DeSoto Center - Southaven, MS
The DeSoto Center campus, financed through the efforts of the taxpayers of DeSoto County, is a 94,000-square-foot structure situated on a beautiful 47-acre site in Southaven, Mississippi. This site, donated by the W.E. Ross family, offers the college opportunities to expand as DeSoto County continues to grow.

The architectural design of the two-and-one-half-story, steel frame facility with a standing seam metal roof is post-modern with early Wrightian influences. Designed to accommodate 1,406 people, the building contains 28 classrooms, four computer labs, two science labs, one practical nursing lab, and 39 offices. The focal point of the DeSoto Center campus is a glass and steel tower that forms the atrium/commons. A closed-circuit TV system provides security for the building as well as the parking area, which has a capacity for approximately 800 cars.

In an effort to meet the training needs of the citizens of DeSoto County and surrounding areas, a career-technical campus was established in the Olive Branch Metro Industrial Park. The campus officially opened in the fall of 1985. DeSoto Center-Olive Branch offers an Aviation Maintenance Technology degree program and a Commercial Truck Driving course.

DeSoto Center
5197 W.E. Ross Pkwy.
Southaven, MS 38671
Ph: (662) 342-1570

Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center - Oxford
The Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center at Oxford was opened in the fall of 1983. An additional 11 acres of land for expansion was purchased in 1999. A 31,000-square-foot expansion was opened in August 2002.

Students attending the Oxford campus have access to modern classrooms, labs, and a learning resources center.

Since the opening of the 2002 expansion, the library has increased its volumes for a total of more than 9,000. At Oxford students can use online public access catalogs, Internet, and MAGNOLIA databases. The library area also includes a computer lab and a group study room.

Some of the most modern science labs in the state can be found at Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center. Lab stations, which accommodate four students each, feature Internet access allowing students to view numerous dissection collections. Using software like Dynamic Human, students can use computer graphics to view the human heart at work. Actual dissections also take place in the new labs - giving students the best of both worlds.

The center also includes a Related Studies Lab and Cosmetology Labs.

Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center
1310 Belk Dr.
Oxford, MS 38655
Ph: (662) 236-2023

Olive Branch-Desoto Center
The Olive Branch-Desoto Center was opened in the fall of 1985. It serves students studying the Aviation Mechanic Technology and Commercial Truck Driving programs. These programs provide both classroom and lab experience. The Aviation Mechanic Technology program is one of two in the state of Mississippi. Students who attend these programs register and make application through the Desoto campus.

Olive Branch Desoto Center
8750 Deerfield Drive
Olive Branch, MS 38654

Benton Marshall Center
To service the needs in the Benton-Marshall County area, a vocational center was established in 1980. This facility houses a Licensed Practical Nursing and Cosmetology program. Students who attend these programs register and make application through the Senatobia campus.

Benton Marshall Center
25 Industrial Drive
Ashland, MS 38603