The trustees of Copiah-Lincoln Agricultural High School held their first meeting on December 9, 1914, and the school opened to students on September 6, 1915. This building was one of the first constructed on a sixty-five acre tract of land. The need for courses beyond twelfth grade led to the founding of the junior college in 1928. High school operations ended in 1979. On July 1, 1988, Copiah-Lincoln Junior College became Copiah-Lincoln Community College as a reflection of its broader mission.