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April 2nd | 2020

Today, the SBDC is providing businesses, with less than 500 employees, guidance in applying for Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Emergency Economic Injury Grants. The SBDC is in constant contact with our state network, SBA representatives, and other state agencies for the purpose of keeping abreast of the everchanging information relative to assistance for businesses.

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March 30th | 2020

Governor Ralph Northam today issued a statewide Stay at Home order to protect the health and safety of Virginians and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The

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March 20th | 2020

Due to the immediate pandemic, the Festival of the Arts sponsored by Southwest Virginia Community College will be rescheduled to a date to be determined. “We regret having to make

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March 18th | 2020

Chancellor’s Note on COVID-19 and Virginia’s Community Colleges Dear community college faculty, staff, students, and supporters: Suffice to say, 2020 will not be the year for which any of us

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March 17th | 2020

Effective Monday, March 23rd, all class offerings will move to alternative delivery formats. Faculty may, at their own discretion, choose to include both synchronous and asynchronous activities, but no face-to-face

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March 12th | 2020

After careful consideration, we have decided to extend our spring break an additional week through March 22.
We believe this extra week will afford us several benefits. First and most importantly, it ensures that large groups are not gathering on campus, which we hope will limit any possible exposure. It will also give faculty extra time to prepare their Canvas course shells to facilitate learning in a distance format. Further communications aimed at providing specific guidance to faculty, staff, and students will be forthcoming.

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February 26th | 2020

Southwest Virginia Community College announces that all 2020 Tazewell County high school graduates can attend tuition-free.

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February 21st | 2020

Appalachian Arts Center is thrilled to announce that Carilion Hospital Group has purchased $14,725 worth of local art for two of its newest facilities.

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February 20th | 2020

Teams of Southwest Virginia Community College students, faculty, and staff joined with members of other local organizations for a community cleanup day after the flooding on February 6, 2020. On

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January 16th | 2020

The report measures the economic impacts created by Southwest on the business community and the benefits the college generates in return for the investments made by key stakeholder groups, students,

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