As part of an effort to help more students complete their college education, Southwestern Community College has received $710,589 from a U.S. Department of Education “First in the World” grant.
To honor some of our most tenacious students, our Student Recognition Retention Action Team has started a “Student of the Week” award. Faculty members nominate students based on their tenacity, and the team selects one per week.
Maintaining the standard of success set by last year’s respiratory therapy students at Southwestern Community College, Kasey Wilson of Cullowhee recently was named a Jim Whitley Memorial Scholarship recipient.
One is fresh out of Smoky Mountain High School and aims to become a psychologist so she can help people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Over the summer, Tiffany Henry of Southwestern Community College’s Small Business Center and Sarah Thompson of Southwestern Commission graduated from the Rural Economic Development Institute (REDI) - an intensive, three-month training program for leaders in rural communities.
CFRE International has once again named named Brett L. Woods, director of the Southwestern Community College Foundation, as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).
To honor some of our most tenacious students, our Student Recognition Retention Action Team has started a “Student of the Week” award.
When National Park Service officials increased Seasonal Law Enforcement Training from 400 hours to 650, they decided to use Southwestern Community College’s Public Safety Training Center as the pilot program for the new regimen.
