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Southwest Virginia Community College Honors Founding President Dr. Charles R. King with Road Naming\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
\n March 25th | 2026 <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Dr. Bethany Rose Announced as New Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs<\/a><\/div>\n
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SWCC, ETSU Expand Transfer Pathways\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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\n April 1st | 2026 <\/div>\n
Southwest Launches New Crisis, Emergency, and Disaster Management Program<\/a><\/div>\n
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CEDAR BLUFF, VA \u2014 Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) has launched a new Crisis, Emergency, and Disaster Management program, a Career Studies Certificate designed to strengthen regional emergency preparedness, public<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n March 30th | 2026 <\/div>\n
VA250 Mobile Museum Comes to Southwest<\/a><\/div>\n
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Cedar Bluff, VA \u2014 Southwest Virginia residents will have an exciting opportunity to step into Virginia\u2019s past when the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience visits Southwest Virginia Community College\u2019s Festival of<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n March 26th | 2026 <\/div>\n
Southwest Travels to Iberian Peninsula through Study-Abroad Program<\/a><\/div>\n
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Southwest Virginia Community College faculty, students and community members traveled to the Iberian Peninsula over spring break. This international initiative to Madrid, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal reflects the institution\u2019s continued<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n March 16th | 2026 <\/div>\n
CGI Donates 20 Laptops to Southwest Laptop Loaner Program.<\/a><\/div>\n
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March 10, 2026 – Representatives from CGI, Bruce Crowder, Vice President Intellectual Property, and Taylor Robinson, Strategic Initiatives Lead, visited Southwest to donate 20 laptops to the Laptop Loaner Program.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n March 10th | 2026 <\/div>\n
Southwest Students Paint Murals for Isaiah 117 House<\/a><\/div>\n
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SWCC Fine Art majors Zouri Metzger, Alan Tuhacek, and Associate Professor Morgan Gilbert spent their first day of Spring Break volunteering to paint two murals for the Russell County Isaiah<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n February 26th | 2026 <\/div>\n
Southwest Awarded Spark Grant<\/a><\/div>\n
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Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) has been awarded a $499,703 grant from the Virginia Department of Energy through its Skilled Pathways for Advancement, Resilience, and Knowledge (SPARK) Youth Workforce Pilot<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n December 26th | 2025 <\/div>\n
December Small Business Development Showcase<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Small Business Development Center at Southwest Virginia Community College assists local businesses with business plans, finding start-up funding sources, marketing, and more. Their clients are regularly featured in VCEDA,<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n December 19th | 2025 <\/div>\n
Applications for the 2026 Visual Art Luminary and Poet Laureate Competition now open<\/a><\/div>\n
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Virginia’s Community Colleges are inviting students to enter the 2025-2026 Visual Art Luminary and Poet Laureate Competition. “I Dream” is the theme for 2025-2026 competitions. The competitions provide students with<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n November 28th | 2025 <\/div>\n
November Small Business Development Showcase<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Small Business Development Center at Southwest Virginia Community College assists local businesses with business plans, finding start-up funding sources, marketing, and more. Their clients are regularly featured in VCEDA,<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n November 19th | 2025 <\/div>\n
Southwest receives Student Success and Emergency Funds courtesy of VFCCE<\/a><\/div>\n
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Southwest Virginia Community College is pleased to announce that, through the generosity of Dr. Alexander and the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE), we have been awarded $5,000 for<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n November 19th | 2025 <\/div>\n
SWCC\u00a0Honors Students Participate in Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery<\/a><\/div>\n
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A group of distinguished Southwest Virginica Community College honors students recently traveled to the nation\u2019s capital for an unforgettable experience: participating in the solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n November 17th | 2025 <\/div>\n
SWCC Makes the Military Times Best for Vets 2025 College Rankings<\/a><\/div>\n
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Arlington, Va., November 17, 2025\u00a0\u2013 Military Times released its\u00a02025 Best for Vets: Colleges\u00a0rankings, the most trusted, comprehensive list of U.S. colleges and universities committed to supporting military service members, veterans<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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