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Fall 2025 Dean’s & President’s Lists
Written by SCC PR Intern, Jazzie Blankenship Almost 270 students made the dean’s and president’s lists for the 2025 fall semester at Southwestern Community College. To be honored, students must complete at least 12 credit hours in the fall semester. The President’s list honorees earned a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.85 or higher, while…
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Fall 2025 Graduate’s List
Written by SCC Public Relations Intern, Jazzie Blankenship Concluding the fall semester of 2025, 180 graduates earned their associate degrees, diplomas, and/or certificates from Southwestern Community College. Among the graduates, seventeen students earned Cum Laude honors (3.50-3.69 GPA), twelve students were named Magna Cum Laude (3.70-3.89 GPA) and nine students were Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00…
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Innovative Project SHIFT begins second cycle at SCC
Shortly after opening the doors of the Don Tomas Health Sciences Center back in 2021, Southwestern Community College developed a strategy for not only filling the area’s tremendous healthcare workforce needs – but also providing a promising future for soon-to-be high school graduates. Dubbed Project SHIFT (SCC Health Initiative For Teens), the program supports area…
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Auto students build, program Electric Vehicle
Late last summer, several dozen large boxes were delivered to the Automotive Systems Technology lab at Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus. It didn’t take program coordinator David Myers, instructor Marty Rowland and their students long to open the crates and start assembling the contents. A unique “Switch Lab EV-PM/96V” began taking shape and became a…
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EMS Courses Available for Spring
If you’ve ever watched an ambulance speed by on its way to an emergency and felt a desire to help those in need, Southwestern Community College has a wide variety of options to help you get started this spring. Starting on Monday (Jan. 12), SCC is offering classes for multiple ways you can join the…
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Addressing Digital Divide Issues
Over the first eight months of leading the Elevate Digital Collaborative, Southwestern Community College has made significant progress while working with its partners to reduce the digital divide within Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary. It’s one of nine regional collaborative groups funded by Dogwood Health Trust through its Digital Opportunities Initiative. Dogwood…
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Cooper Endows “Hand Up” Scholarship
As a lifelong educator and charity worker, Joyce Cooper has a history with Southwestern Community College that is rooted in philanthropy as she serves on the SCC Foundation Gala Planning Committee, as well as the Board of Trustees, and she previously endowed the “Pass It On” Scholarship for SCC Health Sciences students. Her generosity now continues…
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Medical Sonography Student’s Diligence Leads to Early Cancer Discovery
Throughout her first 2-1/2 semesters in Southwestern Community College’s Medical Sonography program, Emma Dao heard her instructors repeatedly emphasize the value of curiosity. Because Dao took that message to heart, one area woman received an early cancer diagnosis and now stands a much better outlook for treatment and recovery. Dao happened to be working when…
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Alumnus publishes his first book
By Caroline Roddy, SCC Public Relations Intern AJ Trimble, a Southwestern Community College graduate, published his debut novel Psyborg in October. Psyborg is a sci-fi novel that features John Boyd, a black belt with visions for what’s to come, and Joei, an inventor with a grandfather whose story is similar to Boyd’s. This story highlights…
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Public safety role playing program seeks applicants
By Caroline Roddy, SCC Public Relations Intern SYLVA – For individuals with an interest in helping contribute to the ongoing training of public safety professionals, the Contracted Civilian Public Safety Role Player Program at Southwestern Community College is seeking applicants. Through this unique program, community members actively assist during the training of current and future…
