The Mississippi Business Journal has named Jones College as the “Best Two-Year College” in Mississippi. The publication honored college representatives Finee’ Ruffin, who is executive vice president of chief enrollment management, information technology and marketing; Jones College President Dr. Jesse Smith; and Jim Walley, who is the assistant to the president for government relations, at a special event held at the Old Capitol Inn in Jackson. Being the best is an honor Dr. Smith said reflects on every employee’s hard work to ensure that students are successful.
“On behalf of our college faculty, staff, students, and Board of Trustees, we are delighted to be recognized for the quality of our work. Teaching the ideals of a Democratic society, while at the same time ensuring our students are ready to enter the workforce or are prepared for university transfer, is very challenging. Receiving this recognition from the Mississippi Business Journal makes our efforts more worthwhile,” said Smith.
Among the recent accomplishments college officials cited as examples of success included the Gold Medal three Jones students earned at the National SkillsUSA competition after taking first place in the engineering and technology category in July, the college newspaper (the Radionian) winning first place in the two-year newspaper category at the Spring National College Media Convention in New York City, and the Associate Degree Nursing program's May 2019 graduates achieving a 100 percent pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam. The 2019 MBJ’s Best of Mississippi listed the top three in each of the 25 Best of Mississippi Business reader poll categories in it’s September 12 edition.
Teresa McCreery is the JCJC Media-Public Relations Director