Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center

The Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center, financed through the efforts of the taxpayers of DeSoto County, is a 155,000-square-foot structure on a 52-acre site just off Church Road in Southaven. This site, donated by the W. E. Ross family, offers the college opportunities to expand as DeSoto County continues to grow. Students can pursue a wide variety of academic pathways or career-technical programs of study. Classes are offered throughout the day and evening hours. The center offers services such as counseling and advising, financial aid, eLearning support, tutoring and a full-service library in addition to a number of clubs and organizations and fun campus events where commuter students can get involved.

Northwest students have the benefit of the 2+2 Program in partnership with the University of Mississippi at the Southaven location. The associate degree is offered by Northwest, and the bachelor’s degree is offered by Ole Miss in a variety of programs. A new partnership with Ole Miss, Path 4, combines the convenience of the Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center with a more traditional straight-line experience. The program offers you a seamless, four-year experience at the Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center with exclusive benefits—including scholarship and financial aid advantages—while you complete courses at both Northwest and Ole Miss.
Path 4 Partnership with the University of Mississippi

Northwest Mississippi Community College DeSoto Center also supports a career technical off-campus site in Northwest Mississippi Community College - Olive Branch. This location offers both classroom and lab experience in Aviation Maintenance Technology. This location also offers a Commercial Truck Driving program and a Utility Line Worker program. The Aviation Maintenance Technology program is one of only two in the state of Mississippi. Students attending these programs register through the Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center-Southaven location.

DeSoto Information

• Business Office
• Financial Aid
• Library

Services

• Disability Services
• Tutoring
• Writing Center

Student Development Center

• Admiss ions and Reco rds
• Class and Complete Withdrawals
• eLearning
• Placement Testing
• Personal and Career Counseling
• On Campus ACT Testing

Student Life

• Bookstore - Opening Hours : 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m
• Beans & Leaves
• Student Organizations
• Facebook (DeSoto)

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• Tutoring at DeSoto Center
• 2+2 Partnership with the University of Mississippi
• Business Office
• Financial Aid
• Student Services
• Student Development Center
• Student Life

Tutoring at DeSoto Center

Northwest DeSoto Center Tutoring Lab
In-Person Tutoring Available, Location: Room 306, DeSoto Center

Steile Warren
Time Available: Monday - Thursday 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Assists with Chemistry and Algebra

Jenna Boyd
Time Available: Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Assists with Algebra, Trigonometry, Statistics, Computer Concepts, Quickbooks

Will Rives
Time Available: Monday - Thursday 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Assists with Accounting I & II, Algebra, Calculus I, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, and Physics

For after hours and weekend Live Tutoring, visit Brainfuse Online Tutoring:
https://northwestms.instructure.com/accounts/13/external_tools/885360

Students can download the Zoom Cloud Meeting App on their phones, tablets, or computers. Each tutor will have an open meeting during their specified hours that students can join using the personal meeting ID (PMI).

2+2 Partnership with the University of Mississippi

For students planning on pursuing a four-year degree, Northwest Mississippi Community College and the University of Mississippi act as educational partners with a two-plus-two program. Northwest offers the first two years of the college academic program, and the University of Mississippi provides the third and fourth years, along with graduate study if desired. The Associate of Arts degree is awarded by Northwest, while the University of Mississippi grants baccalaureate degrees.

Programs Include:

• Accountancy
• Business
  • General Business
  • Management: Human Resources
  • Managerial Finance
  • Marketing
  • Management Information Systems
  • Corrections
  • Homeland Security
  • Law Enforcement
  • Elementary Education
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Liberal Arts
  • Psychology

  For more information, visit the Ole Miss DeSoto web page.

  Business Office

  Fees and Payments The Business Office is located on the main floor of the Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center, Suite 233-D, for payment of fees, traffic fines, and to pick up work study checks. I.D. is required.

  Contact Information Business Office 5197 W.E. Ross Parkway, Suite 233-D, Southaven, MS 38671
  Hours: Monday – Friday ∙ 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Phone: (662) 280-6123 Email: businessofficedc@northwestms.edu

  Financial Aid

  The Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center has financial aid advisers as well as a Veterans Affairs representative on site to assist in the financial aid process. All financial aid counselors handle scholarship information, and general scholarships are handled by Leanna Flores.

  Northwest Mississippi Community College - DeSoto Center might be a commuter campus, but you will find lots of ways to connect with your classmates through student organizations. Below you will find a list of clubs to get involved with:

  • Student Government Association
  • Practical Nursing Club/MS LPN Association
  • Respiratory Care Society (for Respiratory Therapy majors)
  • Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society of the Two-Year College)
  • Sigma Phi Sigma (for Funeral Service Tech majors)
  • Autism Support Club
  • Student Recruiters - Pathfinders
  • Book Club
  • Green Club
  • Honors Institute

  Bookstore
  The Northwest Mississippi Community College DeSoto Center also has a Bookstore with all the textbooks and supplies you need, as well as snacks and Northwest attire.

  The Desoto Center is a campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The accreditation of this campus is dependent upon the accreditation by SACSCOC of the parent campus, located in Senatobia, MS