President's Office

Welcome to Southwestern Community College 
Your College of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Choosing the right college to attend is a challenging task and we appreciate your considering Southwestern Community College.

Colleges come in all sizes, locations, looks, and missions. For example, there are research universities, private four-year colleges, two-year or community colleges,and regional universities. Each of these institutional types are designed and operated to meet specific and unique student learning and career needs.

Southwestern Community College was created and is operated to meet local and regional education and training needs, with specific emphasis given to workforce development. We believe that what we teach and how we teach supports the development of productive and responsible graduates and citizens.

Southwestern offers nationally-accredited programs, highly-credentialed and recognized faculty and staff and a demonstrated commitment to meet your educational needs. Our success, while indicated by our number four national ranking and our exceptional ranking statewide, is best evidenced by our graduates who are our greatest supporters and most ardent advocates.

This website provides you with an array of programs and services available to our students. Also, I urge you to visit our Jackson Campus; new Macon Campus; Cashiers, Swain, and Cherokee centers; and the SCC Public Safety Training Complex.

Southwestern Community College is eager to serve you. We have faculty and staff who want and are able to help you make the right decisions for that future. Meeting your educational needs and personal goals is our mission.

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