Mariah McGill’s journey at Hinds Community College began as a band student at the Raymond Campus, where she was the lead drum major in fall 2024.
Now she is continuing her journey in the Associate Degree Nursing program at Hinds’ Rankin Campus and as the winner of the 2026 annual Carla McCulloch Scholarship, which will pay her tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Carla McCulloch Scholarship has been given to a second semester Associate Degree Nursing student since 1991.
“You get so many life skills with band – communication skills, problem-solving skills, time management skills, things of that nature.” McGill stated. “All of those skills can be applied to nursing school, especially time management. Everything is on a schedule; everything has deadlines. I feel like those having those skills early set me up for success when it came to nursing school.”
McGill’s next step after Hinds nursing school is to work in a hospital with an ADN (Associate Degree Nursing) to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) program.
“That will allow me to continue working while I’m getting my education to get my bachelor’s,” McGill stated.
Ultimately, she wants to become a Nurse Practitioner or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
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