After raising more than $55,000 at last month’s Bluegrass, Blue Jeans & Bling gala, the Southwestern Community College Foundation is now on the home stretch in its “March to a Million” for the Student Success Campaign.
Thirty-nine students earned their associate degrees, diplomas or certificates from Southwestern Community College this summer.
It’s been nearly 50 years, but Paul Holt clearly remembers who originally asked him to serve on the board of trustees for what is now Southwestern Community College.
Longtime educator Gary Shields has been appointed to his second term on Southwestern Community College’s board of trustees.
Several SCC employees were honored recently for their years of service to Southwestern and the state of North Carolina.
Being a math genius is not a requirement for succeeding in Southwestern Community College’s Civil Engineering Technology program. Hard work and determination, however, are vital.
Among the graduates, 55 earned Cum Laude honors (3.85-3.89 GPA) while 63 were named Magna Cum Laude (3.90-3.94 GPA) and 48 were Summa Cum Laude (3.95-4.00 GPA).
For five action-packed days last month, 20 elementary and middle-school students participated in Southwestern Community College’s inaugural Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Academy at the Jackson Campus.
