The presidents of four community colleges in Virginia’s Southwest today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on training and development actions in the offshore wind energy(OSW)manufacturing supply chain. This agreement fulfills one of the recommendations presented to the region by the Xodus Group, which performed research commissioned by InvestSWVA.
Southwest Virginia Community College’s School of the Arts will be hosting a dance performance featuring the Southwest Virginia Community College Dance Department opening for Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of
The Upward Bound Robotics team at Southwest Virginia Community College is innovating and competing again after a two-year interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 5th and 6th,
Congratulations to all of our Fall 2021 term Academic Honors students! The Dean’s List and Honor’s List are compiled at the end of each term. To earn Dean’s List status,
CEDAR BLUFF, VA — Student housing is becoming a reality as Southwest Virginia Community College (Southwest) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, February 8. The development will be the first
Join us on Tuesday, February 8th at 11:00 am at the construction site, on Steelsburg Highway, directly across from the college.
Our guest speaker will be Jibreel Khazan, one of the North Carolina A&T Four. Khazan is one of the students who sat at the “white only” counter of Woolworths in
Eighty-three (83) students have enrolled in non-traditional programs at Southwest Virginia Community College including 31 female students in Administration of Justice; one female in Automotive Diagnostic & Repair; 4 females in Electronics; 8 females in Engineering; one female in HVAC; 29 males in Nursing; and female students in Welding, Contractor’s License and Commercial Driver’s License programs.
A ceremonial check representing the up to $244,126 grant from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA) for Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) to be used for workforce development and training in support of renewable and alternative energy, as well as the installation of a solar panel project on campus, was recently presented to the SWCC Educational Foundation. The funding marks one of the first awards from VCEDA’s newly created Renewable Energy Fund.
Southwest Virginia Community College is excited to offer TimelyCare – a new telehealth program for students. The service will provide access to 24/7 mental virtual health care from anywhere in
A new scholarship at Southwest Virginia Community College (Southwest) has been endowed in honor of Mr. Bud Phillips by the Board of Supervisors of Dickenson County, Virginia. The scholarship will
Thanks to the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation’s continued partnership with the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE), Southwest Virginia Community College (Southwest) received $6000 to expand hunger relief initiatives and promote food security among students.