Media Coverage
June 24, 2024
Community College Daily: Community colleges: A public good
June 1, 2024
Memphis Business Journal: From crime to CEO: One alumni’s journey at Southwest Tennessee Community College
May 13, 2024
Daily Memphian: Southwest grads buckle up for aviation careers
May 9, 2024
Tri-State Defender: COMMENTARY: Education: Bigger than grades; preparation for life - TSDMemphis.com (tri-statedefender.com)
The Tennessee Tribune: Southwest College, an education stealth weapon
Daily Memphian: Guest Column: Education is bigger than grades, it’s preparation for life
April 9, 2024
WMC-TV (Bluff City Life): Helping The Mid-South Excel In Engineering
April 1, 2024
Memphis Business Journal: Open house, job fair offers public pipeline, pathways for career success
WREG-TV: Chef Steven Leake serves up lobster tails with herb butterer
March 25, 2024
cityCURRENT: Dr. Tracy D. Hall highlights Southwest Tennessee Community College – Open House on April 18, 2024
February 7, 2024
The Daily Memphian: Southwest student one of eight nationally recognized for talent, grit
January 24, 2024
The Daily Memphian: State funding allows tuition-free courses a Southwest Tennessee
January 23, 2024
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Achieving the Dream Announces 2024 DREAM Scholars
January 20, 2024
Memphis Business Journal: Unifying the community college experience: Initiative builds pathways from non-credit to credit courses
December 14, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College redefines how students perceive the nursing field
October 26, 2023
Tri-State Defender: Southwest selects Braylin Laster to direct philanthropic strategy
October 24, 2023
AP Newswire: Southwest Tennessee Community College Selects Laster as New Philanthropic AVP
October 20, 2023
Mass Transit: National initiative by community leaders kicks off to provide safer transit for preschoolers
October 13, 2023
FOX 13 News: MATA, Head Start officials coordinate new, safer bus stops for families
October 1, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Future cyber defense professionals in training at Southwest Tennessee Community College prepare to enter a booming job market
September 29, 2023
Presswire: Shelby County Achieves Certification as ACT® Work Ready Community
July 18, 2023
LaPrensa Latina: Tennessee Community Technical Colleges Will See Tuition Hike This Fall
July 17, 2023
WMC-TV Action News 5: Tennessee community, technical colleges will see tuition hike this fall
July 14, 2023
Fox 13 News: Southwest Tennessee Community College increases tuition by 3 percent; first time since 2021
EIN Presswire: Southwest Tennessee Community College awarded more than $500,000 to provide tutoring for Shelby County students
June 26, 2023
Fox 13 Memphis (Sample Alert): Schools, businesses across the Mid-South closed after severe storms
June 21, 2023
ABC 24 Local Memphis: High school students climb to new heights while learning about MLGW careers
June 16, 2023
The Daily Memphian: Arlington High students get hands-on experience at machining camp
June 4, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Opportunity on the Horizon: Southwest Tennessee Community College’s flight path to skilled aviation careers
June 2, 2023
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Five African Americans
June 1, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Express career and technical dream machines hit Memphis roads this summer
May 24, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College taps two new VPs to push forward school's major initiative, branding
New York Times: A.I. Threat to Jobs Prompts Question of Who Protects Workers
The Daily Memphian: Movers & Shakers (Carol Ash and Jeremy Smiley)
May 15, 2023
WREG-TV: Saluqis honored with proclamation after historic 44-win season
May 13, 2023
The Commercial Appeal: ‘The tassel is worth the hassle.' LeMoyne-Owen, Rhodes [and Southwest] celebrate 2023 graduates
May 2, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College to blend its workforce and traditional programs
April 13, 2023
BizWire Express: Southwest Tennessee Community College launches Southwest Workforce Solutions Center at Open House and Career Fair April 20, 2023
April 12, 2023
cityCURRENT: Southwest Workforce Solutions Center
April 3, 2023
Homeschool Roster: Southwest Tennessee Community College Opens Fall 2023 Dual Enrollment Registration
April 1, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest’s automotive and mechatronics programs fuel the pipeline to future Ford plant
March 27, 2023
March 22, 2023
WMC-TV: Southwest Tennessee Community College will host job fair
ABC 24/Local Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College wins award for getting students to register to vote
March 7, 2023
Business News This Week: Tennessee Dept. of Health awards Southwest Tennessee Community College $500K grant to fund COVID-19 testing sites and prevention services
March 4, 2023
The Daily Memphian: Music career in a year? Southwest plans new course offering to make it happen
February 28, 2023
La Prensa Latina: STCC and Tech Companies Collaborate to Offer Training Initiative
February 27, 2023
WMC-TV: MLGW, AT&T, Comcast partner with Southwest Tenn. Community College for workforce initiative
February 6, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Marketplace needs take center stage at Southwest Tennessee Community College
February 5, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Women Who Lead in Nursing: Sheila Bouie of Southwest Tennessee Community College
February 3, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College hires local business vets Chuck Thomas, John Churchill for key roles
January 30, 2023
Schools, universities across Memphis to close early: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/27/memphis-schools-universities-to-close-early-ahead-of-nichols-video/69849164007/
The Commercial Appeal: Memphis weather: Live updates on power outages, roads, closures and more
January 22, 2023
Business News This Week: Southwest Tennessee Community College Selected for National Cyber Skills for All Initiative
January 1, 2023
Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC launches seminars in 2023 for new and growing businesses
December 22, 2022
Business News This Week: Southwest Tennessee Community College Named Among Best Community Colleges in Tennessee by Intelligent.com
December 7, 2022
Tri-State Defender: Need help completing college degree? STCC’s free session can help reconnect
December 1, 2022
American Association of Community Colleges Community College Daily: Flexible schedules for staff
November 22, 2022
Busiess News This Week: Southwest Tennessee Community College Awards Velvet Mccallum Tennessee Board of Regents’ Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans
November 9, 2022
ABC 24 News: Southwest Tennessee Community College hosts job fair
November 7, 2022
WMC-TV Action News 5: Southwest Tenn. Community College to host job fair with over 100 positions available
November 6 , 2022
Commercial Appeal: The FAFSA is key to free and affordable college education for Memphis students | Opinion
November 1, 2022
SOS.TN.Gov: Secretary of State Announces 2022 College Voter Registration Competition Winners
October 23, 2022
Daily Memphian: Southwest’s first chief of staff and chief strategy officer begins tenure
October 10, 2022
Local Memphis ABC-TV 24: Here's how you can win in the Memphis Area FAFSA challenge.
October 7, 2022
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Black Administrators (Dr. Jacqueline Taylor)
October 1, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: 10 alternative funding sources for small businesses and how TSBDC can help
September 28, 2022
The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest calls on Dr. Jacqueline Taylor to help set College’s strategic vision
September 13, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: ImagineU provides peek into the power of young entrepreneurs INNO
September 7, 2022
ABC 24/Local Memphis: From working on cars to working on people: this Mid-Southerner gives his all in the healthcare field (Southwest alumni spotlight)
August 31, 2022
The Daily Memphian: Southwest soars to new heights with aviation program
August 26, 2022
The Daily Memphian: 19,000 local students — from last year alone — may see up to $20K in loan forgiveness
August 23, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tenn. Community College works through enrollment drop, receives $2.6M grant
August 17, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College adopts virtual Fridays for entire academic year
August 16, 2022
WATN-TV Local Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College to continue Virtual Fridays through next August
August 10, 2022
WPLN 90.3 News (Nashville NPR) This Tennessee community college made Friday classes virtual to address inflation and retain students
August 4, 2022
Inside Higher Ed: Helping Students and Staff as Inflation Soars
August 1, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: Getting loan ready with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Southwest
The Business Journals: Getting loan ready with the TSBDC
July 26, 2022
The Daily Memphian: Memphian wrote the book(s) on Baldrige quality movement
July 19, 2022
The Commercial Appeal: Earn a new two-year aviation degree and see your career take flight
July 12, 2022
cityCURRENT: Take Flight with Southwest Tennessee Community College’s New Aviation Programs
June 30, 2022
The Commercial Appeal: Mid-South Quality Productivity Center closes after 34 years of helping businesses
June 23, 2022
The Daily Memphian: Southwest to hold Friday classes virtually for summer months
The Commercial Appeal: Memphis People in Business: June 23, 2022 (Tracy D. Hall and AACC)
June 9, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: Virtual Fridays: Southwest Tennessee Community College pilots work week with remote Fridays amid rising gas prices, workplace trends
June 1, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC at Southwest Tennessee Community College receives donation to support low-¬to-moderate income communities
May 24, 2022
Local Memphis (Channel 24 News): Southwest Tennessee Community College moves to Virtual Fridays due to rising gas prices and inflation
WREG-TV (News Channel 3): Southwest Tennessee Community College back to virtual learning to help students with soaring gas prices
Fox 13: Southwest Tennessee Community College moves to virtual learning on Fridays
Daily Memphian: Chairman’s Circle head: ‘We are preparing people for careers, not jobs’
May 19, 2022
ABC 24 News: Arlington High School students celebrate two graduations in one week
The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest turns to Cory Major to guide student affairs
May 18, 2022
May 13, 2022
The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest Tennessee’s Dr. Hall snares national board of directors’ honor
May 12, 2022
Community College Daily: Schaffer set to chair AACC board in July (New council representative is Tracy Hall, president of Southwest Tennessee Community College)
May 1, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: Tennessee-area small businesses receive recovery assistance from TSBDC team
April 22, 2022
Daily Memphian: New restaurant brings authentic Mexican food to Arlington – Southwest Alumnus David Hernandez and partners open Ricos Tacos and Ritas
The Commercial Appeal: Local offices host event on Saturday to help ex-offenders clear records and find employment
April 21, 2022
April 6, 2022
The Commercial Appeal: A 'skills mismatch' in Memphis leads to hiring difficulties, overworked employees
March 31, 2022
Community College Daily: Recognizing exceptional faculty: Southwest’s William Weppner
March 23, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC sponsors student entrepreneurs at ImagineU
March 21, 2022
Teachers College Record: Tracy D. Hall: Free College: A Powerful Pathway to Prosperity
March 19, 2022
Press Release Point: College System of Tennessee collaborates with Amazon Web Services to prepare 5,000 Tennesseans for cloud computing careers by 2025
WMC-TV Action News 5: As COVID-19 cases decline, Shelby County shifting vaccination efforts; Whitehaven Vaccination Site closes after March 26
March 18, 2022
FOX 13 News: COVID-19 drive-thru vaccine site closing in Whitehaven, health department says
March 17, 2022
Benzinga: Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Levi Frazier Receives 2022 Carter. G. Woodson Award of Merit
Benzinga: AACC Names William Weppner 2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient
March 4, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: U of M, Southwest partner with Amazon to provide educational opportunities for its frontline workers
March 3, 2022
February 7, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: MBJ's 2022 Power 100 (Tracy D. Hall)
February 4, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC reignites Spark the Dream series featuring Memphis-based Youdle
January 28, 2022
WMC-TV Action News 5: Whitehaven mass vaccination site reopens
Fox 13 Memphis: Drive-thru vaccination site reopens in Whitehaven
Local Memphis/ABC 24: Whitehaven drive-thru vaccine site reopens
January 24, 2022
The Daily Memphian: Whitehaven COVID vaccination site to reopen Friday
FOX 13 Memphis: Vaccine drive-thru to reopen at Southwest Tennessee Community College Whitehaven location
January 14, 2022
WREG-TV Live at 9: Southwest and UTHSC partner to help students earn nursing degrees
January 12, 2022
The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest blazes new trail with groundbreaking aviation program
January 11, 2022
Yahoo!News: All Covered’s Digital Distance Learning Platform for SWTCC Recognized
January 10, 2022
WMC-TV/Action News 5: New program for teens hopes to address healthcare worker shortage
January 7, 2022
Memphis Business Journal: New partnership between Southwest, UTHSC could provide opportunities for prospective nursing students
January 6, 2022
WMC-TV: Southwest Tennessee Community College begins semester virtually as a COVID-19 precaution
January 4, 2022
ABC 24/Local Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College to hold virtual classes from January 18 - 24, 2022
The Commercial Appeal: Southwest, LeMoyne-Owen, CBU, Rhodes delay in-person class as COVID-19 surges
December 14, 2021
The Daily Memphian: With enrollment falling, SWTCC drops Downtown expansion
December 13, 2021
Memphis Business Journal: Southwest adds new two-year aviation program, looks to diversify aviation industry
November 17, 2021
WREG-TV Live at 9: Chef Steven Leake takes students to give back
World News: Finalists Named in IDC’s Inaugural Best in Future of Work North America Awards
November 14, 2021
The Commercial Appeal: To prevent a COVID-19 spike, Southwest Tennessee Community College will go virtual Nov. 29- Dec. 1
November 13, 2021
FOX13: Southwest Tennessee Community College going virtual after Thanksgiving break, university announced
November 12, 2021
November 10, 2021
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Community Colleges Try to Claw Their Way Back
October 21, 2021
October 18, 2021
ABC 24: Local Memphis News: Mid-South nursing students ready to fill staffing shortages
October 15, 2021
FOX 34: College Education: Southwest Tennessee Community College's Public Safety and Police Services Receives TLEA Accreditation
October 5, 2021
SCORE: SCORE Announces Sixth Cohort Of Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute
October 1, 2021
September 30, 2021
Memphis Business Journal: Women Who Lead | Marketing: Daphne Thomas of Southwest Tennessee Community College
The Daily Memphian: Southwest reopening vaccine site twice a week at Whitehaven campus
September 29, 2021
The Commercial Appeal: The Ford plant 50 miles from Memphis is a major reason to expand transit
WREG-TV: Greater Memphis Chamber members discuss new Ford investment
WMC-TV: Education leaders hopeful new Ford campus will provide ‘pipeline to prosperity’ for students
September 28, 2021
WATN-TV: TCAT Memphis and STCC partnering to help prepare students for Blue Oval City
September 10, 2021
The Daily Memphians: Southwest hopes to turn around Frayser campus
September 2, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Southwest to go virtual for week after Labor Day
September 1, 2021
The Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College to move online to curb chance of Labor Day COVID-19 outbreak
August 26, 2021
Business News This Week: Southwest Tennessee Community College announces ABFSE accreditation for Funeral Service Education program
SCORE TN: Waiver Of FAFSA Verification Will Simplify Aid Process For Many Students
August 12, 2021
US News and World Report: Tennessee Community College Forgives $1.8M in Student Debt
August 11, 2021
The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest wipes out $1.8 million in debt for hundreds hit by the pandemic
August 10, 2021
Business News This Week Portal: Southwest Tennessee Community College Eliminates $1.8 Million in Debt for Hundreds of Students Hit Hard by the Pandemic
WMC-TV: Southwest Tennessee Community College eliminates $1.8M in student debt
August 9, 2021
Local Memphis 24: Southwest Tennessee Community College reinstates mask mandate
FOX 13 Memphis: Over $1 million student debt forgiven at one Mid-South college
FOX 13: Southwest Tennessee Community College reinstates mask mandate
USA Today: Southwest Tennessee Community College forgives $1.8 million in school debt for 1,600 students
The Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College forgives $1.8 million in school debt for 1,600 students
August 6, 2021
The Daily Memphian: SCS celebrates opening of new Medical District High School
August 5, 2021
Local 24 Memphis: Ribbon cutting held for Shelby County's new Medical District High School
July 22, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Son of the late Desmond Merriweather intends to walk on at Memphis
Local Memphis News: Southwest Tennessee Community College highlights careers in need
July 21, 2021
The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest turns to Jarrett Stephens as athletic director, men’s basketball coach
The Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College hires Jarrett Stephens as basketball coach, athletic director
July 16, 2021
Local Memphis News: “I had something to prove”: (Former Saluqi) Ashley Fields fought through adversity becoming one of the best women’s basketball players from Memphis
July 12, 2021
The New York Times: Does Free College Work? (Free community college and how Tennessee got it right)
July 7, 2021
McKinsey & Company: Covid-19 pushes US Students to drop out and fall into unemployment
June 25, 2021
Fox 13 Memphis: ‘Never cut yourself short:’ 62-year-old woman accomplishes goal of graduating college
MLK50: ‘It just warms your soul.’ Nurses at Whitehaven vaccine center faithfully served
The Daily Herald: Southwest Tennessee Community College Awarded Veteran’s Education Transition Support Designation
June 19, 2021
WMC-TV: Juneteenth vaccination drive-thru held in Whitehaven
June 16, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Movers & Shakers: Shayla Kolheim Selected for Maxine Smith Fellows Leadership Program
June 2, 2021
The Commercial Appeal: Worried about FedEx's looming pilot shortage? Just wait until more nurses retire|Weathersbee
May 25, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Memphis Medical District Collaborative names new president
May 24, 2021
Memphis Business Journal: Memphis Medical District Collaborative helps people obtain jobs through Hire Local Initiative
The Leader: Brighton’s DeMiyah Gatlin signs basketball scholarship with Southwest
May 15, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Gaps in mask guidance leave businesses, churches, schools guessing
May 5, 2021
Memphis Medical News: Regional One Director of Oncology Operations Guiding New Cancer Center
The South Reporter: BOWENS NEW HOMETOWN CHIEF
May 4, 2021
Brookings Institution Blog: How a Memphis medical district is connecting residents to living-wage jobs
Campus Technology: Colleges Pilot Free Online Reskilling Program
May 3, 2021
Fox 13 News: Looking for work? Here are tips to help you stand out
May 2, 2021
The Daily Memphian: 32 years later, mom finishes degree — with daughter — in a pandemic
April 28, 2021
FOX 13 Memphis: Applications open for new SCS collegiate high school set to open in Medical District
WMC Action News 5: SCS to open collegiate school for high-performing students
April 26, 2021
Local 24 Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College gears up for graduation
April 23, 2021
Fox 13 Memphis: Permanent vaccine sites opens in Frayser, but demand low during first week
April 22, 2021
Daily Memphian: Next four weeks ‘critical’ as federal vaccine help likely to move on in May
WMC-TV: Shelby County offering more incentives in hopes of increasing vaccine totals
April 21, 2021
Business Insider: JFF and Generation USA Announce Partnership with 9 Colleges for Verizon Reskilling Program
April 19, 2021
Fox 13 Memphis: SWTCC to open second COVID-19 site at Gill Center
The Daily Memphian: Southwest opening Frayser COVID-19 vaccine site
WMC-TV: Frayser COVID-19 vaccination site to open Tuesday
WREG-TV: New Covid vaccination site to open in Frayser at Southwest Tennessee Community College
April 16, 2021
Local Memphis 24 News: Can colleges and universities require a COVID-19 vaccine?
Memphis Business Journal: Local colleges plan wider return to campus; SWTCC to open second vaccination site
April 15, 2021
The Commercial Appeal: How a group of forgotten Memphis players reached the pinnacle event of juco basketball
WMC-TV: Unorthodox season leads to Hutch for Southwest TN CC basketball
April 14, 2021
Fox 13 News: SWTCC will return to in-person learning Fall 2021, officials say
Local Memphis 24 News: Southwest Tennessee Community College announces plan for return to campus in fall
April 11, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Colleges plan on full fall returns, but who will be there?
April 9, 2021
Chronicle of Higher Education: Community Colleges Face a Long Road to Recovery
April 8, 2021
WREG-TV: Chef Steven Leake’s cooks up fluke and summer vegetables en papilotte
April 7, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Movers & Shakers: L. Angela Webb
April 2, 2021
New York Times: The Pandemic Hit the Working Class Hard. The Colleges That Serve Them Are Hurting, Too.
April 1, 2021
Local Memphis 24 News: "60 days to a career pathway" program to help domestic violence survivors put abuse in the past
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: Tennessee Board of Regents Selects Southwest Tennessee Community College Police Director for Statewide Recognition
March 30, 2021
FOX 13 Memphis: Will your college student need a COVID-19 vaccine to return to campus in Memphis?
March 17, 2021
Memphis Business Journal: 2021 MBJ Power 100 declassified: 26-50 (from Greenstein to Martin)
March 16, 2021
Memphis Business Journal: Confection and conversation: Phillip Rix of Phillip Ashley Chocolates on turtles, new podcast
March 12, 2021
Memphis Business Journal: Memphis-Area Workforce Development Initiatives
March 9, 2021
Daily Memphian: Harris appoints interim Health Department director
March 6, 2021
Daily Memphian: City’s COVID-19 vaccine process constantly evolving
March 5, 2021
Daily Memphian: Memphis releases vaccine appointments for week of March 8
February 24, 2021
Daily Memphian: City takes charge of vaccination sites, eyeing 40,000 in arms this week
February 22, 2021
Daily Memphian: Whitehaven vaccination site gives makeup shots over the weekend
February 18, 2021
Daily Memphian: Worried about second dose? It’s OK, there’s time, experts say
February 17, 2021
Daily Memphian: Post-pandemic life: Is the mask here to stay?
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Achieving the Dream Conference Highlights Student Success Models
February 13, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Health department announces new vaccine dates
The Daily Memphian: Health department COVID-19 vaccination sites open Saturday
February 11, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Health Department closed, postpones Thursday vaccines due to weather
February 09, 2021
CityCurrent:Southwest Tennessee Community College – 2021 Bellwether Award Winner!
February 08, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Whitehaven welcomes vaccine site with relief, gratitude
February 05, 2021
WREG-TV: Vaccination site at SWTCC’s Whitehaven campus to open Friday
February 02, 2021
20 With Tonyaa (Commercial Appeal): Community College in a Time of COVID
February 01, 2021
FOX 13 Memphis: COVID-19 vaccination site opens in Whitehaven
Commercial Appeal: Appointments for COVID-19 vaccine first dose are available in Whitehaven. Here's how to register
Commercial Appeal:Whitehaven COVID-19 vaccine site open for registration
The Daily Memphian: Whitehaven COVID-19 vaccine site open for registration
WMC-TV: Appointments available now for COVID-19 vaccine site in Whitehaven
January 28, 2021
WREG-TV: Shelby County Health Department to open more vaccination sites
WMC-TV: Shelby County Health Dept. and Southwest to open Whitehaven vaccination site
FOX 13 News: Shelby County Health Dept. & Southwest open new vaccine site in Whitehaven
The Daily Memphian: Health Dept. announces Whitehaven vaccination site
January 27, 2021
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: Southwest Tennessee Community College Wins 2021 Bellwether Award for Planning, Governance and Finance - Higher Education
The Daily Memphian: Southwest wins national award for improving process, narrowing gaps
Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC strengthens corporate engagement via faculty externship program
January 25, 2021
Greater Memphis Chamber MOMENTUM Blog: Southwest Tennessee Community College launches new faculty externship
January 19, 2021
cityCURRENT Radio Show: Southwest Tennessee Community College – Preparing for 2021 Classes!
January 18, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Second round of PPP applications opens
cityCurrent: Southwest Tennessee Community College – Preparing for 2021 Classes!
January 17, 2021
The Daily Memphian: Arlington High unveils workforce development STEM Hub
January 5, 2021
December 30, 2020
The Tri-State Defender: Free online training program offers a path to tech jobs
December 22, 2020
Business Insider: Generation's Partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers Free Access to Online Training Programs
Memphis Business Journal: COVID cases are surging in Shelby County. Will local colleges delay the spring semester?
December 21, 2020
The Daily Memphian: CBU delays start of spring semester 2 weeks; Other local colleges monitoring virus conditions in connection with their start dates
The Daily Memphian: CBU delays start of spring semester 2 weeks
FOX 13 Memphis: Southwest Tennessee CC offering free online training programs
December 18, 2020
PR.com : Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall Elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
December 8, 2020
The Chronicle of Higher Education: How the pandemic worsened and highlighted community colleges chronic challenges
December 2, 2020
The 74 Million: New Data: Sharp Declines in Community College Enrollment Are Being Driven By Disappearing Male Students
December 1, 2020
Memphis Flyer: Alex Paulus Gets Show in French Gallery
WREG-TV Live @9: Southwest and Generation USA partner to offer free online IT trainings
November 25, 2020
Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Fewer Black Men Are Enrolling in Community Colleges This Semester Due to COVID-19
The Commercial Appeal: Memphis couple thankful after COVID-19
Memphis Business Journal: A pandemic education: Training the next generation of health care workers
November 24, 2020
Fox 13 Memphis: Black male student enrollment drops significantly at community colleges during pandemic
November 18, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: Guest column: Social and economic mobility are the higher calling for higher education
November 12, 2020
The Daily Memphian: Wanted: Mentors willing to herd high school seniors toward higher education
November 10, 2020
Clarksville Online: Tennessee Community and Technical Colleges to Honor Military Veterans this Veterans Day
November 9, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: From pumping iron to fishing and genealogy: How Memphis leaders relax
November 7, 2020
Business News This Week: Southwest Tennessee Community College Named 2021 National Finalist for Prestigious Bellwether Award
October 22, 2020
U.S. News and World Report: Tennessee Colleges Get Grants for Free Learning Materials
News Channel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College gets grant for free learning materials
October 21, 2020
Fox 13 Memphis: TN Board of Regents awarding grants to 7 community colleges in the state
October 15, 2020
Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee had to fight the streets for students. Now it must fight COVID-19
October 2, 2020
September 30, 2020
Daily Memphian: Southwest Tennessee CC receives grant for students with disabilities, autism
September 25, 2020
Knoxville News Sentinel: Enrollment is down at Tennessee community colleges, especially among Black students
September 16, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC partners with businesses to provide 800 IT apprenticeships
September 14, 2020
IT NEWS ONLINE: Southwest Tennessee Community College Launches $1M U.S. Department of Labor IT Apprenticeship Program
August 25, 2020
Fox 13 News: SWCC works to close digital divide for students
August 24, 2020
FOX 13 Memphis: Which Mid-South colleges, universities offer tuition insurance?
August 17, 2020
Fox 13 News: SWTCC hosting in-person Fall registration event
August 14, 2020
WMC Action News 5: Free resources available for local small businesses, entrepreneurs impacted by COVID-19
August 10, 2020
WDIA: Southwest Tennessee Community College is Reimagined During COVID-19
City Current: Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers New Virtual Learning Options & Student Support
August 9, 2020
City Current: Southwest Tennessee Community College Bridges the Digital Divide
July 24, 2020
Local 24 ABC News: Scholarship applications are down across Tennessee
July 23, 2020
City Current: Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers New Virtual Learning Options & Student Support
July 19, 2020
The Commercial Appeal: 13 Southwest Tennessee athletes recognized on All-Academic teams
July 18, 2020
The Daily Memphian: Higher ed preps for an academic year shaped by the coronavirus
July 4, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: Tracy Hall, Southwest Tennessee Community College: Achievement to the nth degree
July 1, 2020
The Daily Memphian: Southwest community college plans expansion, new ‘front door’ on Union
June 23, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC to partner with local businesses, launch faculty externship program
June 15, 2020
The Daily Memphian: Southwest announcing plans to reopen 2 campuses July 8
Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC reveals year-long schedule, plans to combat social inequity
News Channel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College outlines changes ahead of reopening
June 14, 2020
Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College to reopen Macon Cove, Union Ave. campuses July 8
June 13, 2020
News Channel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College to begin phase one of reopening campus
The Commercial Appeal: Marching with MLK Jr. at age 15 inspired this Southwest graduate to earn her degree at 67.
June 12, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC prepares to buy 3,500 student laptops to bridge digital divide
June 6, 2020
News Channel 3: Southwest students get relief grants through CARES Act
June 5, 2020
The Commercial Appeal: A new career during COVID-19 is possible with online classes and support
June 3, 2020
WREG News Chanel 3: Memphis businesses can benefit from new state loan program
May 26, 2020
WMC-TV (Action News 5): Mid-South business headlines: U of M, Rhodes, SWTCC leaders talk enrollment, academics
May 24, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: Work Home Balance: Sunup to sundown with the president of SWTCC
Daily Memphian: Residency gives Southwest’s 2-year nursing students edge in public health
May 22, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: U of M, Rhodes, SWTCC leaders talk enrollment, academics, and 'life and death'
May 13, 2020
Local 24 ABC News: Southwest Tennessee Community College to hold virtual ceremony for 2020 spring graduates June 13
FOX 13 Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College announces online 2020 commencement
WREG News Chanel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College to host virtual commencement
La Prensa Latina: Southwest Tennessee Community College Announces Online 2020 Commencement, Official Says
May 12, 2020
FOX 13 Memphis: Southwest offers ten free business, marketing online classes during pandemic
May 11, 2020
Daily Memphian: Southwest holding virtual commencement
May 8, 2020
The Commercial Appeal: Locked down by COVID-19? Why not lock in a new skill online from Southwest Tennessee? For free!
May 7, 2020
Local 24 ABC News: Southwest Tennessee Community College instructor turns his kitchen into a small face shield factory
WREG News Chanel 3: Memphis nurses fight COVID-19 in New York
May 6, 2020
WREG News Chanel 3: Free classes offered at Southwest Tennessee Community College during pandemic
May 4, 2020
Local 24 ABC News: It was chaos.: Two Southwest TN Community College graduates help on the front lines in New York City
April 27, 2020
USA Today: President Tracy D. Hall discusses the future of community college enrollment in the USA Today.
April 16, 2020
The Commercial Appeal: Lessons in home economics more valuable than ever amid COVID-19 pandemic
April 15, 2020
FOX 13 Memphis: First-generation college student encourages others not to give up
April 9, 2020
Daily Memphian: Technical, community colleges adapt to distance learning
March 19, 2020
Memphis Business Journal: How Southwest was able to quickly 'pivot' to online learning
March 12, 2020
Commercial Appeal: Coronavirus: Southwest Tennessee Community College extends spring break, goes to online classes
March 10, 2020
WREG TV: Southwest Tennessee Community College closes entire building after possible coronavirus exposure
Memphis Business Journal: Updated: Southwest TN Comm. College closes building after students' coronavirus exposure
March 9, 2020
Commercial Appeal: Southwest closing Allied Health Building for cleaning after students exposed to coronavirus patient