Southwest Mississippi Community College Explained

Southwest Mississippi Community College
Former Names:Pick County Agricultural High School (1918–1932)
Pike County Junior College (1932–1988)
Motto:"Opportunities for a Lifetime"
Established:1908
Type:Community College
President:J. Steven Bishop
Students:2000
City:Summit
State:Mississippi
Country:United States
Mascot:Bears
Website:www.smcc.edu

Southwest Mississippi Community College is a public community college in Summit, Mississippi.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Southwest. 2009-06-06. Southwest Mississippi Community College.
  2. http://archive.clarionledger.com/article/20070307/FEAT05/703070303/Woodie-Assaf-biography "Woodie Assaf biography"
  3. http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3665/david-green Votesmart.org.-David Green
  4. Web site: Top South Florida News, Sports, Weather and Entertainment - South Florida Sun-Sentinel .