News From Southwest


Julia Rhea, New Mental Health Counselor for Southwest Tennessee Community College

“Southwest Tennessee Community College is pleased to announce the hiring of Julia Rhea as its first mental health counselor,” said Dr. Jacqueline Taylor, executive director of Retention & Student Success”. Rhea will work to provide students...

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Miller Sets Southwest Home Run Records, Named First Team All-TCCAA

Andrew Miller, who set a Southwest baseball single season home run record with 18 this spring, was selected first team All-TCCAA in a vote by the conference’s coaches. He shattered the old record of 13 which was set by Elvis Sosa in 2006. A Bartlett...

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Southwest Softball To Take On Dyersburg In Play-In

The tenth-seed Southwest softball team will take on seventh-seed Dyersburg State in a TCCAA/Region VII Tournament Play-In game at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7 in Gallatin, Tennessee. The winner will advance to the eight-team double-elimination tournament...

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Southwest Baseball To Face Roane State In Region VII Play-In Game

The eighth-seed Southwest baseball team will play ninth-seed Roane State in a TCCAA/Region VII Tournament Play-In game at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 7 in Gallatin, Tennessee. The winner will advance to the eight-team double-elimination tournament against...

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Jenny and Randy Boyd Create Summer Scholars Institute at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Southwest Tennessee Community College, in partnership with Jenny and Randy Boyd, is pleased to announce the Jenny and Randy Boyd Summer Scholars Institute. In collaboration with Tennessee Achieves (tnAchieves), Class of 2017 Tennessee Promise high...

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Argue and Johnson Sign With Tougaloo

Sophomore women’s basketball players Taylor Argue and Chayla Johnson, who led the Lady Saluqis to the semifinals of this year’s Region VII Tournament, have signed with Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi to continue their education and...

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Southwest Students Named to All-Tennessee Academic Team

Twenty-six of the state's highest achieving community college students were honored at a special ceremony in Nashville. Representing Tennessee's Community Colleges, the outstanding students were named to the 2017 All-Tennessee Academic Team. Each...

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Southwest to Conduct Emergency Management Drill

Southwest Tennessee Community College Campus Police will be conducting an Emergency Management Training Drill on Friday, April 7, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the Union Avenue Campus. There will be a large number of emergency personnel on...

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Southwest's Automotive Program Trains Highly Skilled Technicians

The Southwest Automotive Technology Program trains qualified students to help meet the employment challenges of the technically-evolving automotive industry. The program is a comprehensive two-year program leading to careers in the automotive service...

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Key and Middlebrooks Named First Team All-TCCAA, Three Others Voted to Second Team

Five members of Southwest Tennessee Community College's men's and women's basketball teams were voted by the conference's coaches to the All- team including two first team selections.

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