SWC Receives NASH Funding as Part of $220,000 Awarded to California Institutions for Innovative...
Chula Vista – Southwestern College (SWC) has been awarded $10,000 by the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) as a part of its latest Catalyst Fund Awards. SWC is among 32 recipients receiving...
Restorative Justice Through Art: Transforming Incarceration into Education
In a groundbreaking initiative merging education and art, the Southwestern College (SWC) Restorative Justice program’s 15 students and professor were featured in an exhibit showcasing their transformative experiences within the prison system.Jarlene Clark, a...
From Incarceration to Inspiration, SWC Alumnus, Alex Acuna, Shares his Journey of Transformation
Alex Acuna's journey through college took a unique path—one that began within the confines of a correctional facility cell. After serving 25 years, Acuna emerged into a world vastly different from the one he...
Business Development Centers Earn National and Regional Awards
As National Small Business Week wraps up, the San Diego & Imperial Women’s Business Center and San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center Network celebrated their recent national and regional awards for excellence.At...
SDSU and SWC Receive BofA Grants to Increase Hispanic Healthcare Graduates
San Diego State University and Southwestern College have each been awarded a two-year $250,000 grant from Bank of America to support Hispanic students pursuing careers in high-growth fields, such as healthcare, through its Progresando Initiative....
New Call Center Up and Running
Southwestern College students can now get immediate answers to their questions by calling the new Jaguar Call Center.
The call center, which launched Monday, is staffed by Outreach Peer Ambassadors 49 hours each week. The...
Southwestern College Receives Ambulance from AMR
Representatives from AMR cut the ribbon and handed over the keys to a fully-equipped ambulance to Southwestern College’s EMT/paramedic program Wednesday. The van-style ambulance will serve as a hands-on educational resource and recruitment tool...
Visionary Writer and Alumnus J. Michael Straczynski to Deliver Opening Day Keynote Speech
Southwestern College alumnus and visionary writer J. Michael Straczynski will deliver the keynote speech at Southwestern College’s 2022 Opening Day.Straczynski is a Southwestern College alumnus, mentored by Professor Emeritus Bill Virchis, who created the...
Southwestern College Holding First Trustee Area Elections
Southwestern College will hold its first trustee-area elections this November for three newly established trustee election districts. On Nov. 8, voters in areas one, four and five will be able to vote for a...
The Southwestern College Sun Wins Top National Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded the Southwestern College Sun two of its most prestigious awards, the first-ever Corbin Gwaltney Award—named in honor of the founder of The Chronicle of Higher Education—and the...