Facts about Northwest Mississippi Community College!

HISTORY First organized as Tate County Agricultural High School in 1915, the school began to offer college level classes in the fall of 1926. With encouragement from the State Department of Education and leadership from Porter Walker Berry, who became the college's first president, this initial endeavor proved to be successful. Two years later Quitman County pledged its support for the expanded class offerings. Meanwhile the Mississippi Junior College Commission urged school officials to convert the established classes into a complete two-year program. As a result in the fall of 1928 a fully sanctioned junior college, later named Northwest Mississippi Junior College and accredited by the Mississippi Junior College Accrediting Association, opened its doors to fifty-nine students.
ENROLLMENT: 6,661
LIBRARY Northwest maintains three fully automated libraries, which provide a growing collection of books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials to supplement the programs of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The libraries provide computers for student research and access to a growing number of electronic resources. There are open computer labs for students and collections of media and equipment for instructors’ use in the classroom. The library’s Web page can be accessed through the Northwest home page at: www.northwestms.edu .
TECHNOLOGY Web based services provide access to information that enables students to check email, grades, and submit class assignments, as well as access to library materials all online. Each residence hall room is connected to the college's computer network, and a "hot spot" in the cafeteria provides wireless connectivity.
EXPENSES General Fees/Tuition (all full-time students/per semester) ...................$850.00 Out-of-State Fee (per semester)..................................................$1,000.00 In-State Part-Time or Special Student Fees (per semester hour).............$80.00 Out-of-State Part-Time or Special Student Fees (per semester hour).....$155.00
FACULTY: 169 full-time, 177 part-time HOUSING School owned/operated housing is available.

ATHLETICS baseball basketball football golf softball soccer rodeo	Sports scholarships for men: basketball baseball football soccer	Sports scholarships for women: basketball softball soccer
CAMPUSES The Senatobia (main) campus is 251 acres. The closest major metropolitan area is Memphis, 30 miles from the main campus. Centers are located in Southaven (DeSoto Center) and in Oxford (Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center). Also limited classes are offered in Ashland and Olive Branch.
*Address:*
Northwest Mississippi Community College 4975 Highway 51 North Senatobia, MS 38668-1701 Ph: (662) 562-3200
DeSoto Center 5197 W.E. Ross Pkwy. Southaven, MS 38671 Ph: (662) 342-1570
Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center 1310 Belk Dr. Oxford, MS 38655 Ph: (662) 236-2023
WEBSITE: http://www.northwestms.edu

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