Southwest Tennessee Community College
Public college in Memphis, Tennessee, US
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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.
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| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | Consolidation completed July 1, 2000 |
Parent institution | Tennessee Board of Regents |
| Accreditation | SACSCOC |
| President | Tracy D. Hall |
Academic staff | 164 full-time and 182 part-time (fall 2023)[1] |
| Students | 6,980 (fall 2023)[1] |
| Location | , , U.S. |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Saluqis |
| Website | www |
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History
Campuses
Southwest has four locations throughout the Mid-South:[4]
- Macon Cove Campus- located in Northeast Memphis.
- Union Avenue Campus- located in Downtown Memphis.
- Medical District High School is located in Building E.[5]
- 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.[6]
Academics
Southwest offers more than 140 programs and has an agreement with LeMoyne–Owen College to make transferring easier.[7] Southwest also offers an associate degree in aviation operations technology with three career tracks: pilot, flight dispatch, and aviation administration.[8]