Coronavirus Disease Information and Resources

Southwest Tennessee Community College continues to monitor the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the disease it is causing (COVID-19). The College has an emergency preparedness plan designed to respond to all manner of crises, including the outbreak of infectious disease.

This website is designed to serve as your information hub for Southwest news as it relates to the Coronavirus outbreak and our response. In addition to College news and announcements, this site contains links to local, national and international information resources that provide updates on the outbreak.

NEWS

How to have a safe and healthy holiday season during COVID-19

We all love to celebrate the holidays! However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are facing unique circumstances this year and staying safe and healthy this holiday season...

November 24, 2020

Get your flu shot!

With the holidays upon us and concerns over COVID-19 running top of mind, getting a flu shot may go overlooked. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of 36,000 flu deaths occur...

November 23, 2020

Southwest, Memphis Police Department and Walgreens to offer free vaccinations Nov. 21

While the United States struggles to slow the spread of the COVID-19, the Influenza (flu) season draws closer. Co-infections of Influenza...

November 18, 2020

Christ Community Health Services to offer free flu shots and COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 rates are on the rise across the nation stoking projections by public health officials of another spike in cases after the Thanksgiving holiday is over...

November 11, 2020

Southwest closes select spaces on Macon Cove and Union Avenue campuses for sanitation; Reopen noon, Nov. 11

Southwest Tennessee Community College has closed Room C-172 in the Academic Building (MAC) on the...

November 9, 2020

Southwest Named 2021 National Finalist for Prestigious Bellwether Award

Southwest Tennessee Community College is the only college in Tennessee to be selected as one of 10 national finalists to compete in the Planning, Governance and...

November 5, 2020

Clifton Taulbert to keynote virtual launch of Southwest’s Entrepreneurship Institute Nov. 4

Renowned American author, international business consultant and acclaimed speaker Clifton L. Taulbert...

October 31, 2020

Southwest closes select spaces on Macon Cove Campus for sanitation; Reopen Oct. 29

Southwest has closed Room A-213 and the elevator in the lobby of Academic Building A on the Macon Cove Campus, along with Suite 103 in the...

October 26, 2020

Select spaces in the Macon Cove Campus Academic Building CLOSE for sanitation

Southwest has closed Rooms A-109 and A-116 in Academic Building A on the Macon Cove Campus for sanitation in accordance with safety...

October 22, 2020

Southwest closes select spaces in the Union Avenue Campus Nursing, Natural and Biotechnology Sciences building for COVID-19 sanitation; Reopen Oct. 16

Southwest has closed Rooms 108, 114, 116-L, and 207, along with the elevator, in...

October 13, 2020

TN Promise community service requirement waived for spring semester

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation have waived the Tennessee Promise community service...

October 9, 2020

Saluqi Athletics unveils Return to Play plan

Southwest Tennessee Community College athletic competitions are postponed until the spring semester. The decision follows National Junior College Athletic Association...