Southwest Mississippi Community College

Southwest Mississippi Community College

Motto	"Opportunities for a Lifetime"
Type	Community College
Established	1908
President	Dr. J. Steven Bishop
Location	Summit, Mississippi, United States
Website	Official Website

Southwest Mississippi Community College is a two-year community college located in Summit, Mississippi, with accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

History

The college was officially started in 1908 as an agricultural high school. The Pike County Agricultural High School opened on September 3, 1918, after receiving approval from the Pike County School Board the previous April. The high school began to incorporate college work into the curriculum in 1929 and by 1932 the school had become a junior college. Fifty-four years later in 1988, the name of the school was officially changed to Southwest Mississippi Community College.^[1]

Notable alumni

Woodie Assaf, longtime weatherman at WLBT in Jackson^[2]
Jarrod Dyson, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals
David Green, Mississippi state legislator^[3]
Billy Milner 1995 first round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins^[4]
Glover Quinn an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).

References

↑ "History of Southwest". Southwest Mississippi Community College. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
↑ "Woodie Assaf biography", The Clarion-Ledger, March 6, 2007.
↑ Votesmart.org.-David Green
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Public Colleges and Universities in Mississippi

Four-year institutions:	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 Mississippi

Two-year institutions:	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 College

Coordinates: 31°17′46.8″N 90°26′26.7″W / 31.296333°N 90.440750°W / 31.296333; -90.440750

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