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40-675: Originally called Sunflower Junior College , the college was formed in conjunction with Sunflower County Agricultural High School in 1927. With its first freshman class enrolling that September, the college became a fully accredited junior college by the Accrediting Commission of the Senior Colleges of Mississippi in April 1928. The name was changed to Mississippi Delta Junior College in 1960 and to Mississippi Delta Community College in 1989. The official service area of

80-503: A Leflore County man who served on the college's board of education and the dean of the Career-Technical Center of the college, respectively. The ABE/GED classroom was named after the college's first ABE and GED program director. Allen-Foley was built in 1977 and remodeled for GED and ABE classes in 2005. The Horton Building, built in 1968, houses instructors' offices, two computer labs, classrooms, and laboratories. It

120-577: A Sunflower County man who served on the college's board of trustees, houses science classes. Office space, eight laboratories, and nine classrooms are located in 26,700 square feet (2,480 m) of space. Allen-Foley Career-Technical Complex houses career and technical education (CATE) classrooms and laboratories; it houses the Dr. Farilyn Bell ABE/GED Classroom which houses General Education Development (GED) and Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes. The building's namesakes, Otis W. Allen and Charles Foley, were

160-445: A household in the county was $ 23,428, and the median income for a family was $ 27,301. Males had a median income of $ 27,643 versus $ 20,774 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 12,088. About 27.90% of families and 33.30% of the population were below the poverty line , including 43.90% of those under age 18 and 27.90% of those age 65 or over. According to the most recent data on U.S. life expectancy, published in 2010 by

200-492: A member of the MDCC Board of Trustees for 40 years. College Catalog . The Edwards-Stonestreet Men's Dormitory, located on the eastern boundary of the campus, is a motel-style structure which houses 258 men. The building is named in honor of Lum Edwards, a former county Superintendent of Education, and J. D. Stonestreet, a former mathematics instructor and football coach. The building was renovated and reopened for occupancy in

240-430: Is a county located on the western border of the U.S. state of Mississippi . As of the 2020 census , the population was 30,985. Its county seats are Rosedale and Cleveland . The county is named in honor of Simón Bolívar , early 19th-century leader of the liberation of several South American territories from Spain . The Cleveland, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bolivar County. It

280-675: Is in Moorhead in Sunflower County . School districts: Former school districts: The five school districts other than the Cleveland School District, were, in 2012, among the 20 smallest of the 152 school districts in the State of Mississippi. In the State of Mississippi, Bolivar County was the only county that had six school districts. Consolidation was urged to save money and facilitate cooperation. In 2012

320-634: Is land and 29 square miles (75 km ) (3.2%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Mississippi by land area and fourth-largest by total area. As of the 2020 United States Census , there were 30,985 people, 12,114 households, and 7,719 families residing in the county. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 34,145 people living in the county. 64.5% were Black or African American , 33.5% White , 0.6% Asian , 0.1% Native American , 0.9% of some other race and 0.6% of two or more races . 1.9% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). As of

360-508: Is located in the Mississippi Delta , or Yazoo Basin, of Mississippi. This area was first developed for cotton plantations. Large industrial-scale agricultural operations have reduced the number of farm workers needed, and the population is half of its peak in 1930. Today, soybeans, corn, and rice are also commodity crops. In 1836, when it was founded, the land was originally Choctaw, and was taken for use in agriculture, with some of

400-518: Is located on the southern border of the college and was named after Sherman Stauffer and Pete Wood, respectively an assistant to the president of the college and business manager, and a former agriculture teacher who had graduated from the college. The building was built as an armory of the National Guard and in 1997 was renovated into its current purpose. The Jack E. Harper Jr. Science Building, built in 1998 and named after Jack E. Harper, Jr.,

440-724: Is now named Drew Hunter Middle School with grades 6–8. As of 2014 Indianola schools are now a part of the new district. Currently its headquarters are in the Main Central Office in Indianola and it has a separate North Office in Drew . The North Office is the former Drew School District headquarters. Previously its headquarters were in the Sunflower County Courthouse in Indianola, and it had

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480-513: Is the women’s residence hall located on the Moorhead campus. Completed in 2008, the residence hall consists of 80 rooms that can accommodate 236 students. The facility has a lobby and recreation area both upstairs and downstairs. The residence hall was named in honor of Herbert M. Hargett, long standing member of the MDCC Board of Trustees for 43 years during which time he served as chairman of the board for 3 years, and in honor of Dunbar M. Lee, also

520-761: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation , a male in Bolivar County could expect to live 65.0 years, the second shortest for any county in the United States, following McDowell County, West Virginia . The national average is 76.1 years for a male. Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Joseph S. Clark, Jr. had visited "pockets of poverty" in the Mississippi Delta 40 years earlier. In Cleveland, they observed barefoot, underfed African-American children in tattered clothing, with vacant expressions and distended bellies. Kennedy stated that he thought he had seen

560-649: The Mississippi Senate Education Committee passed a bill asking the State of Mississippi to consolidate the six school districts in Bolivar County to three or two. The Mississippi Senate passed the bill 37–11. As recently as the 1960s the school board of Bolivar County censored what black children were allowed to learn, and mandated that "Neither foreign languages nor civics shall be taught in Negro schools. Nor shall American history from 1860 to 1875 be taught.” The Bolivar Commercial

600-867: The Mississippi Senate voted 43–4 to pass Senate Bill 2330, to consolidate the Sunflower County School District, the Drew School District, and the Indianola School District into one school district. The bill went to the Mississippi House of Representatives . Later that month, the State Board of Education approved the consolidation of the Drew School District and the Sunflower County School District, and when Senate Bill 2330

640-491: The census of 2000, there were 40,633 people, 13,776 households, and 9,725 families living in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile (18/km ). There were 14,939 housing units at an average density of [7] per square mile (7/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 65.11% Black or African American , 33.24% White , 0.10% Native American , 0.49% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.48% from other races , and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.17% of

680-416: The 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m) Dr. Arthur Richter Dental Hygiene Clinic houses the dental hygiene classes. It was named after H.T. Greer and Sam Stafford, respectively a Sharkey County man who served on the college's board of trustees and a vice president. The dental hygiene clinic addition opened in 2001. The Yeates Fine Arts Building, built in 1973, houses the college's fine arts classes and includes

720-465: The M. E. Tharp Auditorium, Joe Abrams Band Hall, Jean Abrams Art Gallery, and Merle Tolbert Piano Lab. It was named after a music teacher, Mildred Yeates. Tanner Hall, built in 1963, houses the MDCC Bookstore as well as classrooms and computer labs. Its namesake is a Sunflower County man who became a member of the college's board of trustees, E. A. Tanner. The college installed a computer lab in

760-691: The Office of Admissions, the Office of Business Services, the Office of Financial Aid, the Office of Instruction, the Office of the President and other services such as counseling, human resources, institutional effectiveness, advising and information technology. The Herman A. Thigpin Cafeteria, which has seating for over 400 students, was constructed in 1986 and named after an academic dean and science teacher. It has about 16,000 square feet (1,500 m) of area. J.T. Hall Coliseum, constructed in 1976, houses

800-540: The athletic director's offices; an about 1,000 seat multipurpose hall used for basketball games; the Helen Allen Dance Studio, a performing arts performance and practice area; and the Sports Hall of Fame Room. It was named after Dr. James Terry Hall, who once served as the president of the university. The Jimmy Bellipanni Baseball Complex, named after an athletic director and coach at the college,

840-570: The building in 1994. The Vandiver Student Union houses the Office of Student Services, student government facilities, a locker room and sports facility, the Chief William P. Lacy Campus Police Office, the campus bookstore, and a student dining facility. The building itself was named after Sunflower Junior College's first president, Joseph S. Vandiver; and the police office was named after the college law enforcement agency's first chief of police. The Boggs-Scroggins Student Services Center houses

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880-766: The cadets attending the MDCC Law Enforcement Training Academy; two apartments for the staff of the LETA; and offices for the Director and staff of the LETA. The building is named in honor of Ms. Janie Stennis, a former science teacher, and Mrs. Noble 0. Penrod, a former teacher of mathematics. College Catalog . Other campuses include: 33°26′30″N 90°29′58″W  /  33.44167°N 90.49944°W  / 33.44167; -90.49944 Bolivar County, Mississippi Bolivar County ( / ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər / BOL -i-vər )

920-638: The college includes Bolivar , Humphreys , Issaquena , Leflore , Sharkey , Sunflower , and Washington counties. Coahoma County was originally in the college's service area, but the Mississippi Legislature removed it effective July 1, 1995, and it is now served by the Coahoma Community College . The main campus is located in Moorhead, Mississippi . Stauffer-Wood Administration Building houses administrative functions. The 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m) facility

960-418: The delta. The county had 18 documented lynchings in the period from 1877 to 1950. In the 1920s, Bolivar county was a hotspot for UNIA chapters, with 17 chapters, and by 1960, it had a significant local civil rights movement, and remains a mostly black area today. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 906 square miles (2,350 km ), of which 877 square miles (2,270 km )

1000-499: The district include: High schools : K-8 schools : Middle schools : Elementary schools: Pre-Kindergarten Alternative schools: As a result of the 2012 merger with Drew School District , A. W. James Elementary School and the Drew Hunter High School became a part of the district. The high school division of Drew Hunter closed, with high school students rezoned to Ruleville Central. The secondary school

1040-490: The district's schools had no licensed librarians. During that year a Mississippi state commission said that the district had violated accreditation standards in 2001 by not having those librarians. In 2003 the district had faced a budget deficit for the third time in a row. Judy Rhodes, the executive assistant to the state superintendent of education, said in a Board of Education meeting in Jackson, Mississippi said that "Of all

1080-509: The districts we're working with right now, Sunflower is the one with the most serious situation." In 2010 State of Mississippi officials said that the management of the district should be taken over by the state government because of the existence of allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of federal funds. On April 19, 2010, the Mississippi Department of Education took control of the school district. In February 2012

1120-477: The educational services building along U.S. Route 49 West in Indianola. As of 2017 the SCCSD had 4,200 students and 120 teachers. In comparison, in 1987 the pre-consolidation SCSD district had 2,600 students. There were a total of 1,792 students enrolled in the Sunflower County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 49% female and 51% male. The racial makeup of

1160-564: The employee residences of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP, Parchman), located in an unincorporated area . The current school district was created in 2014. In 1968 the district had 4,100 "colored" students and about 1,000 white students. At that time the district had a "freedom of choice" system. During that year, the superintendent of the school system stated his opposition to a proposed rapid integration, arguing that doing so would cause white people to leave

1200-510: The fall of 2011. College Catalog . The college also has housing for faculty members and the president's home. These facilities are within the Sunflower County School District , and dependents of faculty and staff living on campus would be assigned to James Rosser Elementary School and Moorhead Middle School. The Stennis-Penrod Building, located on the northern edge of Trojan Lake, houses the sleeping quarters for

1240-652: The merger with the Indianola School District , the SCSD served much of the county, including the cities of Ruleville and Moorhead , the towns of Sunflower , Inverness , and Doddsville as well as the Sunflower County portion of Shaw . As of July 1, 2012, the Drew School District and Indianola School District were consolidated into the Sunflower County district. The former Drew school district's attendance boundary included Drew , Rome , and

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1280-430: The most valued land in the state. In 1840, there was only one free black person, 384 free whites, and 971 enslaved people, making its population 60% slaves. This number only increased, because around 1860, the population was about 87% slaves, due to its mostly agricultural economy, and continued to gain a high black population, relating to it being in the delta, and mound bayou's pressure for African-Americans to move to

1320-442: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 13,776 households, out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.20% were married couples living together, 27.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1360-573: The school district. During that year, a local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) asked the district to replace two school principals because the branch believed that they were not qualified educationally and mentally. The district said that it would consider the matter. In 1986 a petition to merge the Drew School District with the Sunflower County district circulated. In 2002 two of

1400-581: The worst poverty in the nation in West Virginia, but it paled in comparison to the poverty he observed in Cleveland. The county has a county administrator, who acts upon the requests of the board of supervisors primarily. The county is within the boundaries of two community college districts: Coahoma Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College . CCC's main campus is in rural Coahoma County outside of Clarksdale, and MDCC's campus

1440-401: Was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.36. In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.60% under the age of 18, 14.00% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 87.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.70 males. The median income for

1480-476: Was approved, Indianola School District was added. In May 2012 Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed the bill into law, requiring all three districts to consolidate. SB2330 stipulates that if a county has three school districts all under conservatorship by the Mississippi Department of Education, they will be consolidated into one school district serving the entire county. Schools in

1520-650: Was built in 1974. As of 2010 the complex's fence is made of cypress. In 1980, the Carl & Brenda Grubb Women's Softball Field opened. It is located on the Moorhead campus, north of the coliseum. In 2015 a press box and concession stand were added. The campus also includes the Maintenance Building. There is a Baptist Student Union on the college grounds. Active dormitory buildings for students include Edwards-Stonestreet Residence Hall (for men) and Hargett-Lee Residence Hall (for women). The Hargett-Lee Hall

1560-468: Was distributed in Bolivar County. 33°47′N 90°53′W  /  33.79°N 90.88°W  / 33.79; -90.88 Sunflower County School District The Sunflower County Consolidated School District ( SCCSD ), formerly the Sunflower County School District ( SCSD ), is a public school district with its headquarters in Indianola, Mississippi in the Mississippi Delta . The district serves all of Sunflower County . Prior to

1600-661: Was named after a previous president of the university, W. B. Horton. Stanny Sanders Library, built in 1972, is the college's library. It was named after a Leflore County woman who was on the college's board of representatives. The facility; which has a room dedicated to the Community College Network, study rooms, a media center, and the College Center of Learning; has 482 seats available for patrons. The Greer-Stafford Allied Health Building, built in 1993, houses medical and dental classes and laboratories;

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