Motto Inspiring Greatness Established September 18, 1911 Total enrollment 4,778 (2011) Phone +1 601-477-4000 Colors Maroon, Gold | Type Public University President Dr. Jesse Smith, Ph.D. Mascot Bruiser the Bobcat Founded 18 September 1911 | |
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Former names Jones County Agricultural High School Location Ellisville, Mississippi, United States Address 900 S Court St, Ellisville, MS 39437, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 2,722 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 4,722 USD (2015) Notable alumni Deion Branch, Chris McDaniel, Charles W Pickering, Stacey E Pickering, Javon Walker Similar Mississippi Gulf Coast Communi, Pearl River Community College, East Central Communi, Hinds Community College, Southwest Mississippi Communi Profiles | ||
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Jones County Junior College is a junior college accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools located in Ellisville, Mississippi. JCJC serves its eight-county district consisting of Clarke, Covington, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Perry, Smith and Wayne counties. The college holds membership in the Mississippi Association of Colleges, the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. In 2014, the men's basketball team defeated Indian Hills Community College to win the NJCAA National Championship.
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- Jones county junior college lady bobcat soccer recruiting
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- History
- Facilities
- Notable alumni
- Notable faculty
- References
In 1955, the Jones County Junior College football team became the first all-white team in Mississippi to play a racially-integrated team. Jones County played in the Junior Rose Bowl, now the Pasadena Bowl, against Compton Community College in Compton, California. Erle Johnston, a Mississippi journalist and political figure, shortly before his death in 1995, organized the 40th anniversary celebration for players from the two teams.
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History
In 1922, Mississippi allowed college courses to be included in the curriculum of agricultural high schools. The Jones County Agricultural High School became the Jones County Agricultural High School and Junior College. The Jones County Agricultural High School was founded in 1911. In September of 1927, the first 26 students attended the college. The Junior College separated with the Jones County Agricultural High School in 1957.
Facilities
The C. L. Neil Building contains the college cafeteria.