Southwest Tennessee Community College
Public college in Memphis, Tennessee, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
President | Tracy D. Hall |
Academic staff | 189 full-time and 221 part-time (spring 2022)[1] |
Students | 6,391 (spring 2022)[2] |
Location | , , U.S. |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | Saluqis |
Website | www |
History

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
Southwest throughout the Mid-South:
- Macon Cove Campus- located in Northeast Memphis (35.1616°N 89.8661°W)
- Union Avenue Campus- located in Downtown Memphis (35.1370°N 90.0369°W)
- Medical District High School is located in Building E.[4]
- Gill Center- located in Frayser (CLOSED)
- Maxine A. Smith Center- located in Southeast Memphis
- Millington Center- located in Millington, Tennessee
- Whitehaven Center- located in Whitehaven
References
External links
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