Mississippi colleges and vocational schools enjoy a certain reputation for southern sophistication and gentlemanly ways. It never hurts, however, to know how to play a good old fashioned game of football. Even serious students in pursuit of their career education learn how to embrace the athletic fervor that seems to abound in this wonderfully cultured state. Conversely, athletic fans in Mississippi colleges eventually learn to appreciate the history that surrounds their campuses. From antebellum mansions to Civil War battlefields, it?s almost impossible not to supplement your career education with authentic living history. Mississippi schools are literally steeped in antiquity and tradition.