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Welcome to the Southwest Tennessee Community College newsroom. Here you can access official Southwest press releases, news articles and publications.
Southwest Wins $800K Grant to Provide Day Care Services to More Parents in Pursuit of a Degree
The United States Department of Education has awarded nearly $800,000 to Southwest Tennessee Community College to support its Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program. The grant will fund care for 45 children, 2 ½ - 5 years old,...
Dog Tag Brewing Foundation Awards Grant to Southwest Gold Star Family
Southwest Tennessee Community College’s SSG Daniel D. Merriweather Scholarship benefits the immediate family members of military servicemen and women who died in service to our nation, known as Gold Star Families. Dog Tag Brewing Foundation recently...
From TBR - The College System of Tennessee:
The Tennessee Board of Regents approved four priority requests for education, job-training and security initiatives across the state’s community and technical college system for the next fiscal year on Friday, including 100 new success coaches...
Tennessee Board of Regents to meet in quarterly session Sept. 21-22 at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis
The Tennessee Board of Regents will meet in its regular quarterly session Sept. 21 and 22 at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Macon Cove Campus in Memphis. The Board of Regents governs the College System of Tennessee – the state’s 13...
Southwest Tennessee Community College Snaps 7-year Enrollment Decline with 10 Percent Enrollment Upturn
Southwest Tennessee Community College officials yesterday reported to the Tennessee Board of Regents a fall enrollment of 9,114, representing a 10.2 percent increase over last year. This double-digit upturn halts a 7-year slide in fall enrollment....
Public Invited to Attend Accreditation Meeting for Southwest Tennessee Community College Department of Nursing
The Department of Nursing at Southwest Tennessee Community College will host an onsite review by the Accreditation Council on Nursing Education (ACEN) for continued accreditation of its Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree program.
Southwest Tennessee Community College Receives THEC Funding for Saluqi Success Pathway Program
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has awarded nearly $800,000 in Tennessee Promise Forward grants to Southwest Tennessee Community College and four other community colleges in Tennessee to develop and expand innovative student success...
Southwest Tennessee Community College Students to Aid Area Small Business Owners Through U.S. Small Business Administration Grant
Southwest Tennessee Community College, in partnership with Jenny and Randy Boyd, is pleased to announce the Jenny and Randy Boyd Summer Scholars Institute. In collaboration with Tennessee Achieves (tnAchieves), Class of 2017 Tennessee Promise high...
Saluqi Athletic Teams Hold Open Student Tryouts
Have you dreamed of being a student athlete? Now is your chance. Four Saluqi athletic programs will hold open tryouts this month. , , , and all have outstanding recruits, but also want to give opportunities to potential diamonds in the rough.
Reconnect with Southwest Tennessee Community College: Adult Information Session
If you have always dreamed about finishing what you started, we can help you Tennessee Reconnect is the State of Tennessee's initiative to help adults enter higher education so that they may gain new skills, advance in the workplace, and fulfill...
Media Contacts
Diana Fedinec
Director of Public Relations and Media
901-333-4247 or 901-482-2939
dfedinec@southwest.tn.edu