General Information

Growth and Development of the College

The district junior colleges in Mississippi grew out of county agricultural high schools. In 1924 the Legislature first approved post-high school courses, and by 1928, ten of the high schools were offering some kind of college program. The interest in many of the other schools in adding college classes led to the first junior college law, which provided that a separate school district or an agricultural high school meeting certain criteria might establish a junior college. The law also provided that school districts and county agricultural high schools might unite with other school districts or other counties in the establishment of junior colleges.

The Northeast Mississippi Junior College was incorporated in Prentiss County in 1941, but the construction program was delayed until the end of World War II. Upon completion of the original plan, the College was opened to students in September 1948, as an agricultural high school and junior college comprising Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union counties. The following year, the name was changed to reflect junior college status only. Since that time, the institution has expanded its offerings in curriculum and physical facilities.

On August 1, 1987, The Northeast Mississippi Junior College officially became Northeast Mississippi Community College, by action of the State Board of Trustees for Community and Junior Colleges. Northeast’s Board of Trustees first approved the name change at their regular May 1987 meeting and reaffirmed the decision at the July 1987 meeting. The action was taken to use the community college name to reflect the comprehensive curricula and community-based nature of the institution.

Northeast Mississippi Community College is located in the northeastern part of Mississippi, approximately 190 miles north of Jackson and 100 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. The school has an elevation of 530 feet above sea level. The climate is moderate both summer and winter. The College is easily accessible by automobile over U.S. Highway 45 (Veterans Memorial Highway)-N & S; and State Highways 4 and 30.

The Board of Trustees empowered the college to grant the degrees of Associate of Arts in 1948 and the Associate of Science in Nursing in 1957. During subsequent years, the following certificates were authorized: Secretarial Science and Career Education. Effective 1977-78, the college began awarding the Associate of Applied Science Degree. In keeping with the philosophy of Northeast, a Department of Career and Technical Education was developed in the fall of 1965 to provide educational opportunities for persons to qualify for employment in various career and technical areas.

A comprehensive evening program is also offered on campus and in off-campus locations. Night classes are taught on the main campus in Booneville and at the off-campus sites in Corinth and New Albany. The institution serves thousands of persons each year through start-up training programs and industrial skills courses provided for local industries. In 1994, a Skill/Tech Center was established on the Northeast campus in conjunction with Mississippi’s program of workforce education and training through one-stop career centers at the community colleges. Created by the Workforce Education Act of 1994, Skill/Tech is a regionally based system for education and training, which responds to the needs of the workforce and employers.

In the Fall of 2000, the college began offering classes via Internet through the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC). This is a consortium of 15 colleges who provide instructional resources to students throughout the State. In 2002, MSVCC and each of its members received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). This action cleared the way for students to earn an Associates degree through online instruction.

In August 2003, the Board of Trustees approved a plan to begin developing Northeast at Corinth and Northeast at New Albany into instructional centers. Northeast at Corinth was the first to open on a limited basis in August 2006. Phase I construction saw the completion of a comprehensive WIN Job Center with limited course offerings until July 2006. The college notified the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that it was ready to fully develop the New Albany site into a comprehensive instructional site. In February 2007, SACS representatives visited the site and approved the center without recommendation. Phase II construction on Northeast at Corinth was completed in January 2009 and included additional classrooms, a science laboratory, and a library. The Corinth site was approved by SACS in August 2009.

Purpose Statement

Letter from the President

Northeast just completed one of the most successful years in its history.  In January of 2017, Northeast kicked off the Grow Northeast campaign.  The intention of this endeavor was not only to increase our enrollment, but to establish, as is the case with any organization, company, or educational institution, a foundation for excellence.

As you will see from the list of “goals to grow” shown here, student success is our first priority.  We must constantly be searching and exploring new ways and means to embrace learning and classroom instruction.  The success of our students is at the forefront of our desire to grow.

Workforce development continues to be a priority for Northeast.   We must continue to be a partner and key player in economic development.  As we form partnerships with all members of our communities, we continue to be committed to assisting the enhancement of the quality of life to all citizens of Northeast Mississippi. Toward this end, Northeast now has centers located in each of our five supporting counties.  These centers will provide the citizens of each county easy access to all services available.  One of our goals is to provide an AA degree for local citizens without being required to travel a long distance.

Northeast desires to provide the complete college experience to all our students.  In order to continue toward that end, we must constantly strive to expand and excel.   We must have a vision. Through our Grow Northeast initiative, we have developed just that.

We covet your support as we constantly monitor and measure our progress in each one of our Grow Northeast foundation areas.

We could not be effective with everything we do if not for the support of the Board of Supervisors in each county.  Northeast Mississippi Community College belongs to the citizens of Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, and Union Counties.  We must therefore devote our time and energies to assist all of these citizens.

In recent days, Northeast has certainly been challenged financially. State appropriations are gradually decreasing and we must now maintain a level of excellence with less dollars from the State of Mississippi.  We are currently responsible for securing more than sixty percent of our yearly budget from locally created funds.   We have now become a state assisted institution rather than a state supported institution. 

Northeast is fortunate to have a tremendous Board of Trustees. This group is very supportive of our work and the Grow Northeast vision.  With their guidance and leadership, I can only envision Northeast becoming a greater and greater asset to Northeast Mississippi. 

Northeast has been very successful in past years primarily due to the passion, devotion, and energy of all the employees of Northeast.  We have a workforce that is second to none. They are the strength of this institution. 

I invite you to investigate all the possibilities that are available at Northeast.  Please come anytime. Join us as we Grow Northeast!

Best Wishes,

Ricky G. Ford
President

Board of Trustees

—Board of Trustees  

Accreditation

Clinical Affiliates for the Division of Health Sciences Print-Friendly Page Clinical Affiliates Clinical experiences are available through contractual arrangements with Mississippi community health care institutions, both public and private. If a student is prohibited from attending clinical experiences at any of the scheduled Mississippi community health care institutions, public or private, the student must notify the Program Director immediately.  The student’s ability to progress in their program of study will be evaluated on an individual basis. If a duplicate/equivalent site is available, the student may be allowed to complete the clinical experience.  A duplicate/equivalent site is not guaranteed, and being unable to attend clinical at some clinical facilities may result in a student’s failure to progress in their program of study. Associate Degree Nursing   Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville & New Albany, MS Corinth School District Corinth, MS Corinth Surgery Center Corinth, MS Landmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Booneville & New Albany, MS Lee County School District Tupelo, MS Longwood Community Living Center Booneville, MS Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth, MS Mississippi Care Center of Alcorn County Corinth, MS North Mississippi State Hospital Services Tupelo, Baldwyn, & Iuka, MS New Albany Health and Rehab New Albany, MS North Mississippi Health Services Baldwyn, Iuka, & Tupelo, MS North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo & Iuka, MS North Mississippi Medical Center - Nursing Facility Baldwyn, MS North Mississippi Medical Center - Home Health & Hospice   North Mississippi State Hospital Tupelo, MS Prentiss County School District Booneville, MS Region IV Mental Health Services Corinth & Tupelo, MS Ripley Manor Nursing Home Ripley, MS Tippah County Hospital Ripley, MS Tishomingo County School District Iuka, MS Union County Health and Rehab New Albany, MS     Medical Assisting   North Mississippi Primary Care  Ashland, MS Baldwyn Medical Clinic  Baldwyn, MS Booneville Medical Clinic Booneville, MS Nathan Baldwin, M.D. Booneville, MS Northeast Mississippi Internal Medicine  Booneville, MS Magnolia Regional Health Center Clinics  Corinth, MS Noyes Family Care Center Corinth, MS Physician’s Urgent Care Corinth, MS Pratt Family Medical Clinic Corinth, MS The Magnolia Women’s Clinic, P.A. Corinth, MS William Jackson, M.D. Corinth, MS Williams Medical Clinic  Holly Springs, MS Iuka Medical Clinic Iuka, MS Segars Clinic Iuka, MS Internal Medicine and Pediatric Clinic of New Albany New Albany, MS Creekmore Family Practice Clinic, PLLC New Albany, MS Primary Care Clinic of Ripley Ripley, MS Ripley Health Care Associates Ripley, MS Acute Care + Family Clinic of Tupelo Tupelo, MS Barnes Crossing Medical Clinic  Tupelo, MS Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders Institute Tupelo, MS Family Medicine Residency Center Tupelo, MS Sanders Clinic for Women Tupelo, MS Tupelo Medical Group Tupelo, MS     Medical Laboratory   Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center Amory, MS Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville, MS Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth, MS Pratt Clinic Corinth, MS Segars Clinic Iuka, MS Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi Oxford, MS North MS Medical Center  Tupelo, MS Tippah County Hospital Ripley, MS Hardin Medical Center Savannah, TN Helen Keller Memorial Hospital Sheffield, AL Barnes Crossing Medical Clinic Tupelo, MS Internal Medicine Associates - North MS Medical Services Tupelo, MS Baptist Memorial Hospital New Albany, MS Alliance Healthcare Holly Springs, MS Northeast MS Internal Medicine Booneville, MS NMMC - Pontotoc Hospital Pontotoc, MS Practical Nursing Education   Nurse Med II Baldwyn, MS Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville, MS Booneville Community Health Center Booneville, MS Faith Family Clinic Booneville, MS FamilyMed 101 Booneville, MS Landmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Booneville, MS Longwood Community Living Center Booneville, MS Family Medical Center Corinth, MS Magnolia Regional Health Services Corinth, MS Mississippi Care Center Corinth, MS Faith Family Clinic Kossuth, MS Baptist Memorial Hospital New Albany, MS Baptist Memorial Medical Group New Albany, MS Family Clinic of New Albany New Albany, MS Union County Health and Rehab New Albany, MS Family Care Clinic Ripley, MS Nurse Med I Ripley, MS Tippah County Health Services Ripley, MS Acute Care Clinic of Pontotoc Pontotoc, MS Sunshine Health Care, Inc. Pontotoc, MS NMMC Behavioral Health Tupelo, MS Regional Rehab Tupelo, MS Radiologic Technology   Verdenda Adams, RT(R) Magnolia Hosptial - Corinth, MS Candace Dunaway, R T(R) Magnolia Orthopedics - Corinth, MS Reid Roberts, RT (R) Baptist Memorial Hospital - Booneville, MS Jason Hubbard, R T(R) Tippah County Hospital - Ripley, MS  Phillip Nanney, R T(R) Mitias Orthopedics- New Albany, MS Jennifer LaMontagne, R T (R) Baptist Memorial Hospital- New Albany, MS  Karen Barnes, R T (R)(M) North MS Medical Center - Iuka, MS     Respiratory Care Technology   Medical Director - B. Wayne McAlpin, M.D.   Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville MS Magnolia Regional Health Center Corinth MS Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital Florence, AL North Mississippi Medical Center Iuka, MS Jackson Madison County General Hospital Jackson, TN Baptist Memorial Hospital Oxford, MS Tippah County Hospital Ripley, MS Baptist Memorial Hospital New Albany, MS North MS Medical Center Tupelo, MS Helen Keller Hospital Tuscumbia, AL   Print-Friendly Page Close Window |

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