News From Southwest


Southwest Tennessee Community College student selected as national Achieving the Dream Scholar

Southwest Tennessee Community College student Allyson Harrison is one of eight community college students nationwide to be chosen as a 2024 DREAM Scholar by the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network of community colleges.

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Memphis selected for national workforce program; Chamber, partners to scale credentialing for justice-impacted population

The Greater Memphis Chamber is one of nine organizations selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) to participate in a workforce development program focused on increasing credentialing for people impacted by the justice...

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Southwest President Tracy D. Hall elected board chair of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Memphis branch

Southwest Tennessee Community College President, Dr. Tracy D. Hall, has achieved a remarkable milestone by being elected as the 2024 board chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Memphis Branch. This well-deserved recognition not only applauds...

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Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers Tuition-Free Training for In-Demand Careers

Make a New Year’s resolution to further your career by taking advantage of the tuition-free training offered by Southwest Tennessee Community College. Registration is underway, and classes will begin soon.

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St. Louis Fed Memphis Branch Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Tracy D. Hall, president of Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, Tenn., has been elected board chair for 2024 by the Branch board of directors. She has served on the board since 2022.

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Southwest Tennessee Community College named national Finalist for 2024 Bellwether Award

The Bellwether College Consortium has selected Southwest Tennessee Community College as a national Finalist to compete in the category of Planning, Governance and Finance category for the prestigious 2024 Bellwether Award.

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Tennessee’s community and technical colleges honor veterans, including 37 recipients of the Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans for 2023

Tennessee’s community and technical colleges are honoring veterans of military service – including students, faculty, staff and alumni – in Veterans Day activities this week. As part of those ceremonies, one veteran at each college will be...

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UTHSC College of Nursing, Southwest Tennessee Community College To Open Health Center on Southwest’s Union Avenue Campus

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing and Southwest Tennessee Community College (STCC) will offer a free health resource center to STCC students, faculty, and staff beginning this month. A ribbon cutting...

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Shelby County Achieves Certification as ACT® Work Ready Community

Shelby County today announced that it has met all criteria to become a certified ACT® Work Ready Community. This achievement caps an ACT Work Ready Community Boot Camp process and begins a two-year growth and maintenance phase to retain certification....

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Southwest Tennessee Community College announces first surge in fall enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic

Southwest Tennessee Community College has released to the College the census-data student headcount for Fall ’23. As of Sept. 3, 2023, the headcount of students is 6,981, an increase of 3.6% over the Fall ’22 enrollment of 6,736 students. The...

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