Media Coverage
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
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
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