GOVERNANCE
The College operates under policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and a Local College Board. The institution is financed primarily by State funds supplemented by contributions from the participating localities.
Local Board Members
Buchanan County
Rick Goodman
Danny Lowe
Trish Rowe
Dickenson County
Clarence E. “Bud” Phillips
Russell County
Cynthia Compton
Randall Hillman
Kathryn Easton
Tazewell County
Rod Gillespie
AJ Robinson
Bruce Russell
Accreditation
Southwest Virginia Community College, a part of the Virginia Community College System, is approved by the State Board for Community Colleges and by the Virginia Community College System. The associate degree curricula of the College have also been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

See the Council for Higher Education Database of Accredited Institutions for the listing for this institution.
Service Region
For College and Regional Data you can visit our Institutional Research website at http://sw.edu/ir