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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThe administration and faculty have been preparing for this possibility all summer. The online course plan is designed with students in mind as an effective, educational method,\u201d said Â鶹ֱ²¥ President, Dr. Jesse Smith.<\/p>\n
Classes requiring face-to-face instruction and hands-on training, are meeting in smaller groups and students are spaced six feet apart in classrooms. Hattiesburg\u2019s Brianna Frierson, an associate degree nursing major said she\u2019s happy Â鶹ֱ²¥ is making an extra effort to ensure their safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoing a daily health check, wearing a wrist band to easily identify those who are cleared to be on campus and having plenty of sanitizer available is great. This is what I have been doing before COVID-19 because I have family members that I care for at home. I do miss not being able to hang out on campus like before, but these extra measures are for the greater good,\u201d Frierson noted.<\/p>\n
Associate degree nursing major, Jenna Hillman of Greene County said the \u201cThere are a lot of diseases out there. We can\u2019t dwell on it. We must take precautions all the time and hope it doesn\u2019t affect us as we progress forward. I know COVID-19 is a serious virus but my biggest concern is not getting to do clinical experience; simulations are not the same as the clinical setting,\u201d said Hillman.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is what it is,\u201d said Walters. \u201cMy concern is spreading the virus, so I\u2019ll do what I have to in order to take classes.\u201d<\/p>\n Precision machining and manufacturing instructor, Chase Elmore said he is better able to assist students coming to the machine shop at Â鶹ֱ²¥ to not only learn skills and troubleshoot but to also teach them how to be good \u201cHaving machining skills will also look good on a resume\u2019 and knowing how to work these machines will help me better design useful tools, like the firearms I want to make,\u201d said Walters. \u00a0\u201cI still plan on finishing my degree at MSU but this way, I can save money and learn skills to help me after just one year of machining courses.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information about how to register for MVCC online classes which begin August 24, check out the Â鶹ֱ²¥ website at www.jcjc.edu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ELLISVILLE \u2013 While all University-Parallel (academic) courses are being taught completely online through Friday, September 4, at Â鶹ֱ²¥, some students taking medical courses and Career and Technical programs are cautiously meeting on campus. All students entering campus must meet a strict list of requirements to ensure the safety of everyone working and taking courses … <\/p>\n<\/a>virus will not keep her from fulfilling her dream of being a nurse. Despite the extra precautions required to meet on campus like taking the health assessment, cleaning the classroom desks and wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<\/a>It is also virtually impossible to learn precision machining and manufacturing skills through online instruction. Laurel\u2019s James Walters came to Â鶹ֱ²¥ to learn how to use a drill press, lathe and CNC machine after finishing three years at Mississippi State University as a mechanical engineering major. He said he is glad to be in class, wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<\/a>employees. Learning how to operate high-tech machinery and perfecting his skills, Walters said will help him earn his engineering degree while also having a better understanding of what works best when designing as a mechanical engineer.<\/p>\n