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Welcome to the Southwest Tennessee Community College newsroom. Here you can access official Southwest press releases, news articles and publications.
Health Department issues guidelines on Covid-19 boosters, masks in schools and employee vaccinations
Shelby County Health Department has issued Health Order No. 26 on Sept. 27, 2021 to go into effect on Thursday, Sept. 20. Although Shelby County has seen a small decline in Covid-19 cases, the Health Department is encouraging the public to continue...
Southwest Tennessee Community College returns to remote learning and work for five days after Labor Day
(Memphis, Tenn.) - Southwest Tennessee Community College has elected to go fully virtual with classes and operations the five days immediately following the Labor Day holiday to lessen the risk of coronavirus infection associated with holiday activities....
Southwest goes to all virtual classes and operations Sept. 7-11
Southwest Tennessee Community College has elected to go fully virtual with classes and operations the five days immediately following the Labor Day holiday to lessen the risk of coronavirus infection associated with holiday activities. This 5-day...
Room #231 and the northeast elevator in the Allied Health Building at Union Avenue Campus are CLOSED; Reopen Wednesday, Sept. 1
Southwest Tennessee Community College has closed Room #231 and the northeast stairwell in the Allied Health Building on the Union Avenue Campus for sanitation following a reported case of COVID-19. The room reopens Wednesday, Sept. 1. These areas...
Health Department issues Health Order No. 25; recommends “third dose” vaccinations for immunocompromised conditions
Shelby County Health Department issued Health Order No. 25 on Aug. 27, 2021, renewing the provisions of Second Amended Health Order No. 24 and providing new recommendations and requirements on COVID-19 vaccinations. Health Order No. 25 will be effective...
Southwest Tennessee Community College announces ABFSE accreditation for Funeral Service Education program
(Memphis, Tenn.) - Southwest Tennessee Community College has received official notification from the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) that the College’s Funeral Service Education program that was launched in January 2019 and...
TBR chancellor reinstates campus mask mandate
Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora Tydings yesterday evening gave Southwest Tennessee Community College and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Memphis permission to follow guidelines outlined in the Shelby County Health Department...
TBR advises community colleges to recommend masks rather than mandate them following Governor Lee Executive Order 84
Tennessee Board of Regents, in light of Executive Order 84 issued by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Aug. 16, is recommending that colleges encourage faculty, students, and staff to wear masks in indoor settings where social distancing is not possible....
Southwest Tennessee Community College eliminates $1.8 million in debt for hundreds of students hit hard by the pandemic
Southwest Tennessee Community College has paid more than $1.8 million to clear outstanding balances for more than 1,600 eligible students who attended Southwest during the Spring 2020, Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 semesters. Southwest funded the unprecedented...
Southwest Tennessee Community College reinstates mask mandate
Southwest Tennessee Community College officials reinstated the college’s mask mandate Aug. 4 due to recent developments with the Delta variant and the rising number of cases of COVID-19 in Shelby County. All students, employees and visitors to...
Media Contacts
Diana Fedinec
Director of Public Relations and Media
901-333-4247 or 901-482-2939
dfedinec@southwest.tn.edu
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