News From Southwest
Southwest launches Back to Campus Plan; Macon Cove and Union Avenue campuses to reopen July 8
Southwest Tennessee Community College will reopen its Macon Cove and Union Avenue campuses July 8, 2020, under the College’s Back to Campus Plan – Phase I. Students and employees will finally set foot on the campuses since the closure of the...
COVID-19 Task Force to host Virtual Town Hall Meeting June 15
Southwest Tennessee Community College will soon reopen its Macon Cove and Union Avenue campuses July 8, 2020, under the College’s Back to Campus Plan – Phase I.
Southwest to launch new Faculty Industry Externship Program this summer
College students are the ones who usually venture out into the workforce before they graduate to get precious experience to prepare them for a great career. Southwest Tennessee Community College is turning this tradition on its end and sending faculty...
Southwest awards $3.2M in emergency relief grants to students through CARES Act
Southwest Tennessee Community College distributed $3,284,304 in federal emergency assistance grants to eligible students June 4, 2020. The payments are provided under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act: Higher Education...
Reimagine Southwest
The coronavirus and its disproportionate impact on African Americans and the death of George Floyd at the knee of a Minnesota police officer have shone a glaring light, yet again, on the systemic and institutional inequities facing African Americans....
Relief for those in need of food
The Coronavirus pandemic has left many families struggling to put food on their tables. If you are in need of food, Catholic Charities of West Tennessee can help. The non-profit organization provides long term supplemental food benefits to eligible...
Department of Education changes CARES Act student relief eligibility requirements
The United States Congress in March passed the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to eligible students negatively impacted by COVID-19. The CARES Act allocates funding for university and college students to offset expenses...
Shelby County enters second phase of coronavirus economic recovery
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter announced the second phase of reopening the economy at a COVID-19 Joint Task Force briefing May 18. Nail salons, tattoo parlors, sports facilities, spas and other close...
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
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global, state and local public health organizations, Southwest Tennessee Community College will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream...
President Tracy D. Hall tapped to serve on national ATD panel
On Friday, May 8, Southwest Tennessee Community College President Dr. Tracy D. Hall will participate in an Achieving the Dream webinar that features a conversation with presidents, CEOs and chancellors of ATD Network institutions on the implications...