Holmes Community College is an educational and cultural institute providing campus-based and distance education programs. Located in Ridgeland, Miss., the college offers an associate in arts degree, associate in applied science degree and career certificates. Through the Office of Development, Planning and Research, the institute coordinates grant development and institutional effectiveness, including planning and evaluation, instructional research and compliance with accrediting agencies. Holmes Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges.