Photo by William CarrollMeridian Community College and Compass Datacenters announced Friday the establishment of the first Mechanical, Electrical and Information Technology Data Center Pathway program in the state of Mississippi. The MEI pathway at MCC is a 14-week program that provides hands-on training for technical jobs supporting the digital infrastructure industry. He said that Compass launched the MEI program in Red Oak, Texas and the results have been phenomenal. He said that the partnership with Compass to form the MEI program was an opportunity to open doors and help people. Meridian Mayor Percy Bland said that having the first MEI program in the state was a huge deal for Meridian and Lauderdale County.