Jarvis Christian College (JCC) has been approved by its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), to offer the bachelor of science in mass communications.

This degree encapsulates the vision of Eric Stringfellow, former public relations director at JCC and assistant professor who passed away earlier this year. Stringfellow had established mass communication programs at other institutions of higher learning. His vision was to have a mass communications major that included the old with the contemporary. Courses such as voice and diction and mass communication theory combined with the black press and US history; sports communication; and race, class and gender in the media will prepare students for a 21st century multimedia experience. If interested in pursuing a bachelor of science in mass communications, contact Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt, provost and vice president for academic affairs, at gpruitt@jarvis.edu or 903-730-4890 ext. 2105.