Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

On June 9, the Aspen Institute (Aspen) named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College as one of 10 community colleges as finalists for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition for community colleges. Backed by $1 million in award funds, the Aspen Prize honors colleges that achieve strong outcomes, focusing on whether s...

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has named Adrienne Cocco-Eaves as Director of Bands, effective June 2026. Cocco-Eaves becomes the first female Director of Bands in the college’s history and will lead the nationally recognized Band of Gold into its next chapter of excellence.

Cocco-Eaves brings extensive experience and a proven record of leadership w...

Dr. Kollin Napier, far left, represents Mississippi on the “Building AI Ready States and Regions” panel in Washington, D.C. Fellow panelists represented Ohio (Payal Thakur), Georgia (Kwanza Hall), and Missouri (Amy Forsee). Standing in the middle is Zack Huhn Co-Founder & Chairman, Enterprise Technology Association Executive Director, US AI Congress.

(Front Row, From Left) Maddie Girouard, Don Hammack, Ashlyn Levins
(Back Row, From Left) Elizabeth Brown and Jennifer Tinnin

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College brought home five awards from the 2026 College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) Conference, held May 18-20 in Se...

Katie Carter

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduate Katie Carter has been named a 2026 recipient of the prestigious Jack KentCooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, one of the nation’s most competitive and generous scholarships for community college students.