testing opportunities to the communities EMCC serves. The facility also serves local business and industry by providing meeting and training spaces.
- Golden Triangle (GT)- The GT campus is in Mayhew, Mississippi, on 83 acres adjacent to U.S. Highway 182 (Frontage Road) and one mile east of the intersection of Alternate U.S. Highway 45 and U.S. Highway 82. The campus is 10 miles east of Starkville, 10 miles south of West Point, and 12 miles west of Columbus.
- Lion Hills Center (LH)- LH is located at 2331 Military Road, Columbus, offers programs of study in Hotel & Restaurant Management Technology, Culinary Arts, Golf/Recreational Turf Management, and Landscape Management. In addition, the college operates an 18-hole public golf course, and a clubhouse used for public and private meetings.
- Scooba (SC)- The town of Scooba is in Kemper County, adjacent to the Railroad, U.S. Highway 45, and State Highway 16, 35 miles north of Meridian and 50 miles south of Columbus. The College owns 287 acres of land, 25 of which comprise the main campus.
Vision
East Mississippi Community College establishes the standard of excellence for comprehensive community colleges in Mississippi.
The Mission of East Mississippi Community College
East Mississippi Community College is a public community college serving six counties in East Central Mississippi, offering university-parallel programs, career-technical programs, and workforce programs. EMCC is dedicated to improving the quality of life for our students, our community, and our personnel through instructional opportunities, with specific focus on a healthy mind, body, and spirit.
Values
- Leadership built on respect for self and others and demonstrated in our local communities
- Excellence in education, service and lifelong learning
- Access to instructional opportunities on campus and online
- Freedom in teaching and learning within a supportive, communicative, diverse, and caring environment
Expectations of the College
Students at East Mississippi Community College who have specialized in an academic area and who have received an associate degree should be prepared to meet the requirements for continuing academic work. Similarly, those students who graduate with an associate of applied science degree or are certified in technical or career training areas should be prepared to succeed in employment opportunities in their field of preparation.
Any person reached by the College through participation in instructional, cultural, or workforce services should be aided in achieving the best quality of life possible. This development of the individual will lead to district citizenry being well prepared to meet the needs and challenges of the region, the nation, and the world.
Control and Support
The College is under the direction of the President, who is the chief executive officer, and a Board of Trustees composed of twelve members who are chosen from the six counties that comprise the College’s service area. The President of the College is appointed by this board and serves to administer the operations of the College under the direction, advice, and consent of the Board of Trustees. East Mississippi Community College receives financial support from appropriations from the state legislature and through tuition and fees. In addition, there are six counties levying tax support for East Mississippi Community College.
Those counties and their Boards of Supervisors are listed below.
Boards of Supervisors
Clay County
Dist. 1 Lynn Horton
Dist. 2 Daryl Thomas
Dist. 3 R. B. Davis
Dist. 4 Melvin Raines
Dist. 5 Joe Chandler
Kemper County
Dist. 1 Roy Vandevender
Dist. 2 Johnny B. Whitsett
Dist. 3 Scott Johnson
Dist. 4 Lee McDonald
Dist. 5 Christopher Cole
Lauderdale County
Dist. 1 JJ Anders
Dist. 2 Craig Houston
Dist. 3 Josh Todd
Dist. 4 Joe Norwood
Dist. 5 Kyle Rutledge
Lowndes County
Dist. 1 Matt Furnari
Dist. 2 Trip Hairston
Dist. 3 Andy Williamson
Dist. 4 Jeffery Smith
Dist. 5 Leroy Brooks
Noxubee County
Dist. 1 Bryan Schimmell
Dist. 2 Landis Mickens
Dist. 3 Lavelle Patterson Rice
Dist. 4 Christopher Mayberry
Dist. 5 Bruce Brooks
Oktibbeha County
Dist. 1 Benjamin Carver
Dist. 2 Orlando Trainer
Dist. 3 Marvell Howard
Dist. 4 Patricia Little
Dist. 5 Joe Williams
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