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Southwest Tennessee Community College
TypePublic community college
EstablishedConsolidation completed July 1, 2000
Parent institution
Tennessee Board of Regents
PresidentTracy D. Hall
Academic staff
189 full-time and 221 part-time (spring 2022)[1]
Students6,391 (spring 2022)[2]
Location
Memphis
,
Tennessee
,
U.S.
CampusUrban
NicknameSaluqis
Websitewww.southwest.tn.edu

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a public community college in Memphis, Tennessee. As the product of a merger between two colleges in 2000, the school has two campuses in Memphis and several satellite centers. The Tennessee Board of Regents operates it.

History

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Union Ave campus

The college resulted from the 2000 merger between two institutions, the former Shelby State Community College and the former State Technical Institute at Memphis ("STIM"). Nathan Essex, the school's founding president, announced in 2014 that he would retire the next summer.[3]

Campuses

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Southwest throughout the Mid-South:

Southwest previously had a campus located in Frayser but sold it to Libertas School of Memphis in 2024 due to declining enrollment.[5]

Academics

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Southwest offers more than 140 programs and has an agreement with LeMoyne–Owen College to make transferring easier.[6] Southwest also offers an associate degree in aviation operations technology with three career tracks: pilot, flight dispatch, and aviation administration.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "College Navigator - Southwest Tennessee Community College".
  2. ^ "College Navigator - Southwest Tennessee Community College".
  3. ^ Sheffield, Michael (August 19, 2014). "Southwest Tennessee Community College president announces retirement". Memphis Business Journal. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Home". Medical District High School. Retrieved January 21, 2023. Southwest Tennessee Community College Building E 737 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38103
  5. ^ Testino, Laura (July 14, 2024). "Southwest sold its Frayser campus. Here's what a new location could offer". Daily Memphian. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  6. ^ LaGrone II, Brandon (January 23, 2025). "Southwest, LOC reach new degree of collaboration". Daily Memphian. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Roberts, Jane (May 13, 2024). "Southwest grads buckle up for aviation careers". Daily Memphian. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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