Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Encyclopedia
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College consists of four campus
es and four centers: the main campus, located in Perkinston
, Mississippi
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCperkinston_campus.htm; the Jackson County Campus, in Gautier
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCjackson_county_campus.htm; the Jefferson Davis Campus, in Gulfport
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCjefferson_davis_campus.htm; the Community Campus, a non-traditional campus without wallshttp://www.mgccc.edu/LOCcommunity_campus.htm; the George County Center in Lucedale
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCgcc.htm; the West Harrison County Center in Long Beach
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCwhcc.htm; the Applied Technology and Development Center in Gulfport
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCatdc.htm; and the Keesler Center at Keesler Air Force Base
in Biloxi
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCkeesler_center.htm.
The college's athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs. They compete in the Mississippi Community College Athletic Conference in football, basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, golf and tennis. MGCCC won the National Junior College Athletic Association Football Championship in 1971, 1984 and was co-national champion in 2007. The Bulldogs football team is led by head coach Steve Campbell
.
In 1962, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District was formed, and three years later, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College added the Jefferson Davis and Jackson County campuses. Between 1965 and 1985, 4 new centers were opened. The college name was changed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on October 1, 1987. In 1996, the Community Campus, a campus without walls, was added as a fourth campus.
In 2006, President George W. Bush
became the first sitting President to speak at a community college graduation, when he spoke at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es and four centers: the main campus, located in Perkinston
Perkinston, Mississippi
Perkinston is an unincorporated community in central Stone County, Mississippi, United States. It is situated along U.S. Highway 49, approximately five miles south of Wiggins. The community is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Education:The main campus of...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCperkinston_campus.htm; the Jackson County Campus, in Gautier
Gautier, Mississippi
Gautier is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,681 at the 2000 census. In 2002, Gautier annexed land nearly doubling its population to...
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCjackson_county_campus.htm; the Jefferson Davis Campus, in Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the...
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCjefferson_davis_campus.htm; the Community Campus, a non-traditional campus without wallshttp://www.mgccc.edu/LOCcommunity_campus.htm; the George County Center in Lucedale
Lucedale, Mississippi
Lucedale is a city in George County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,458 at the 2000 census...
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCgcc.htm; the West Harrison County Center in Long Beach
Long Beach, Mississippi
Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area...
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCwhcc.htm; the Applied Technology and Development Center in Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the...
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCatdc.htm; and the Keesler Center at Keesler Air Force Base
Keesler Air Force Base
Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. The base is named in honor of aviator 2d Lt Samuel Reeves Keesler, Jr., a Mississippi native killed in France in First World War.-Units:The base is home of...
in Biloxi
Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
http://www.mgccc.edu/LOCkeesler_center.htm.
The college's athletic teams are known as the Bulldogs. They compete in the Mississippi Community College Athletic Conference in football, basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, golf and tennis. MGCCC won the National Junior College Athletic Association Football Championship in 1971, 1984 and was co-national champion in 2007. The Bulldogs football team is led by head coach Steve Campbell
Steve Campbell
Steve Campbell is an American college football head coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College....
.
History
MGCCC began as the Harrison County Agricultural High School on September 17, 1912. Four years later, north Harrison County became Stone County, and both counties continued to support the school. On September 14, 1925, with the support of Jackson County, Harrison-Stone-Jackson Agricultural High School and Junior College began offering its first year of Junior College work. George County then added its support in 1942, and the institution took the name of Perkinston Junior College.In 1962, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District was formed, and three years later, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College added the Jefferson Davis and Jackson County campuses. Between 1965 and 1985, 4 new centers were opened. The college name was changed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on October 1, 1987. In 1996, the Community Campus, a campus without walls, was added as a fourth campus.
In 2006, President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
became the first sitting President to speak at a community college graduation, when he spoke at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.