Fellows: Class of 2007-2008 (PDF). 1994-2006 Alumni (PDF).

The MidSouth Community College Fellowship Program (MCCFP) was established in 1994 with assistance from the Phil Hardin Foundation. Since 1995, participating colleges and the Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges have also provided substantial financial support. Starting in 2001, MCCFP began to receive funding from the Lower Pearl River Valley Foundation (LPRV). The additional assistance provided by LPRV enabled MCCFP to develop and implement the Community Development Forum, which focuses on economic development and business growth within rural communities and the potential role of the community college. Initially developed as a one-week leadership program, MCCFP has evolved into an educational program for current and past Fellows that lasts one academic year. MCCFP is the first and only university program in the state of Mississippi that focuses on developing the future community college leadership workforce. It has proven to be a successful vehicle for:

• Encouraging a focus on rural community and economic development
• Providing professional development
• Promoting university-community college relations
• Involving diverse agencies and individuals in the process of preparing and supporting the next generation of community college leaders
• Empowering community college faculty to engage the entrepreneurs in their communities to help create more entrepreneurial rural communities.
• Making available graduate credit

MCCFP has grown substantially since its inception in 1994. Future community college leaders have participated from states throughout the mid-south region of the United States, including Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. Thus far, MCCFP has provided training for hundreds of community college professionals. Cost per participant is $700 for Mississippi residents ($1,100 out-of-state), which includes room and board for the Leadership Retreat held each July at Lake Tiak O’Khata Resort in Louisville, Mississippi, and Fellows may earn three semester hours of graduate credit at an additional cost and academic assignment.