Jackson State Community College

Kirstan Hawkins
11-4-19 1st period
A Community College is……...

a nonresidential junior college offering courses to people living in a particular area.

The History of Jackson State
Jackson State University was founded on October 23, 1877 as Natchez
Seminary, operating under the auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission
Society of New York, "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of
Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states".
Fun Facts
1400 John R. Lynch St, Jackson, MS 39217

In July of 1997, Dr. Charles D. Roberts, Jr., became Jackson State's third
president

Jackson State has continuously enrolled students since September 29th, 1967.

Allana Hamilton was appointed as the fifth president of the college in January,
2017.

Jackson State was selected as the first such institution in West Tennessee.
Clubs/Organizations
● Art Club.
● Black Student Association
● Chess Club
● Creative Writing Club
● FFA Club
● Innovation
● Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
● Physical Therapist Assistant Club.
Admission Requirements
1. Must have 3.0 GPA and approved by the high school.
2. Joint Enrollment or Dual Enrollment
1. Submit a dual/joint enrollment application
2. Passing score on ACT/SAT/PLAN or Accuplacer test in subject
area
3. Provide high school transcript
4. Approval from principal, parent and counselor/teacher
5. Joint enrollment-earn only college credit
6. Dual enrollment-earn both high school & college credit
Room and Board Costs
Tuition: $3,840
Book and Supplies: $1,200
Other Fees: $285
Off Campus cost of Living:10,886
Tuition Costs
Residents of Tennessee pay an annual total price of $20,931 to attend Jackson
State Community College on a full time basis.
School Rituals
They have a comedy show every year.

This year Rickey Smiley will be there November 8th 10:30am to 12:00pm.
Athletics: Women’s Basketball Team
They have won many awards such as NJCAA honors

The NJCAA is pleased to recognize the achievements of individuals within its

leadership structure, member colleges and contributors as well as former
student-athletes. The following awards were created to provide proper recognition
to those that have served the association honorably, helped advance the mission
of the association or have helped raise the profile of the NJCAA through their
accomplishments.
What’s interesting?
Something I found interesting and fun about this college was they give a concert
every year. This is interesting to me because it seems that they want to reward
their students in an exciting way.
What else is interesting?
I found the fact that the college will accept students unable to go to a university
due to various reasons. I found this interesting because it gives students a choice.