Editing Wesson, Mississippi (section)

===Colleges and universities===
[[Copiah-Lincoln Community College]] provides academic courses equivalent to the first two years of college or university work that can apply to a baccalaureate or professional degree. Co-Lin also offers programs to prepare students for employment and community service, as well as programs for workers to update their skills or learn new ones. The main campus is located in Wesson, while another campus is located in [[Natchez, Mississippi|Natchez]], and a facility is located in [[Magee, Mississippi|Magee]].

Educators in the agricultural high school and in the county public schools became aware that the youth of Copiah and Lincoln counties needed educational opportunities beyond 12th grade. To meet this need, [[Copiah-Lincoln Community College]] was organized during the summer of 1928 under the authority of Section 308, Chapter 283, of the General Laws of the State of Mississippi of 1924. Although an enrollment of about 50 students was anticipated that first year, the actual enrollment was more than 90.

Since its establishment in 1928, Copiah-Lincoln has continued to grow and now occupies a prominent position in the state's educational system with an enrollment of over 2,000 and a physical plant valued at more than $35 million.

In 1934, the officials of [[Simpson County, Mississippi|Simpson County]] requested an opportunity to join in the rights and benefits of the public junior college. Accordingly, the Copiah-Lincoln Board of Trustees accepted Simpson as a cooperating county.

Since that time four additional counties have joined in the support of Copiah-Lincoln: [[Franklin County, Mississippi|Franklin County]] in 1948; [[Lawrence County, Mississippi|Lawrence County]] in 1965; [[Jefferson County, Mississippi|Jefferson County]] in 1967; and [[Adams County, Mississippi|Adams County]] in 1971.

Additionally, Copiah County is in the district of [[Hinds Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hub.hindscc.edu/hubfs/Recruiting/admission_guide.pdf|title=Admission Guide 2019-2020|publisher=[[Hinds Community College]]|page=10 (PDF p. 12/20)|access-date=2024-09-27|quote=[...]located in the Hinds Community College District (Hinds, Rankin, Warren, Claiborne, and Copiah counties)[...]}}</ref>