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: 8,756 (Fall 2010)
Campus Addresses
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.
Addresses:
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
