Southwest Mississippi Community College is a public

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Summit, Mississippi Summit is a town in Pike County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,705 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town originated as a railroad town and was named Summit because it ...

History

The college was officially started in 1908 as an agricultural high school. The Pike County Agricultural High School opened on September 3, 1918, after receiving approval from the Pike County School Board the previous April. The high school began to incorporate college work into the curriculum in 1929 and by 1932 the school had become a junior college. Fifty-four years later in 1988, the name of the school was officially changed to Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Notable alumni

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in Jackson * Jarrod Dyson, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, former outfielder for the 2015 World Series Kansas City Royals *

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, Mississippi state legislator *

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1995 first round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins *

Glover Quin Glover Freeman Quin Jr. (; born January 15, 1986) is a former American football safety. He played college football at New Mexico and Southwest Mississippi Community College, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 20 ...

an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). *Cannan May, leader of the "Free Canaan May" movement.

References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website
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