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Students in the Tennessee Achieves summer institute at the Whitehaven Center work on an English assignment taught by instructor Brice Wilson.

Tennessee Achieves summer institute continues to grow at Whitehaven

Jerrod Bowlton figured that taking college classes in the summer would help fight off “summer melt” and give him a head start on earning some college credits when he enrolls at Southwest as a freshman in the fall.

Eighth-graders Ximena Villa of White Station Middle School and Adysun Jones of Kate Bond Middle School studied STEM lessons with the help of facilitator Rahni Stuwart during Eureka Summer Camp at the Union Avenue Campus.

Eureka program shows young girls the benefit of careers in STEM

Snakes. Solving an art heist using forensic science. DNA models made out of candy. A contest to see who could build the tallest bridge, maze, or tower using common household products. Biology classes for college credit. And a trip to the Medical...

Southwest EMT instructors Craig Quinn and Rachel Trigg at the Shelby County Summer Youth Firefighter and Emergency Services Rally.

Youth explore EMT careers at Shelby County summer rally

Instructors Craig Quinn and Rachel Trigg from Southwest’s Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program reached out to nearly two hundred young adults at Shelby County’s Summer Youth Firefighter and Emergency Services Rally held July 5 at the Shelby...

From President Tracy D. Hall

We have had an outstanding year. More Southwest Tennessee Community College students earned associate degrees this year than last year and more and more are transferring to universities to continue their studies. And still, many other students are...