Cain Auditorium, originally known as Main Auditorium, was one of the first buildings erected on the campus of Hinds Junior College. The structure, built in 1926, is Greek Revival in architecture and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Prior to 1926, the educational facility was known as Hinds Agricultural High School. After adding additional years of college curriculum, the name was changed to Hinds Junior College. Cain Auditorium, now seventy-eight years old, is one of the few original buildings still in existence on campus. The name, Main Auditorium, was later changed to Cain Auditorium, in honor of Mr. G. J. Cain, an early president of the college.

Sadly, a fire on the evening of March 7, 1998 completely destroyed this Raymond landmark. The fire, believed to have been initiated by lightening during a severe thunderstorm, swept through the building's heart pine timbers like a firestorm. Nothing was saved.

On November 3, 2002, Hinds Community College dedicated the new $14.5 million Cain-Cochran Hall.  The new  building was dedicated to G. J. Cain and  William and Emma Cochran. The Cochran's were Hinds graduates and longtime Mississippi educators.

$5 million in donations were raised in a private fund drive to help rebuild the new building. The 89,000 square foot building will be home to the English department, ten classrooms, four labs, and a 1,100-seat auditorium. The auditorium is named in honor of long time art patron Claudia Hogg.