Education
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Robert J. Walker, Department Chair
Welcome to the Department of Education!
Southwest Tennessee Community College offers courses and programs in child development, education, home management, human services, teaching and substance abuse counseling.
Programs of Study
Our wide range of certificates and degrees are designed to serve the needs of our students and the community. Furthermore, we provide degrees and other avenues through which our students may effectively continue their education at many of the excellent colleges and universities in our region.
Degree Programs
- Associate of Applied Science Degrees [A.A.S.]
- Associate of Arts Degrees [A.A.]
- Education University Parallel
- Associate of Science Degree [A.S.]
- Early Childhood Education University Parallel
- Health and Physical Education University Parallel
- Human Services University Parallel
- Teaching University Parallel
Grant Programs
- Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR-UP)
- Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA)
Technical Certificates
To find out more about courses offered at Southwest, you can use our Catalog Search to view descriptions of our courses or the Class Schedule Search to see when and where a class is being offered.
Criminal Background Checks
Community college students who are enrolled in the AST Degree program and other Education Areas of Emphasis (A.A. and A.S. Degrees) and scheduled to graduate in May 2008 must have completed criminal background checks before being approved for admission to Colleges of Education at TBR universitites.
Student who plan to transfer to University of Tennessee (UT) institutions should contact the institutions directly for information on how to fulfill the background check in the UT system.
Procedures to Obtain Criminal Background Check
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Associate of Science in Teaching Disposition Assessment
