Newsroom
Welcome to the Southwest Tennessee Community College newsroom. Here you can access official Southwest press releases, news articles and publications.
Nationally Acclaimed Young Vietnamese-American Writer Presents Public Reading at Southwest Tennessee Community College
Hailed by The as a promising new voice of the immigrant experience in America, Vu Tran, author of the recently released novel, , will present a public reading at Southwest on Thursday, November 5. " is a strong first novel for its risk taking, for...
U.S. Education Secretary to Visit Southwest Tennessee Community
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will visit a pair of schools in Memphis on Friday. He also will appear at Southwest Tennessee Community College's Macon Cove Campus (5983 Macon Cove) for an event on college completion and affordability.
Southwest Basketball Teams Begin Season This Week on the Road
The Southwest men’s and women’s basketball teams will open the 2015-16 season this week with the men competing in the Quality Inn Classic in Niceville, Florida and the women in the Baton Rouge Classic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Southwest Tennessee Community College's Project M.O.S.T. Program Gets $3 Million in a Second Round of Funding from the U.S. Dept. of Education
The Department of Education Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) Competitive Grant Program has awarded Southwest Tennessee Community College's Program $3 million for the FY2015-FY2020 second-round funding cycle. The purpose of the is to strengthen...
Southwest Basketball Schedules Released
Southwest Women’s Basketball Coach Andrea Martre and Men’s Basketball Coach Jerry Nichols have released their 2015-16 schedule which features 16 home games at the Verties Sails Gymnasium on the Union Avenue Campus. The schedules include nine...
Tennessees Community Colleges Host Scholarship Saturday to Encourage Students to Sign up for Tennessee Promise
Southwest Tennessee Community College will open its computer labs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, for area high school seniors to sign up for Tennessee Promise and fill out their college applications as part of a statewide Scholarship...
Enrollment Deadlines for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship
The Tennessee Promise (TNPromise) Scholarship will provide many Tennessee May 2016 high school graduates the opportunity to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College for two years free of tuition effective fall 2016. TNPromise is both a last-dollar...
Southwest Women's Basketball Signs Nine for 2015-16 Season
Southwest Head Women's Basketball Coach Andrea Martre has announced the signing of nine student-athletes to national letters of intent for the 2015-16 season:
Southwest Womens Basketball Signs Nine for 2015-16 Season
Southwest Head Women’s Basketball Coach Andrea Martre has announced the signing of nine student-athletes to national letters of intent for the 2015-16 season:
McGhee Signs with Texas A & M International
Keoshia McGhee, a two-year starter at forward for the Southwest women's basketball team, has signed with Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas to continue her education and basketball career.
Media Contacts
Diana Fedinec
Director of Public Relations and Media
901-333-4247 or 901-482-2939
dfedinec@southwest.tn.edu