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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 20th | 2026 <\/div>\n
Southwest Students attend Leadership the Disney Way Workshop<\/a><\/div>\n
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SGA and Honor students had a great experience at the Leadership the Disney Way Workshop, where they explored their personal leadership styles. They also discussed the importance of maintaining a<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n April 20th | 2026 <\/div>\n
State Board for Community Colleges to consider 2026-27 Tuition and Fees at meeting on May 21, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n
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In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that at its regular business meeting on May 21, 2026, it will<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n April 17th | 2026 <\/div>\n
Chief Millard McGhee Selected for Virginia Chiefs of Police Professional Executive Leadership School<\/a><\/div>\n
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Chief Millard McGhee with Dr. Jamelle Wilson, Dean, University of Richmond SPCS<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n April 10th | 2026 <\/div>\n
Radiography Students Represent SWCC and VHCC at 2026 VSRT SET Seminar<\/a><\/div>\n
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Second-year students from the Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) and Virginia Highlands Community College (VHCC) Radiography Program recently attended the 2026 Virginia Society of Radiologic Technology (VSRT) Student, Educator, and<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n April 10th | 2026 <\/div>\n
Awards Day 2026 at SWCC<\/a><\/div>\n
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Southwest Virginia Community College proudly celebrated the achievements of its students, faculty, and staff during the College\u2019s annual Awards Day, held on April 9 at the Charles R. King Community<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/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 <\/div>\n

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