Hinds CTE Course Descriptions
Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus
Dual Credit Career & Technical Center
The Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus, through its Career and Technical Center, offers high school career and technical courses to the secondary students within the Vicksburg-Warren Community. Students enrolled in career and technical courses receive credit through the “home” school. Students who complete a two-year career technical program will be given a certificate of completion from the Career Center. Students also have the opportunity to earn Dual Credit and Industry Certifications for most programs of study. Please note: Students are not allowed to proceed with lab work until they obtain a score of 100 on program specific safety exam.
The Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus Career & Technical Center has an open admissions policy except where programs recommend prior training and necessary aptitudes for the successful completion of a program. An eighth-grade reading level is highly suggested for students entering the Career Center. Satisfactory behavior and attendance are required for admittance. Supplemental information is required to be completed before being enrolled into career & technical programs.
To be eligible to return to a program the following semester, a student must meet requirements as outlined in the program curriculum for each semester. A student that fails the current semester course is not eligible to return for that course. Excessive absences and disciplinary issues may result in students being unable to continue in program.
Career & Technical Programs of Study
The following programs of study are offered by Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren Campus: Advanced Manufacturing, Automotive Technology, Business Marketing and Finance, Work Based Learning, Energy, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, Health Sciences, Law & Public Safety, Precision Machining, Simulation & Animation Design, and Welding. Most of the programs have the opportunity for students to earn dual credit through Hinds Community College. All students, regardless of accepting the college credit or not, will be taught using the college curriculum.