  {"id":5149,"date":"2024-08-19T14:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T20:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=5149"},"modified":"2024-08-19T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T21:27:14","slug":"jones-college-students-flood-campus-for-fall-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-students-flood-campus-for-fall-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播 students flood campus for fall classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BSU-free-water-and-directions3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BSU-free-water-and-directions3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BSU-free-water-and-directions3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BSU-free-water-and-directions3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BSU-free-water-and-directions3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BSU-free-water-and-directions3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>ELLISVILLE &#8211; 糖心直播 students flooded campus on the first day of fall semester classes. In fact, Executive Vice President, Dr. Fin\u00e8e Ruffin is excited to report enrollment is up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCredit hour enrollment is up by 3.79 percent to 60,197 credit hours and the headcount or actual number of students on campus is up by 5.84 percent for a total of 4, 534 students,\u201d said Ruffin. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kiara-McGill-Seminary-Nadia-Posey-Collins-Anna-Lauryn-Grayson-Raleigh3-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kiara-McGill-Seminary-Nadia-Posey-Collins-Anna-Lauryn-Grayson-Raleigh3-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kiara-McGill-Seminary-Nadia-Posey-Collins-Anna-Lauryn-Grayson-Raleigh3-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kiara-McGill-Seminary-Nadia-Posey-Collins-Anna-Lauryn-Grayson-Raleigh3-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kiara-McGill-Seminary-Nadia-Posey-Collins-Anna-Lauryn-Grayson-Raleigh3-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kiara-McGill-Seminary-Nadia-Posey-Collins-Anna-Lauryn-Grayson-Raleigh3-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Kiara-McGill-Seminary-Nadia-Posey-Collins-Anna-Lauryn-Grayson-Raleigh3-scaled.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kiara McGill (left) Nadia Posey (middle) and Anna Lauryn Grayson (right) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Students entering Jones Hall were greeted with a bottle of free water and an invitation to the Baptist Student Union\u2019s Welcome Weekend event. Many freshmen had mixed feelings of excitement and anxiety before attending their first classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a little excited but really I just want to get through this first day,\u201d said Natalie Jones of Mendenhall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freshman from Raleigh, Anna Lauryn Grayson said she was a little surprised her first class was dismissed a little early and was looking forward to working on her Special Education major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore Will Carlson of Hattiesburg said being in band helped him adjust to being back on campus and freshman Luke Westmoreland of Grenada said he\u2019s ready to begin competing as a member of the tennis team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even some faculty members, like Social Science instructor, Stacy Ruth shared with her students that today was her last, first day of school as she plans to retire upon completion of her 32nd year of teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While traditional classes began today (Monday, August 19), online and dual enrollment classes begin on Monday, August 26. For more information about how to apply go to the website, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\">www.jcjc.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacy-ruth-sociology-class-ws-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacy-ruth-sociology-class-ws-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacy-ruth-sociology-class-ws-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacy-ruth-sociology-class-ws-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacy-ruth-sociology-class-ws-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacy-ruth-sociology-class-ws-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">__________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Jones County Junior College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Jones County Junior College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 3033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC\u2019s website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacscoc.org\">www.sacscoc.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Statement of Non-Discrimination and ADA Statement: Jones County Junior College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding the non-discrimination policy: The (ADA\/ Section 504) Wendy Evans, ADA Coordinator, Terrell Tisdale Library, phone 601-477-2673; email ADACoordinator@jcjc.edu and Title IX Coordinator, Brittany Weatherford-Barron, Hutcheson Hubbard Administration Building, phone 601-477-4127; email <a href=\"mailto:brittany.weatherford@jcjc.edu\">brittany.weatherford@jcjc.edu<\/a>. Jones County Junior College, 900 South Court Street, Ellisville, MS 39437.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELLISVILLE &#8211; 糖心直播 students flooded campus on the first day of fall semester classes. In fact, Executive Vice President, Dr. Fin\u00e8e Ruffin is excited to report enrollment is up. \u201cCredit hour enrollment is up by 3.79 percent to 60,197 credit hours and the headcount or actual number of students on campus is up by &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-college-students-flood-campus-for-fall-classes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;糖心直播 students flood campus for fall classes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5160,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5149\/revisions\/5160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}