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September 10th | 2020

Richmond – Southwest Virginia Community College (Southwest) received the prominent Gerald L. Baliles Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative Award from the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE) to increase high

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August 27th | 2020

A Southwest Virginia Community College employee has recently tested positive for COVID-19. Agency leadership is working with local and regional health departments to facilitate identifying individuals that may have been

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August 13th | 2020

Jimmy W. Welch, executive director of the Credit Bureau of the Virginias Foundation, Inc., presents Susan Lowe, VP of Institutional Advancement at Southwest Virginia Community College, with a check for

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July 28th | 2020

Out of concern for the health and safety of participants, our community, and employees, we sadly will not be holding the Southwest Virginia Community College annual Richlands Open Tennis Tournament

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July 13th | 2020

CEDAR BLUFF, VA — Southwest Virginia Community College’s Small Business Development Center (Southwest SBDC) has employed two new part-time Business Counselors to expand its current services to regional small businesses

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July 13th | 2020

Photo caption:  Pictured (left to right) front row are: Anthony Blevins, instructor, Kaleb Chafin, Justin Riffe, and Jeff Compton. Back row (l to r): Gary Mullins and Steven Christian. Students

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July 10th | 2020

CLAYPOOL HILL, VA – Cherie Fields, franchise owner of the Wendy’s in Claypool Hill, presented a check to Susan Lowe, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Southwest Virginia Community College.

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June 26th | 2020

The Southwest Virginia Community College athletic department has announced the suspension of Fall intercollegiate athletics for the 2020-21 academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This suspension includes the following

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June 17th | 2020

Governor Ralph Northam announced he is proposing legislation to make Juneteenth, celebrated June 19,  an official state holiday. In accordance with the Governor’s direction that all executive branch state offices

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June 15th | 2020

Cedar Bluff, VA – Southwest Virginia Community College has released documents outlining a plan for reopening the campus for in-person services as well as protocols for cleaning and disinfecting. The

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