Southeast Mississippi has a proven track record of engaging in successful educational partnerships through a network of community colleges that supports a skilled and motivated workforce. Mississippi's workforce team can design a customized workforce screening and training program to meet the needs of new and existing industry.
Mississippi Universities and Community Colleges
The Mississippi Power coverage area is highlighted in green on the map. Click on a name below to see the location on the map.
- The Center for Higher Learning at Stennis Space Center
- East Central Community College
- Jackson State University
- Jones County Junior College Ellisville - Main Campus
- Meridian Community College
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - George County Center
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Harrison County Campus
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Main Campus
- Mississippi State University - Gautier
- Mississippi State University - Main Campus
- Mississippi State University - Meridian
- Pearl River Community College - Forrest County Campus
- Pearl River Community College - Hancock County Campus
- Pearl River Community College - Main Campus
- University of Mississippi
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- The University of Southern Mississippi - Gulf Park
- The University of Southern Mississippi - Main Campus
- William Carey University - Main Campus
- William Carey University - Tradition Campus
Education Network
Community and Junior Colleges
The community colleges in the region work toward the common goal of providing superior training programs to advance the skill sets of potential employees in the region. Through progressive partnerships, the community colleges within Southeast Mississippi offer basic and advanced work skills, pre-employment training, retraining, short-term training and rapid response training. The core mission of the Mississippi community college system is to provide career and technical programs preparing students for employment. They also provide academic programs that parallel the first two years of university programs.
Universities
Mississippi has nationally recognized research programs housed at universities across the state. These universities are engaged in basic and applied research which have created successful partnerships with companies like Boeing, GE Aviation and Toyota. The mission of the universities is to provide enhanced expertise within a specific area of focus with the end goal of creating a superior workforce pipeline.
Community and Junior Colleges
AccelerateMS serves the people and businesses of Mississippi by developing and deploying workforce strategies to connect individuals with transformative, high-paying careers. By leveraging resources and partnering with organizations that hold complementary missions, AccelerateMS effectuates positive change, creating sustained individual, community and statewide economic prosperity.
As the state’s lead workforce development office, AccelerateMS supports strategies to connect Mississippians with transformative, high-paying careers. Rather than the “all-or-nothing” college preparation system of the past, our career coaches help students navigate a variety of post-graduation options and prepare for in-demand jobs that align with their interests and aptitudes.