Meridian Community College: Meet… LaQuita Chambers

Press release from Meridian Community College:

October 1, 2021

LaQuita Chambers, the pre-health advisor at the College, has an extensive history
of serving others. 

“I have over 21 years of military service and continue to serve with the 403d Wing
at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. My career in the military has afforded me the
opportunity to see the world and gain a lot of experiences with various cultures,”
she said. 

At MCC, Chambers helps students interested in getting a health education degree, guiding
them in one of the nine different medical studies the College offers. “I enjoy helping
students identify career goals and become academically successful,” she said.  

In fact, her passion for working with students led her to MCC. “After completing my active
duty Air Force assignment with Air Force ROTC at the University of Southern Mississippi,
I joined the Air Force Reserves and moved to Meridian to be with my fiance’. 

A native of Pearl, Chambers holds two associate degrees from the Community College
of the Air Force, one in social services and the other in logistics; a bachelor’s
degree in biological sciences from USM and a master’s degree in education in school
counseling from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. 

“I began my career in education through a program called Troops to Teachers and became
an eighth-grade science teacher in Houston, Texas,” she said.  

Chambers added, “My previous position was an associate professor of aerospace studies
at the University of Southern Mississippi Air Force ROTC program. 

This press release was produced by Meridian Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.