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News 2019
Tennessee’s First-ever LaunchCode Class Set to Graduate Coders July 24 at Southwest Tennessee Community College
When LaunchCode and Southwest Tennessee Community College announced this past February they were teaming up to teach Memphians how to code for free, more than 900 residents signed up to take the aptitude test. More than 200 were enrolled in the groundbreaking...
Southwest President appointed to American Association of Community Colleges’ Commission on Economic and Workforce Development
The board of directors of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has appointed Southwest Tennessee Community College (Southwest) President Dr. Tracy D. Hall to the Commission on Economic Workforce Development. Hall’s three-year...
Nine Southwest Student-Athletes Honored as Academic All-Americans
A total of nine Southwest student-athletes have been honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for their outstanding work in the classroom. Freshman Sarah McKinley from the women’s soccer team was named first team NJCAA...
Three Southwest Softball Players Named All-TCCAA
Sophomore Hannah Finley and freshmen Jennie Bryant and MaKayla Pugh were each selected first team All-TCCAA softball in a vote by the conference’s coaches. It’s the first time in the program’s history that multiple Southwest softball players...
Southwest Baseball To Take On Volunteer State State In Play-In
The Southwest baseball team will take on Volunteer State in a TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament Play-In game at noon on Sunday, May 5 at Columbia State’s Dave Hall Field in Columbia, Tennessee. The winner will advance to the eight-team double-elimination...
Southwest Softball To Take On Cleveland State State In Play-In
The Southwest softball team will take on Cleveland State in a TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament Play-In game at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5 at Columbia State’s Eddie Campbell Field in Columbia, Tennessee. The winner will advance to the eight-team...
Southwest’s Police Services/Public Safety Department wins 2019 AACC Awards of Excellence
Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Police Services/Public Safety Department has earned national recognition as the winner of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) 2019 Award of Excellence for Community College Safety and Planning....
Small business owners can get free training and advice at SBDC Day
Aspiring and emerging small business owners are invited to learn about free help available through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) largest funded program, Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), during national SBDC Day, 8:30...
Southwest Saluqis basketball 2018-19 season roundup and awards
Cedric Henderson, Jr., who led the Southwest men’s basketball team in scoring (17.9), assists (3.6) and steals (1.9) per game this season, was named Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) Freshman of the Year and First Team All-TCCAA....
Southwest basketball teams vie for region championship, national tournament berth
The Southwest men’s and women’s basketball teams will travel to Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Tennessee March 1-5 to compete in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA)/National Junior College Athletic Association...