Coahoma Community College

Coahoma Community College
Former names
Coahoma County Agricultural High School
Coahoma Junior College and Agricultural High School
TypePublic historically black community college
Established1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Academic affiliation
Space-grant
PresidentValmadge Towner
Students1,612 (2020)[1]
Location
Coahoma County, Mississippi
,
United States

34°15′21″N 90°34′11″W / 34.25583°N 90.56972°W / 34.25583; -90.56972
CampusRural, 99 acres (400,000 m2)
ColorsMaroon and white[2]
   
NicknameTigers
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA, MACCC
Websitewww.coahomacc.edu

Coahoma Community College (CCC) is a public historically black community college in Coahoma County, Mississippi. The college was founded in 1949 and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. It offers associate degree and certificate programs in more than 70 areas of focus.[1][3]

The 99-acre (400,000 m2) campus lies in an agrarian setting along Clarksdale-Friars Point Road near the Mississippi River and serves Coahoma, Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica counties.[3]

CCC's athletic teams, the Tigers, compete in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "College Navigator - Coahoma Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "CCC Brand". Coahoma Community College. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Programs of Study". Coahoma Community College. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ^ "MACCC announces men's and women's basketball players of the week". Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Organization of NJCAA Regions". NJCAA. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Athletics Website". Coahoma Community College. Retrieved 21 December 2021.