When Southwestern Community College launched its honors program six years ago, it consisted of one Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Western Carolina University, four students, four contracts and two founding instructors: Dr. Mike Burnette and Dr. Allan Grant.
Service to others can provide a wellspring of strength, something Sarah Hipp experiences in new ways each day.
The same year as area officials worked to open the educational institution now known as Southwestern Community College, a federally funded program named Upward Bound was also launched.
Sixty-three seventh-graders from throughout Southwestern Community College’s service area were inducted as New Century Scholars on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Myers Auditorium on SCC’s Jackson Campus.
In one room, a dancing DEPCO robot dazzled a crowd of school children.
When Leanna Fisher was 18 months old, doctors said she’d never be able to read, write or function as a member of society.
To help remove financial barriers for students seeking to upgrade or gain new job-related skills, the State Employees Credit Union Foundation recently awarded a $750 continuing education scholarship to each of five Southwestern Community College students.
