December 19, 2024

Daily Memphian: Southwest receives $900K grant for support services

November 7, 2024

WMC Action News 5: Bluff City Life with L.Y.E Academy 

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October 28, 2024

Daily Memphian: Pilot who forged career in sky joins state Aviation Hall of Fame

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October 9, 2024

Daily Memphian: Verties Sails, Michael Wilson head Southwest Hall of Fame class

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October 4, 2024

Homeschool Roster: SWTCC Offering Free ACT Prep Workshop

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September 25, 2024

Daily Memphian: Southwest Tennessee concludes hacking investigation

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September 3, 2024

Community College Daily: Funding roundup - Community College Daily (Southwest receives 1.5M for entertainment production initiative) 

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August 1, 2024

Memphis Business Journal:  Upskilling, custom curriculums top benefit for companies working with Southwest Workforce Solutions Center 

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July 20, 2024

ACC/24: The Southwest Tennessee Community College is hosting a series of free FAFSA application clinics

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July 16, 2024

Daily Memphian: Southwest hackers sought ransom in cyberattack

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July 15, 2024

Fox 13 News: Southwest Tennessee Community College resumes in-person classes after cyberattack 

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July 14, 2024

Daily Memphian: Southwest sold its Frayser campus. Here’s what a new location could offer.

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July 8, 2024

Daily Memphian: Hacking incident delays classes at Southwest

WMC Action News 5: Cyber incident impacts Southwest Tennessee Community College network

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July 5, 2024 

Daily Memphian: Southwest Tennessee Community College sells Frayser campus

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June 24, 2024

Community College Daily: Community colleges: A public good

June 1, 2024

Memphis Business Journal: From crime to CEO: One alumni’s journey at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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May 13, 2024

Daily Memphian: Southwest grads buckle up for aviation careers

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May 9, 2024

Tri-State Defender: COMMENTARY: Education: Bigger than grades; preparation for life - TSDMemphis.com (tri-statedefender.com)

The Tennessee Tribune: Southwest College, an education stealth weapon

Daily Memphian: Guest Column: Education is bigger than grades, it’s preparation for life

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April 15, 2024

WREG-TV Live at 9: Inside the hi-tech Southwest Express career exploration lab

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April 9, 2024

WMC-TV (Bluff City Life): Helping The Mid-South Excel In Engineering

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April 1, 2024

Memphis Business Journal: Open house, job fair offers public pipeline, pathways for career success

WREG-TV: Chef Steven Leake serves up lobster tails with herb butterer

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March 28, 2024

Memphis Business Journal:  Women Who Lead in Higher Education: Sherria King of Southwest Tennessee Community College 

Power 100: Tracy Hall with Southwest Tennessee Community College

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March 25, 2024

cityCURRENT: Dr. Tracy D. Hall highlights Southwest Tennessee Community College – Open House on April 18, 2024

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February 7, 2024

The Daily Memphian: Southwest student one of eight nationally recognized for talent, grit

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December 14, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College redefines how students perceive the nursing field

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October 27, 2023

The Commercial Appeal: 'A great impact:' MATA moves three bus stops to be closer to Head Start centers

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October 26, 2023

Tri-State Defender: Southwest selects Braylin Laster to direct philanthropic strategy

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October 24, 2023

AP Newswire: Southwest Tennessee Community College Selects Laster as New Philanthropic AVP

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October 20,  2023 

Mass Transit:  National initiative by community leaders kicks off to provide safer transit for preschoolers

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October 13, 2023

FOX 13 News:  MATA, Head Start officials coordinate new, safer bus stops for families

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October 1, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Future cyber defense professionals in training at Southwest Tennessee Community College prepare to enter a booming job market

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July 17, 2023

WMC-TV Action News 5: Tennessee community, technical colleges will see tuition hike this fall

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July 14, 2023

Fox 13 News: Southwest Tennessee Community College increases tuition by 3 percent; first time since 2021 

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June 26, 2023

Fox 13 Memphis (Sample Alert): Schools, businesses across the Mid-South closed after severe storms 

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June 21, 2023

ABC 24 Local Memphis: High school students climb to new heights while learning about MLGW careers

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June 16, 2023

The Daily Memphian: Arlington High students get hands-on experience at machining camp

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June 4, 2023

Memphis Business Journal:  Opportunity on the Horizon: Southwest Tennessee Community College’s flight path to skilled aviation careers  

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June 2, 2023

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Five African Americans 

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June 1, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Express career and technical dream machines hit Memphis roads this summer  

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May 24, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College taps two new VPs to push forward school's major initiative, branding

New York Times: A.I. Threat to Jobs Prompts Question of Who Protects Workers

The Daily Memphian: Movers & Shakers (Carol Ash and Jeremy Smiley)

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May 13, 2023

The Commercial Appeal:  ‘The tassel is worth the hassle.' LeMoyne-Owen, Rhodes [and Southwest] celebrate 2023 graduates

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May 2, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College to blend its workforce and traditional programs

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April 13, 2023

BizWire Express: Southwest Tennessee Community College launches Southwest Workforce Solutions Center at Open House and Career Fair April 20, 2023

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April 12, 2023

cityCURRENT: Southwest Workforce Solutions Center

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April 1, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest’s automotive and mechatronics programs fuel the pipeline to future Ford plant

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March 27, 2023

SOS.TN.GOV - Southwest Tennessee Community College Receives Secretary of State’s Tennessee College Voter Registration Competition Award

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March 22, 2023

WMC-TV: Southwest Tennessee Community College will host job fair

ABC 24/Local Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College wins award for getting students to register to vote

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March 4, 2023

The Daily Memphian: Music career in a year? Southwest plans new course offering to make it happen

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February 27, 2023

 

WMC-TV: MLGW, AT&T, Comcast partner with Southwest Tenn. Community College for workforce initiative

Fox 13 News: Workforce initiative offers students career paths in electronics, computer science 

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February 6, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Marketplace needs take center stage at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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February 5, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Women Who Lead in Nursing: Sheila Bouie of Southwest Tennessee Community College

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February 3, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College hires local business vets Chuck Thomas, John Churchill for key roles

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January 30, 2023

Schools, universities across Memphis to close early: https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/27/memphis-schools-universities-to-close-early-ahead-of-nichols-video/69849164007/

The Commercial Appeal: Memphis weather: Live updates on power outages, roads, closures and more

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January 1, 2023

Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC launches seminars in 2023 for new and growing businesses
 

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December 7, 2022

Tri-State Defender: Need help completing college degree? STCC’s free session can help reconnect

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December 1, 2022

American Association of Community Colleges Community College Daily: Flexible schedules for staff

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November 22, 2022

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November 9, 2022

ABC 24 News: Southwest Tennessee Community College hosts job fair

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November 7, 2022

WMC-TV Action News 5: Southwest Tenn. Community College to host job fair with over 100 positions available

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November 6 , 2022

Commercial Appeal: The FAFSA is key to free and affordable college education for Memphis students | Opinion

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November 1, 2022

SOS.TN.Gov: Secretary of State Announces 2022 College Voter Registration Competition Winners

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October 23, 2022

Daily Memphian: Southwest’s first chief of staff and chief strategy officer begins tenure

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October 10, 2022

Local Memphis ABC-TV 24: Here's how you can win in the Memphis Area FAFSA challenge.

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October 7, 2022

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Black Administrators (Dr. Jacqueline Taylor) 

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October 1, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: 10 alternative funding sources for small businesses and how TSBDC can help

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September 28, 2022

The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest calls on Dr. Jacqueline Taylor to help set College’s strategic vision

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September 13, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: ImagineU provides peek into the power of young entrepreneurs INNO

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September 7, 2022

ABC 24/Local Memphis: From working on cars to working on people: this Mid-Southerner gives his all in the healthcare field (Southwest alumni spotlight)

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August 31, 2022

The Daily Memphian: Southwest soars to new heights with aviation program

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August 26, 2022

The Daily Memphian: 19,000 local students — from last year alone — may see up to $20K in loan forgiveness

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August 23, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tenn. Community College works through enrollment drop, receives $2.6M grant

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August 17, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest Tennessee Community College adopts virtual Fridays for entire academic year

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August 16, 2022

WATN-TV Local Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College to continue Virtual Fridays through next August

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August 10, 2022

WPLN 90.3 News (Nashville NPR)  This Tennessee community college made Friday classes virtual to address inflation and retain students

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August 4, 2022

Inside Higher Ed: Helping Students and Staff as Inflation Soars

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August 1, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: Getting loan ready with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Southwest

The Business Journals: Getting loan ready with the TSBDC

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July 26, 2022

The Daily Memphian: Memphian wrote the book(s) on Baldrige quality movement

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July 19, 2022

The Commercial Appeal: Earn a new two-year aviation degree and see your career take flight

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July 12, 2022

cityCURRENT: Take Flight with Southwest Tennessee Community College’s New Aviation Programs

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June 30, 2022 

The Commercial Appeal: Mid-South Quality Productivity Center closes after 34 years of helping businesses

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June 23, 2022

The Daily Memphian:  Southwest to hold Friday classes virtually for summer months

The Commercial Appeal: Memphis People in Business: June 23, 2022 (Tracy D. Hall and AACC)

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June 9, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: Virtual Fridays: Southwest Tennessee Community College pilots work week with remote Fridays amid rising gas prices, workplace trends

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June 1, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC at Southwest Tennessee Community College receives donation to support low-¬to-moderate income communities

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May 24, 2022

Local Memphis (Channel 24 News): Southwest Tennessee Community College moves to Virtual Fridays due to rising gas prices and inflation

WREG-TV (News Channel 3): Southwest Tennessee Community College  back to virtual learning to help students with soaring gas prices 

Fox 13: Southwest Tennessee Community College moves to virtual learning on Fridays

Daily Memphian: Chairman’s Circle head: ‘We are preparing people for careers, not jobs’

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May 19, 2022

ABC 24 News: Arlington High School students celebrate two graduations in one week

The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest turns to Cory Major to guide student affairs

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May 18, 2022

The Daily Memphian: The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) elects Southwest Tennessee Community College President Tracy D. Hall to its board of directors 

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May 13, 2022

The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest Tennessee’s Dr. Hall snares national board of directors’ honor

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May 12, 2022

Community College Daily: Schaffer set to chair AACC board in July (New council representative is Tracy Hall, president of Southwest Tennessee Community College)

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May 1, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: Tennessee-area small businesses receive recovery assistance from TSBDC team

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April 22, 2022

Daily Memphian: New restaurant brings authentic Mexican food to Arlington – Southwest Alumnus David Hernandez and partners open Ricos Tacos and Ritas

The Commercial Appeal: Local offices host event on Saturday to help ex-offenders clear records and find employment

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April 21, 2022

Local Memphis (WANT-TV): Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk’s Office to hold expungement clinic Saturday | job opportunities also available - Saturday’s clinic will be held at Southwest Tennessee Community College, Vertis Sails Gym, at 737 Union Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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April 6, 2022

The Commercial Appeal: A 'skills mismatch' in Memphis leads to hiring difficulties, overworked employees

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March 31, 2022

Community College Daily: Recognizing exceptional faculty: Southwest’s William Weppner 

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March 23, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC sponsors student entrepreneurs at ImagineU

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March 21, 2022

Teachers College Record: Tracy D. Hall: Free College: A Powerful Pathway to Prosperity

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March 19, 2022

WMC-TV Action News 5: As COVID-19 cases decline, Shelby County shifting vaccination efforts; Whitehaven Vaccination Site closes after March 26

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March 18, 2022

FOX 13 News: COVID-19 drive-thru vaccine site closing in Whitehaven, health department says

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March 17, 2022

Benzinga: Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Levi Frazier Receives 2022 Carter. G. Woodson Award of Merit

Benzinga: AACC Names William Weppner 2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient

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March 4, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: U of M, Southwest partner with Amazon to provide educational opportunities for its frontline workers

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March 3, 2022

Local Memphis: Amazon employees can now have tuition paid for at 140+ universities, including 7 in TN - Among the Tennessee schools included in the new program are the University of Memphis, Southwest Tennessee Community College, and MTSU.

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February 7, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: MBJ's 2022 Power 100 (Tracy D. Hall) 

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February 4, 2022

Memphis Business Journal: TSBDC reignites Spark the Dream series featuring Memphis-based Youdle

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December 14, 2021

The Daily Memphian: With enrollment falling, SWTCC drops Downtown expansion

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December 13, 2021

Memphis Business Journal: Southwest adds new two-year aviation program, looks to diversify aviation industry

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November 17, 2021

WREG-TV Live at 9: Chef Steven Leake takes students to give back 

World News: Finalists Named in IDC’s Inaugural Best in Future of Work North America Awards

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November 14, 2021

The Commercial Appeal: To prevent a COVID-19 spike, Southwest Tennessee Community College will go virtual Nov. 29- Dec. 1

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November 12, 2021

Benzinga: Southwest Tennessee Community College Bestows TBR Chancellor's Commendation for Military Veterans to Mike Stephens

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November 10, 2021

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Community Colleges Try to Claw Their Way Back 

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October 18, 2021

ABC 24: Local Memphis News: Mid-South nursing students ready to fill staffing shortages

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October 1, 2021

WMC-TV: COVID-19 boosters available in Shelby County

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September 30, 2021

Memphis Business Journal: Women Who Lead | Marketing: Daphne Thomas of Southwest Tennessee Community College

The Daily Memphian: Southwest reopening vaccine site twice a week at Whitehaven campus

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September 29, 2021

The Commercial Appeal: The Ford plant 50 miles from Memphis is a major reason to expand transit 

WREG-TV: Greater Memphis Chamber members discuss new Ford investment 

WMC-TV: Education leaders hopeful new Ford campus will provide ‘pipeline to prosperity’ for students

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September 28, 2021

WATN-TV: TCAT Memphis and STCC partnering to help prepare students for Blue Oval City

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September 10, 2021

The Daily Memphians: Southwest hopes to turn around Frayser campus

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September 2, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Southwest to go virtual for week after Labor Day

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September 1, 2021

The Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College to move online to curb chance of Labor Day COVID-19 outbreak

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August 11, 2021

The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest wipes out $1.8 million in debt for hundreds hit by the pandemic

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August 10, 2021

WMC-TV: Southwest Tennessee Community College eliminates $1.8M in student debt

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August 9, 2021

Local Memphis 24: Southwest Tennessee Community College reinstates mask mandate

FOX 13 Memphis: Over $1 million student debt forgiven at one Mid-South college

FOX 13: Southwest Tennessee Community College reinstates mask mandate

USA Today: Southwest Tennessee Community College forgives $1.8 million in school debt for 1,600 students

The Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College forgives $1.8 million in school debt for 1,600 students

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August 6, 2021

The Daily Memphian: SCS celebrates opening of new Medical District High School

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August 5, 2021

Local 24 Memphis: Ribbon cutting held for Shelby County's new Medical District High School

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July 22, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Son of the late Desmond Merriweather intends to walk on at Memphis

Local Memphis News: Southwest Tennessee Community College highlights careers in need 

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July 21, 2021

The New Tri-State Defender: Southwest turns to Jarrett Stephens as athletic director, men’s basketball coach

The Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College hires Jarrett Stephens as basketball coach, athletic director

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July 16, 2021

Local Memphis News: “I had something to prove”: (Former Saluqi) Ashley Fields fought through adversity becoming one of the best women’s basketball players from Memphis

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July 12, 2021

The New York Times: Does Free College Work? (Free community college and how Tennessee got it right) 

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July 7, 2021

McKinsey & Company: Covid-19 pushes US Students to drop out and fall into unemployment 

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June 25, 2021

MLK50: ‘It just warms your soul.’ Nurses at Whitehaven vaccine center faithfully served

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June 19, 2021

WMC-TV: Memphians celebrate Juneteenth after 2020 celebrations were canceled; Southwest’s Whitehaven vaccination site event

WMC-TV: Juneteenth vaccination drive-thru held in Whitehaven

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June 16, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Movers & Shakers: Shayla Kolheim Selected for Maxine Smith Fellows Leadership Program

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June 2, 2021

The Commercial Appeal: Worried about FedEx's looming pilot shortage? Just wait until more nurses retire|Weathersbee

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May 25, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Memphis Medical District Collaborative names new president

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May 24, 2021

Memphis Business Journal: Memphis Medical District Collaborative helps people obtain jobs through Hire Local Initiative

The Leader: Brighton’s DeMiyah Gatlin signs basketball scholarship with Southwest

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May 15, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Gaps in mask guidance leave businesses, churches, schools guessing

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May 5, 2021

Memphis Medical News: Regional One Director of Oncology Operations Guiding New Cancer Center

WREG-TV: Man with a heart of gold gets Pass It On surprise (Southwest Tennessee Community College and Generation USA graduate receives cash surprise)

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May 4, 2021

Brookings Institution Blog: How a Memphis medical district is connecting residents to living-wage jobs

Campus Technology: Colleges Pilot Free Online Reskilling Program

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May 3, 2021

Fox 13 News: Looking for work? Here are tips to help you stand out

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May 2, 2021

The Daily Memphian: 32 years later, mom finishes degree — with daughter — in a pandemic

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April 28, 2021

FOX 13 Memphis: Applications open for new SCS collegiate high school set to open in Medical District

WMC Action News 5: SCS to open collegiate school for high-performing students

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April 26, 2021

Local 24 Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College gears up for graduation

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April 23, 2021

Fox 13 Memphis: Permanent vaccine sites opens in Frayser, but demand low during first week

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April 22, 2021

Daily Memphian: Next four weeks ‘critical’ as federal vaccine help likely to move on in May

WMC-TV: Shelby County offering more incentives in hopes of increasing vaccine totals

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April 19, 2021

Fox 13 Memphis: SWTCC to open second COVID-19 site at Gill Center

The Daily Memphian: Southwest opening Frayser COVID-19 vaccine site

WMC-TV: Frayser COVID-19 vaccination site to open Tuesday

WREG-TV: New Covid vaccination site to open in Frayser at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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April 16, 2021

Local Memphis 24 News: Can colleges and universities require a COVID-19 vaccine?

Memphis Business Journal: Local colleges plan wider return to campus; SWTCC to open second vaccination site

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April 15, 2021

The Commercial Appeal: How a group of forgotten Memphis players reached the pinnacle event of juco basketball

WMC-TV: Unorthodox season leads to Hutch for Southwest TN CC basketball

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April 14, 2021

Fox 13 News: SWTCC will return to in-person learning Fall 2021, officials say

Local Memphis 24 News: Southwest Tennessee Community College announces plan for return to campus in fall

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April 11, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Colleges plan on full fall returns, but who will be there?

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April 9, 2021

Chronicle of Higher Education: Community Colleges Face a Long Road to Recovery

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April 8, 2021

WREG-TV: Chef Steven Leake’s cooks up fluke and summer vegetables en papilotte

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April 7, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Movers & Shakers: L. Angela Webb

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April 2, 2021

New York Times: The Pandemic Hit the Working Class Hard. The Colleges That Serve Them Are Hurting, Too.

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April 1, 2021

Local Memphis 24 News: "60 days to a career pathway" program to help domestic violence survivors put abuse in the past

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March 30, 2021

FOX 13 Memphis: Will your college student need a COVID-19 vaccine to return to campus in Memphis?

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March 17, 2021

Memphis Business Journal: 2021 MBJ Power 100 declassified: 26-50 (from Greenstein to Martin)

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March 16, 2021

Memphis Business Journal: Confection and conversation: Phillip Rix of Phillip Ashley Chocolates on turtles, new podcast

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March 12, 2021

Memphis Business Journal: Memphis-Area Workforce Development Initiatives

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March 9, 2021

Daily Memphian: Harris appoints interim Health Department director

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March 6, 2021

Daily Memphian: City’s COVID-19 vaccine process constantly evolving

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March 5, 2021

Daily Memphian: Memphis releases vaccine appointments for week of March 8

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February 24, 2021

Daily Memphian: City takes charge of vaccination sites, eyeing 40,000 in arms this week

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February 22, 2021

Daily Memphian: Whitehaven vaccination site gives makeup shots over the weekend

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February 18, 2021

Daily Memphian: Worried about second dose? It’s OK, there’s time, experts say

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February 17, 2021

Daily Memphian: Post-pandemic life: Is the mask here to stay?

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Achieving the Dream Conference Highlights Student Success Models

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February 13, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Health department announces new vaccine dates

The Daily Memphian: Health department COVID-19 vaccination sites open Saturday

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February 11, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Health Department closed, postpones Thursday vaccines due to weather

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February 09, 2021

CityCurrent:Southwest Tennessee Community College – 2021 Bellwether Award Winner!

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February 08, 2021

The Daily Memphian: Whitehaven welcomes vaccine site with relief, gratitude

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February 05, 2021

WREG-TV: Vaccination site at SWTCC’s Whitehaven campus to open Friday

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February 01, 2021

Commercial Appeal: Appointments for COVID-19 vaccine first dose are available in Whitehaven. Here's how to register

Commercial Appeal:Whitehaven COVID-19 vaccine site open for registration

The Daily Memphian: Whitehaven COVID-19 vaccine site open for registration

WMC-TV: Appointments available now for COVID-19 vaccine site in Whitehaven

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December 30, 2020

The Tri-State Defender: Free online training program offers a path to tech jobs

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December 22, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: COVID cases are surging in Shelby County. Will local colleges delay the spring semester?

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December 21, 2020

The Daily Memphian: CBU delays start of spring semester 2 weeks; Other local colleges monitoring virus conditions in connection with their start dates

The Daily Memphian: CBU delays start of spring semester 2 weeks

FOX 13 Memphis: Southwest Tennessee CC offering free online training programs

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December 8, 2020

The Chronicle of Higher Education: How the pandemic worsened and highlighted community colleges chronic challenges

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December 2, 2020

The 74 Million: New Data: Sharp Declines in Community College Enrollment Are Being Driven By Disappearing Male Students

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December 1, 2020

Memphis Flyer: Alex Paulus Gets Show in French Gallery

WREG-TV Live @9: Southwest and Generation USA partner to offer free online IT trainings

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November 25, 2020

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Fewer Black Men Are Enrolling in Community Colleges This Semester Due to COVID-19

The Commercial Appeal: Memphis couple thankful after COVID-19

Memphis Business Journal: A pandemic education: Training the next generation of health care workers

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November 24, 2020

Fox 13 Memphis: Black male student enrollment drops significantly at community colleges during pandemic

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November 18, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: Guest column: Social and economic mobility are the higher calling for higher education

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November 12, 2020

The Daily Memphian: Wanted: Mentors willing to herd high school seniors toward higher education

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November 10, 2020

Clarksville Online: Tennessee Community and Technical Colleges to Honor Military Veterans this Veterans Day

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November 9, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: From pumping iron to fishing and genealogy: How Memphis leaders relax

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November 7, 2020

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October 22, 2020

U.S. News and World Report: Tennessee Colleges Get Grants for Free Learning Materials

News Channel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College gets grant for free learning materials

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October 21, 2020

Fox 13 Memphis: TN Board of Regents awarding grants to 7 community colleges in the state

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October 15, 2020

Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee had to fight the streets for students. Now it must fight COVID-19

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October 2, 2020

Local 24 News: University of Memphis awarded $1 million grant to establish Mid-South Advanced Automation and Robotics Center (Southwest to partner with U of M in providing training opportunities)

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September 30, 2020

Daily Memphian: Southwest Tennessee CC receives grant for students with disabilities, autism

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September 25, 2020

Knoxville News Sentinel: Enrollment is down at Tennessee community colleges, especially among Black students

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September 16, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC partners with businesses to provide 800 IT apprenticeships

 

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August 25, 2020

Fox 13 News: SWCC works to close digital divide for students

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August 24, 2020

FOX 13 Memphis: Which Mid-South colleges, universities offer tuition insurance?

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August 17, 2020

Fox 13 News: SWTCC hosting in-person Fall registration event

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August 14, 2020

WMC Action News 5: Free resources available for local small businesses, entrepreneurs impacted by COVID-19

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August 10, 2020

WDIA: Southwest Tennessee Community College is Reimagined During COVID-19

City Current: Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers New Virtual Learning Options & Student Support

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August 9, 2020

City Current: Southwest Tennessee Community College Bridges the Digital Divide

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July 24, 2020

Local 24 ABC News: Scholarship applications are down across Tennessee

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July 23, 2020

City Current: Southwest Tennessee Community College Offers New Virtual Learning Options & Student Support

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July 19, 2020

The Commercial Appeal: 13 Southwest Tennessee athletes recognized on All-Academic teams

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July 18, 2020

The Daily Memphian: Higher ed preps for an academic year shaped by the coronavirus

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July 4, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: Tracy Hall, Southwest Tennessee Community College: Achievement to the nth degree

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July 1, 2020

The Daily Memphian: Southwest community college plans expansion, new ‘front door’ on Union

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June 23, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC to partner with local businesses, launch faculty externship program

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June 15, 2020

The Daily Memphian: Southwest announcing plans to reopen 2 campuses July 8

Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC reveals year-long schedule, plans to combat social inequity

News Channel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College outlines changes ahead of reopening

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June 14, 2020

Commercial Appeal: Southwest Tennessee Community College to reopen Macon Cove, Union Ave. campuses July 8

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June 13, 2020

News Channel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College to begin phase one of reopening campus

The Commercial Appeal: Marching with MLK Jr. at age 15 inspired this Southwest graduate to earn her degree at 67.

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June 12, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: SWTCC prepares to buy 3,500 student laptops to bridge digital divide

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June 6, 2020

News Channel 3: Southwest students get relief grants through CARES Act

ABC/24: Southwest to launch new Faculty Industry Externship Program this summer

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June 5, 2020

The Commercial Appeal: A new career during COVID-19 is possible with online classes and support

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June 3, 2020

WREG News Chanel 3: Memphis businesses can benefit from new state loan program

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May 26, 2020

WMC-TV (Action News 5): Mid-South business headlines: U of M, Rhodes, SWTCC leaders talk enrollment, academics

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May 24, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: Work Home Balance: Sunup to sundown with the president of SWTCC

Daily Memphian: Residency gives Southwest’s 2-year nursing students edge in public health

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May 22, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: U of M, Rhodes, SWTCC leaders talk enrollment, academics, and 'life and death'

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May 13, 2020

Local 24 ABC News: Southwest Tennessee Community College to hold virtual ceremony for 2020 spring graduates June 13

FOX 13 Memphis: Southwest Tennessee Community College announces online 2020 commencement

WREG News Chanel 3: Southwest Tennessee Community College to host virtual commencement

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May 12, 2020

FOX 13 Memphis: Southwest offers ten free business, marketing online classes during pandemic

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May 11, 2020

Daily Memphian: Southwest holding virtual commencement

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May 8, 2020

The Commercial Appeal: Locked down by COVID-19? Why not lock in a new skill online from Southwest Tennessee? For free!

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May 7, 2020

Local 24 ABC News: Southwest Tennessee Community College instructor turns his kitchen into a small face shield factory

WREG News Chanel 3: Memphis nurses fight COVID-19 in New York

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May 6, 2020

WREG News Chanel 3: Free classes offered at Southwest Tennessee Community College during pandemic

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May 4, 2020

Local 24 ABC News: It was chaos.: Two Southwest TN Community College graduates help on the front lines in New York City

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April 27, 2020

USA Today: President Tracy D. Hall discusses the future of community college enrollment in the USA Today.

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April 16, 2020

The Commercial Appeal: Lessons in home economics more valuable than ever amid COVID-19 pandemic

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April 15, 2020

FOX 13 Memphis: First-generation college student encourages others not to give up

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April 9, 2020

Daily Memphian: Technical, community colleges adapt to distance learning

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March 19, 2020

Memphis Business Journal: How Southwest was able to quickly 'pivot' to online learning

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March 12, 2020

Commercial Appeal: Coronavirus: Southwest Tennessee Community College extends spring break, goes to online classes

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March 10, 2020

WREG TV: Southwest Tennessee Community College closes entire building after possible coronavirus exposure

Memphis Business Journal: Updated: Southwest TN Comm. College closes building after students' coronavirus exposure

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March 9, 2020

Commercial Appeal: Southwest closing Allied Health Building for cleaning after students exposed to coronavirus patient

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Jan. 13, 2020

Fox 13 News:  Level Up: Southwest students hired on the spot after completing medical device program 

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