Sharpen Your Skills | Free MGCCC Classes

Written on 09/03/2025
Ingalls Communications


The Big Picture: Ingalls and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) are partnering to offer shipbuilders free courses designed to build skills that matter on the job. 

- Registration now open  

- Eight non-credit courses available 

- Gain confidence in your craft, work smarter, strengthen leadership skills 

REGISTER: Email MTA@mgccc.edu  

- Include name, contact information and the course(s) 

 

Course Offerings: All courses will be held weekly at the Maritime Training Academy during the dates stated below: 

- Excel Basic & Intermediate: 4-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17-Oct. 8   

- Principles of Management: 3:30–6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 22 to Nov. 3 

- Project Management: 3:30–6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23 to Nov. 4 

- Basic Blueprint Reading — 3:30–6:30 p.m., Thursday from October 2 to November 6 

- Excel Advanced: 4–7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct 15-22 

- Easy Spanish: 4:30–7 p.m., Tuesday & Thursday, Oct. 14 to Nov. 6 

- Access Basics: 4–7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29 to Nov. 12 

- Access Intermediate: 4–7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19 to Dec. 10 

Why It Matters: These skills can help shipbuilders expand abilities in their current role and provide skillsets to support career growth. 

Questions? Call Sherry Joubert (228-935-4696) or Judy Jones at MGCCC (228-497-7666)