Miss. GCCC expanding campus

PERKINSTON, Miss. - Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, already the second largest CC in the state, is expanding its flagship Perkinston campus, according to a report from WLOX-TV. The college is building a new four-lane access road that will connect to U.S. 49, and broke ground Aug. 21 on a new early childhood education center to train child care workers. The college is also building a new student union, cafeteria, and a 206-bed dormitory. The road is scheduled to be completed later this year. The buildings are scheduled to be finished in 2020. The dormitory will boost housing available on campus to about 1,100. President Mary Graham says new fields of study are also under consideration. Mississippi Gulf Coast has an overall student population of 9,000. (Source: WLOX 08/22/189)