Coahoma Community College Coahoma Community College is a community college and HBCU located in Coahoma County , in the U . S . state of Mississippi , approximately four miles north of the city of Clarksdale . The campus lies in an agrarian setting along Clarksdale - Friars Point Road near the Mississippi River . Establishing Coahoma County Agricultural High School in 1924 , Coahoma County became the first county in Mississippi to provide an agricultural high school for Negroes under the then existing “ separate but equal ” doctrine for education . The junior college curriculum was added in 1949 , and the name of the institution was changed to Coahoma Junior College and Agricultural High School . During the first two years ( 1949 – 1950 ) , the junior college program was conducted by one full - time college director - teacher and a sufficient number of part - time teachers from the high school division . A full - time dean and college faculty were employed the third year . During the first year of operation ( 1949 ) , Coahoma Junior College was supported entirely by county funds . In 1950 Coahoma junior College became the first educational institution for Negroes to be included in Mississippi ' s system of public junior colleges and to be eligible to share in funds appropriate by the Mississippi Legislature for the support of public junior colleges . Counties , other than Coahoma , that supported the college were Bolivar , Quitman , and Sunflower . In 1965 , Coahoma Junior College opened its doors to all students regardless of race , color , sex , national origin , or disability . Coahoma Community College and Agricultural High School has been headed by eight superintendents found four presidents : M . L . Strange , 1924 - 25 ; J . M . Mosley , 1924 - 29 ; J . w . Addison , 1929 - 37 ; J . B . Wright , 1937 - 45 ; B . F . McLaurin , 1945 - 66 ; J . E . Miller , 1966 - 79 ; McKinley C . Martin , 1980 - 92 ; and the incumbent Vivian Presley , 1992 to present . With her appointment as superintendent / president January 6 , 1992 , Dr , Vivian Presley became the first female to head Coahoma Community College and Agricultural High School and the first woman to head a community college in the state of Mississippi . With the approval of the Board of Trustees of Coahoma Junior College and the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges , Coahoma Community College ’ s name was changed to Coahoma Community College , effective July 1 , 1989 . In the spring of 1995 , after many years of not having an official district , a bill was introduced into and passed by the Mississippi Legislature and signed by the Governor giving Coahoma Community College a district . Effective July 1 , 1995 , the Coahoma Community College district became Bolivar , Coahoma , Quitman , Tallahatchie , and Tunica Counties . Accreditation and academics . Coahoma Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Arts degree , the Associate of Applied Science degree , and certificates in career education . Student activities . Athletics . The Coahoma Community College athletic teams are known as the Tigers and their colors are maroon and white .