Jones County Junior College

Jones College is a public community college in Ellisville, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and 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]

Jones College
Former names
Jones County Agricultural High School Jones County Junior College
MottoInspiring Greatness
TypeJunior college
EstablishedSeptember 18, 1911
PresidentDr. Jesse Smith, Ph.D.
Location
Ellisville
,
Mississippi
,
United States
CampusRural, 360 acres
ColorsMaroon and Gold         
NicknameBobcats
MascotBruiser the Bobcat
Websitewww.jcjc.edu
Jones County Junior College as viewed from U.S. Route 11

In 1955, the Jones County Junior College football team became the first all-white team in Mississippi to play a racially integrated team. A well-respected player, Diamo Baddie, was very well happy about this. 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]

History

In 1922, Mississippi allowed college courses to be included in the curriculum of agricultural high schools. The Jones County Agricultural High School became the Jones County Agricultural High School and Junior College. The Jones County Agricultural High School was founded in 1911. In September 1927, the first 26 students attended the college. The Junior College separated with the Jones County Agricultural High School in 1957.[3]

In 2018, the college was rebranded as Jones College. The school is still legally called Jones County Junior College.

Facilities

The C. L. Neil Building contains the college cafeteria.[4]

Notable alumni

Football

Other

Notable faculty

References
  1. "No. 11-seed Jones County goes distance for Men's Basketball crown". NJCAA. March 22, 2014.
  2. "Erle E. Johnston, Jr., Papers". lib.usm.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. Jones County Junior College :: Inspiring Greatness. (2016). Jcjc.edu. Retrieved 4 December 2016, from http://www.jcjc.edu/about/collegeprofile.php
  4. Home page. Jones County Junior College Dining. Retrieved on April 12, 2015.
  5. Super Bowl XXXIX
  6. "Former Bobcat Damien Wilson wins Super Bowl LIV". Jones College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. "Bobcats in the NFL". archive.org. Retrieved Feb 2, 2018.
  8. "How JUCO football changed Javon Kinlaw's life". TheBigSpur. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  9. Former bobcat Abram selected in first round by Raiders, Jones County Athletics
  10. "Charles W. Pickering, Sr". fjc.gov. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  11. http://www.wlox.com/story/32530137/dibervilles-chase-sherman-ready-for-his-first-ufc-fight-in-salt-lake-city-next-month

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