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Welcome to the Southwest Tennessee Community College newsroom. Here you can access official Southwest press releases, news articles and publications.
2020
- December 21, 2020 - Generation’s Partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers Free Access to Online Training Programs
- Deember 18, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall Elected to SACSCOC Board of Trustees
- November 5, 2020 - Southwest Named 2021 National Finalist for Prestigious Bellwether Award
- October 31, 2020 - Clifton Taulbert to keynote virtual launch of Southwest’s Entrepreneurship Institute Nov. 4
- October 28, 2020 - Southwest postpones Oct. 29 Drive-In Event for High School Students
- October 20, 2020 - Tennessee Promise deadline for tuition-free college is November 2
- September 29, 2020 - Southwest’s Center for Access awarded $50,000 TBR grant to expand services to students with disabilities; Launches autism camp next summer
- September 11, 2020 - Southwest launches $1M U.S. Department of Labor IT apprenticeship program
- August 13, 2020 - Southwest to help students get ready for college this fall with special onsite registration August 17-28
- June 16, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College announces reopening of two campuses July 8, revamped academic calendar and new laptop rental program
- June 13, 2020 - Southwest Returns to Campus Operations at Macon Cove and Union Avenue Locations July 8; Hosts Back to Campus Plan Virtual Town Hall Meeting June 15
- June 8, 2020 - Southwest to launch new Faculty Industry Externship Program this summer
- June 8, 2020 - Southwest awards $3.2M in emergency relief grants to students through CARES Act
- May 11, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College to recognize class of 2020 in virtual commencement ceremony June 13; Graduates to pick up cap & tassel at special curbside event May 12
- May 4, 2020 - Southwest Workforce & Community Solutions offers free online classes to help community boost skills
- April 3, 2020 - Southwest Tennessee Community College appoints three new senior-level staff
- March 20, 2020 - All Southwest classes resume online March 23 for rest of the semester
- March 18, 2020 - Southwest postpones annual commencement and cancels all campus events and activities through May 31
- March 12, 2020 - Southwest extends spring break due to Coronavirus; classes moving online through April 5
- March 9, 2020 - STATEMENT FROM SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RE: COVID-19
- March 4, 2020 - Southwest to host Adjunct Instructor Job Fair
- March 4, 2020 - Small Business Owners Convene to Celebrate National SBDC Day
- February 29, 2020 - U.S. Department of Labor awards Southwest $1M to upskill Mid-Southerners for IT jobs
- February 20, 2020 - Ten Colleges Earn Leader College Status for Student Success Outcomes
- February 4, 2020 - Southwest, EDGE partner to offer free hospitality training
- January 17, 2020 - Southwest’s Culinary Institute’s Chef Steven Leake awarded 2020 AACC Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty distinction