Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College's Physics Instructor, Dr. Aaron Coyner, has been chosen by Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California as a Solar System Ambassador (SSA) for the southern Oregon coast. He will serve as a volunteer outreach ambassador connecting...

Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites residents of the college district to learn about and offer comments on a proposed 10-year master facilities plan. The college will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute...

COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is seeking the community’s help to honor graduates who have gone on after college to improve their professions, education, communities, and/or the world. Nominations are open through March 15, 2019. To be eligible, nominees must have graduated...

Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College announces the names of students who excelled fall term 2018-2019. These students are being recognized with placement on the college’s Dean’s List (DL), Honor Roll (HR) and Academic Excellence (AE) list. • Academic Excellence – students must...

Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern’s geology lecture series continues when Dr. Lucy Jones will be with us for the Fourteenth Annual Cascadia Anniversary Lecture on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Dr. Jones will present a lecture on “The Big Ones: Preparing for Increasing Risk from Natural Disaster”....

Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern’s Geology Club will be hosting Dina Pavlis on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 2:00 pm on the Coos campus, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay, in Eden Hall Room 1 for a talk on “The Oregon Dunes: Past, Present and Future”. Dina Pavlis has lived and played on the Oregon dunes for...

Call the Student First Stop Center 541-888-7352 or Register online at myLakerLink (24/7). Classes start January 7! MTH*20 Basic Mathematics Tues. & Thurs. 5:00-6:50 pm Jesse Yeager MTH*98 Math Literacy Tues. & Thurs. 7:00-8-50 pm Jesse Yeager PS*202 American Government Policy Issues Thursday...

Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is excited to host our first ever eSports Community Overwatch Gaming Tournament and the public is invited to come watch the action! Esports is competitive video gaming and Southwestern is the first community college in Oregon to join the...

On November 8, Southwestern Oregon Community College joins the Council for Opportunity in Education, NASPA’s Center for First-Generation Student Success, the American Association of Colleges and Universities and higher education institutions across the country in recognizing the National...

Southwestern’s Dining Services is piloting a new reusable container system program in an effort to reduce waste. The SWOCC Green Box is replacing the polystyrene and paper disposable to-go containers that were thrown away after single use. Staff and students can now purchase a $10 Green Box or $5...