The Legislature created the board in 1986 to receive and distribute funds from the state, federal government, and other sources to the community and junior colleges.
Senate Bill 131, Laws of 1928, approved April 26, 1928, authorized the establishment of junior colleges, and also created a State Commission for oversight of these institutions.
After almost three years of research and planning, MSVCC was inaugurated in January 2000 under the MCCB Distance Learning program, and currently serves over 20,000 students each semester.
The MSVCC maintains an articulation agreement amongst all of its constituent community colleges that is explicitly designed to avoid drawing any distinction between online and traditional lecture courses in order to facilitate a unified curriculum system-wide.
To be competitive in today's society, one must possess basic competencies in areas such as math, reading, writing, communication, teamwork, and computer technology.
Aside from sports, many schools have bands, choirs, cheerleading, dance teams, and a wide variety of clubs and groups, which are designed to build community, teach leadership, and prepare graduates for success after college.
The Career and Technical Education division is responsible for working with community college administrators to assist with evaluation of programs, the reimbursement process for upgrading equipment, and salaries for Career-Technical personnel.
Distance learning responsibilities of the SBCJC include coordination of the Mississippi Virtual Community College and online course offerings for workforce training.
The information service division is responsible for identifying implementing technology initiatives within the agency as it responds "to the changing needs of the community and the citizens of Mississippi".
This team constitutes the agency's leadership for suggesting, requesting, and implementing technological needs as it strives to fulfill its mission.
In state fiscal 2008, there were 71,490 full-time equivalent students and 93,978 non-duplicate total credit: 63.9% female, 55.2% white, and 97.1% in-state.