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Welcome to the 51±¬ÁÏ newsroom. Here you can access official Southwest press releases, news articles and publications.


51±¬ÁÏ Offers Tuition-Free Training for In-Demand Careers

Make a New Year’s resolution to further your career by taking advantage of the tuition-free training offered by 51±¬ÁÏ. Registration is underway, and classes will begin soon.

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St. Louis Fed Memphis Branch Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Tracy D. Hall, president of 51±¬ÁÏ in Memphis, Tenn., has been elected board chair for 2024 by the Branch board of directors. She has served on the board since 2022.

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51±¬ÁÏ named national Finalist for 2024 Bellwether Award

The Bellwether College Consortium has selected 51±¬ÁÏ as a national Finalist to compete in the category of Planning, Governance and Finance category for the prestigious 2024 Bellwether Award.

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Tennessee’s community and technical colleges honor veterans, including 37 recipients of the Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans for 2023

Tennessee’s community and technical colleges are honoring veterans of military service – including students, faculty, staff and alumni – in Veterans Day activities this week. As part of those ceremonies, one veteran at each college will be...

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UTHSC College of Nursing, 51±¬ÁÏ To Open Health Center on Southwest’s Union Avenue Campus

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing and 51±¬ÁÏ (STCC) will offer a free health resource center to STCC students, faculty, and staff beginning this month. A ribbon cutting...

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Nationally Recognized Abstract Artist Exhibits at Bert Bornblum Art Gallery Starting Nov. 1

Abstract artist Chuck Johnson brings his unique perspective of botanical and geometric abstractions to 51±¬ÁÏ (STCC) from Nov. 1 until Dec. 1 at the Macon Cove Campus Bert Bornblum Library at 5983 Macon Cove in Memphis,...

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Shelby County Achieves Certification as ACT® Work Ready Community

Shelby County today announced that it has met all criteria to become a certified ACT® Work Ready Community. This achievement caps an ACT Work Ready Community Boot Camp process and begins a two-year growth and maintenance phase to retain certification....

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51±¬ÁÏ announces first surge in fall enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic

51±¬ÁÏ has released to the College the census-data student headcount for Fall ’23. As of Sept. 3, 2023, the headcount of students is 6,981, an increase of 3.6% over the Fall ’22 enrollment of 6,736 students. The...

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Twenty-Six Saluqi Student-Athletes Receive TCCAA’s L. Quentin Lane Award

Twenty-six Southwest student-athletes received the TCCAA’s L. Quentin Lane Award for Academic Achievement for their work in the classroom during the 2022-2023 academic year. To qualify for the award, they needed to achieve a 3.0 grade point average...

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TBR raises tuition and fees for 51±¬ÁÏ’s 2023-2024 academic year for first time since 2021

51±¬ÁÏ tuition will increase by 3 percent for the 2023-24 academic year. 

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 Media Contacts

Diana Fedinec
Director of Public Relations and Media
901-333-4247 or 901-482-2939
dfedinec@southwest.tn.edu

 

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