Southwest Tennessee Community College
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Southwest Tennessee Community College is a community college
operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents in Memphis, Tennessee
, USA
. It is the result of a 2001 merger between two institutions started by the Regents in the 1960s, the former Shelby State Community College and the former State Technical Institute at Memphis ("STIM").
The merger was an attempt to reduce the overhead of maintaining two separate institutional managements and a recognition of the increasing convergence of academic and technical education
s. It also has made credits earned at the former Technical Institute more readily transferable to other institutions of higher learning, an additional goal. Southwest is the largest community college operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.
There are also two satellite annexes in Fayette County.
The mascot is the saluqi
.
Both basketball teams have a winning tradition and regularly advance to the national tournaments.
Basketball games are played at the Verties Sails Gymnasium on the Union Campus. Verties Sails Jr. is the men's basketball coach.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, USA
United States
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. It is the result of a 2001 merger between two institutions started by the Regents in the 1960s, the former Shelby State Community College and the former State Technical Institute at Memphis ("STIM").
The merger was an attempt to reduce the overhead of maintaining two separate institutional managements and a recognition of the increasing convergence of academic and technical education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
s. It also has made credits earned at the former Technical Institute more readily transferable to other institutions of higher learning, an additional goal. Southwest is the largest community college operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Campuses
Southwest has several campuses and centers. These include:- Macon Cove Campus- located in East MemphisEast Memphis, MemphisEast Memphis is a region of Memphis, Tennessee, that includes several defined and informal subdivisions/neighborhoods such as Colonial Acres, White Station-Yates, Sherwood Forest, Normal Station, High Point Terrace, Belle Meade, Normandy Meadows, St. Nick, Pleasant Acres, Balmoral, and Ridgeway...
- Union Avenue Campus- located in Downtown MemphisDowntown Memphis, TennesseeDowntown Memphis, Tennessee is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south and I-240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis....
- Gill Center- located in FrayserFrayser, MemphisFrayser is a community in North Memphis, Tennessee.-History:Frayser is the western tip of a peninsula created by the Loosahatchie and Wolf Rivers as they converge into the Mississippi River just north of Downtown Memphis. Mud Island is the peninsula's southwest tip...
- Maxine Smith Center- located in Southeast Memphis
- Millington Center- located in Millington, TennesseeMillington, TennesseeMillington is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 10,176. Millington was the home of the recently closed Memphis Motorsports Park. It was granted the title "Flag City Tennessee" by the Tennessee State Legislature. The Naval Support Activity Mid-South is...
- Whitehaven Center- located in WhitehavenWhitehaven, MemphisWhitehaven is a predominantly African-American community in Memphis, Tennessee, first organized in the late 19th century. Its current population is about 50,000.-Geography:...
There are also two satellite annexes in Fayette County.
Athletics
The college maintains collegiate sports teams in the following sports:- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Baseball
- Softball
- Cheerleading
The mascot is the saluqi
Saluki
The Saluki, also known as the Royal Dog of Egypt and Persian Greyhound is one of the oldest known breeds of domesticated dog. From the period of the Middle Kingdom onwards, Saluki-like animals appear on the ancient Egyptian tombs of 2134 BC. They have connections both to the Bible and Imperial...
.
Both basketball teams have a winning tradition and regularly advance to the national tournaments.
Basketball games are played at the Verties Sails Gymnasium on the Union Campus. Verties Sails Jr. is the men's basketball coach.