Southwest Tennessee Community College
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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
Southwest was formed on July 1, 2000, by a merger between Shelby State Community College and the State Technical Institute at Memphis ("STIM").<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Nathan Essex, the school's founding president, announced in 2014 that he would retire the next summer.<ref name="Sheffield">Template:Cite news</ref>
Campuses
Southwest has four locations throughout the Mid-South:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Macon Cove Campus- located in Northeast Memphis.
- Union Avenue Campus- located in Downtown Memphis.
- Medical District High School is located in Building E.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Maxine A. Smith Center- located in Southeast Memphis.
- Whitehaven Center- located in Whitehaven.
Southwest previously had a campus located in Frayser but sold it to Libertas School of Memphis in 2024 due to declining enrollment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Academics
Southwest offers more than 140 programs and has an agreement with LeMoyne–Owen College to make transferring easier.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Southwest also offers an associate degree in aviation operations technology with three career tracks: pilot, flight dispatch, and aviation administration.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- Community colleges in Tennessee
- Universities and colleges in Memphis, Tennessee
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Education in Fayette County, Tennessee
- Education in Shelby County, Tennessee
- NJCAA schools
- 2000 establishments in Tennessee
- Universities and colleges established in 2000
- Two-year colleges in the United States