Hancock County Voc-Tech Center

eLearning is defined, for the purposes of accreditation review, as a formal educational process in which the majority of the instruction occurs when student and instructor are not in the same place. eLearning affords learners the opportunity to take a course anytime and anywhere. Instruction may be synchronous or asynchronous. Distance education may employ correspondence study, audio, video, or computer technologies.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( 1866 Southern Lane, GA 30033 Decatur: Telephone 404-679-4501 ) to award associate degrees.Online courses are courses that are offered through the Mississippi Virtual Community College ( MSVCC ) consortium. The consortium is comprised of 15 community colleges throughout Mississippi. These courses are offered entirely online, usually with no campus component, using the Blackboard and Desire2Learn learning platforms. All courses require at least one proctored exam that will require the learner to go to the campus or to a college approved location that can provide a proctor to take an exam. Learners will be required to show a picture ID prior to testing.Hybrid courses are a blending of the traditional face-to-face courses with an online component. In this format, you will complete a portion of the course online using the Desire2Learn platform and then only meet on campus as outlined in the college Tabloid. Hybrid courses must meet a minimum of 25% of the course face-to-face.

Biloxi High School serves students in grades 10 through 12. It is governed by the Biloxi Public School District, which operates various elementary and senior and junior high schools. Biloxi High School maintains a 150-plus-seat theater and computer and science laboratories. The school s facilities also include gymnasiums, tennis courts, music areas, and football, baseball and softball stadiums. It offers a variety of sports activities, including golf, volleyball, basketball, soccer, cross-country, and track and field. The school also provides the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program, which includes instruction in science, social studies and technical education.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College provides academics and work force training in more than seven locations, including Stone, George, Harrison and Jackson counties in South Mississippi. It offers a wide range of training programs, including. The school has over three campuses, including George County, West Harrison County, Applied Technology and Development, and Keesler centers. It offers a variety of student programs, including university parallel programs, navy degree and technical programs, career and workforce development programs. Its academic program offers a wide range of subjects, which includes architectural technology, art and business education, computer science, construction engineering, criminal justice, elementary education, fire science and industrial engineering technology, interior design, medical record administration, music, occupational therapy and veterinary science. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers adult basic education and high school equivalency classes for adults without high school diplomas. It also provides financial aid and scholarship programs, including athletics, presidential, foundation and incentive scholarships.