Mississippi has relaunched Complete 2 Compete program
The program is a statewide initiative sponsored by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Community College Board.
Posted: May 7, 2021 3:55 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Brown
FULTON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Complete 2 Compete (C2C) program relaunched in Mississippi on May 5.
The program is a statewide initiative sponsored by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Community College Board.
Mississippi s Complete 2 Compete aims to help adults who attended college, but don t have a degree, get their degree.
Its mission is to help Mississippi adults who attended college but don t have a degree get their degree.
In a plan approved by the United States Department of Education (DOE), Mississippi became the fourth state in the nation to allow students without a high school diploma to potentially
By Candace McKenzie
Apr 9, 2021 7:00 AM
When 64-year-old Carl Plessala first moved to Mississippi seven years ago, he wanted to start a new life.
He stumbled upon a pamphlet that advertised classes at a community college. The idea intrigued him, but there was one problem: He was among the thousands of Mississippi adults who couldnât read or write.
Plessala grew up in Louisiana, and he didnât take school seriously. He called himself âa class clown,â which he said was a way to mask his low confidence in reading and writing skills. He entered the workforce and never learned to read or write.
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Mississippi community colleges are the most cost effective post-secondary education that offers a direct pathway into a career, said Dr. Andrea Mayfield, executive director, Mississippi Community College Board.Â
âAnd that is important,â Mayfield said. âNobody wants to finish college at any level owing a lot of money and not having any real job prospects. That is something our state really canât afford.â
Mayfield said at the community and junior colleges, affordability is a priority. And community colleges are open-access institutions meaning regardless of how much education you have had in the past, there are opportunities available.Â
âSay you didnât finish high school,â Mayfield said. âCommunity colleges offer a pathway to earn high school equivalency while simultaneously learning a skill in career and technical education pathways. Maybe you attended a four-year university and you canât find a job with your degree. Community