Jones County Junior College
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Former names
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Jones County Agricultural High School |
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| Motto | Inspiring Greatness |
| Type | Public University |
| Established | September 18, 1911 |
| President | Dr. Jesse Smith, Ph.D. |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Rural, 360 acres |
| Colors | Maroon and Gold |
| Nickname | Bobcats |
| Mascot | Bruiser the Bobcat |
| Website | www.jcjc.edu |
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Facilities
The C. L. Neil Building contains the college cafeteria.[3]
Notable alumni
- Deion Branch, NFL football wide receiver and MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX[4]
- Chris McDaniel, an attorney, conservative commentator and a Republican politician in the Mississippi Senate
- Jackie Parker, football player, member of the college football and CFL halls of fame.
- Charles W. Pickering, former Mississippi state senator and retired U.S. District Court Judge[5]
- Stacey Pickering, State Auditor of Mississippi
- Red West, actor
- Damien Wilson, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
Notable faculty
- Ray Perkins, former head football coach
- Anthony Maddox, assistant football coach
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles using infobox university
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- Mississippi articles missing geocoordinate data
- Jones County Junior College
- Community colleges in Mississippi
- Universities and colleges in Mississippi
- Educational institutions established in 1911
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Education in Jones County, Mississippi
- Buildings and structures in Jones County, Mississippi
- NJCAA athletics
