Institute Conducted by
Mississippi State University in cooperation with Municipal Clerks and Tax Collectors Association of Mississippi (Recognized August 1973)

Department Conducting Institute
Center for Governmental Training & Technology (CGT), Mississippi State University Extension Service

PROGRAM COORDINATOR/MAILING ADDRESS/TELEPHONE/E-MAIL
P.C. (Mac) McLaurin, Jr.
Leader & Extension Professor of Local Government
Center for Governmental Training & Technology (CGT)
Mississippi State University Extension Service
405 Bost Extension Center
Box 9643
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9643
Phone:  (662) 325-3141 Fax:  (662) 325-8954
E-mail: pcm@ext.msstate.edu
Web site: www.cgt.msstate.edu

Additional Program Contacts
Sumner Davis at (662) 325-3141

Location of Instruction
Meeting facilities in Jackson, Hattiesburg, and Oxford for each of the four sessions

Dates of Institutes
The institute is a three year program, and each year is termed a “phase.”  Each year or phase consists of 4 sessions:  a fall session in October; a winter session in February, a spring session in April, and a summer session in July (August in election years).  Each session is 1.5 days long.  Three half-day courses are offered in each session except the summer session where one half-day course is taught and an annual exam is given.  (Check the CGT website for specific dates and locations.)

Cost Breakdown of Institute
Certification Program (Institute):  $65 registration fee for each of the four annual sessions (covers 3 courses, instructional materials, refreshments, and luncheon, but not lodging or other meals, per session).  Certification Program (Institute) Update:  $80 registration fee which covers instruction, course materials, refreshments, and luncheon, but not lodging or other m eals.  Master Municipal Clerk Academy:  $125 registration fee which covers instruction, course materials, and refreshments, but not meals or lodging

ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
A 1.5-day certification program (institute) update is conducted annually in December in Jackson and is open to both institute graduates and non-graduates.  A two-day Master Municipal Clerk Academy is conducted annually in the spring or fall at Lake Tiak O’Khata Resort near Louisville, Mississippi for institute (certification program) graduates.

Scholarship(s) Available
Municipal Clerks Education Foundation (MCEF)-Link

Program Scheduling
Time to graduate: three-year (phase) program
Entry level: may enter at any session
Annual examination given on courses of each phase