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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

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.

March 6th | 2020

The SGA recently took a trip to Disney World and participated in two Disney education programs: Culture of Excellence and Leadership Strategies. Southwest faculty and staff, Loretta Beavers, Lisa Haywood,

March 6th | 2020

Earlier this week, a team of Southwest deans, advisors, academic coaches, and financial aid administrators traveled to Roanoke, Virginia for a Coaching and Advising Institute put on by Virginia’s Community

March 3rd | 2020

The dates for this year’s Festival are April 16-28, 2020 and the theme is 20/20 Spotlight on Visionaries: Throughout Time, Around the World. The many performances, exhibits, and events that make up the thirteen-day festival will focus on individuals from around the world whose visions have shaped and changed the world.

February 26th | 2020

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

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.

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

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,

January 13th | 2020

We’d like to give Appalachian Power a BIG THANK YOU for their $1000 donation to our SWCC Great Expectations program! Great Expectations is a program offered at community colleges across

December 18th | 2019

A new scholarship has been established at Southwest Virginia Community College in honor of Cedar Bluff resident LaRhonda Lindsey. The scholarship is to recognize Lindsey’s 28 plus years in helping

December 18th | 2019

Our first Alumni Spotlight video features Virginia State Police Trooper Austin Benfield. Austin graduated from Southwest in 2016 and has been a trooper for over two years now.

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