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Celebrate “Pi Day” at SWOCC Curry Campus – March 13, 2026
Brookings, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) will celebrate Pi Day on Friday,...
Mid-life return to college opens door to city management career for Nichole Rutherford
Nichole Rutherford knows what it means to show up for your community. As City Manager for the city...
Friends of Curry Campus Speaker Series Presents: Salmon Habitat Restoration – March 12, 2026
Brookings, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College Curry Campus invites the community to join...
Physics Lecture: Confessions of a former lecturer: 10 years after flipping my classroom – March 6, 2026
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites the community to join us on Friday,...
Rushal Sedlemyer’s journey to self-sufficiency and a career she loves
Like many first-generation college students, Rushal grew up without clear examples of people who followed college or career pathways.
Spring Term 2026 Registration
Spring Term 2025-26 is quickly approaching! Classes start Monday, March 30, 2026. Below are...
OCCI Pizza Pop-Up Sale! – Feb. 20, 2026
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (OCCI) will host a pizza pop-up sale on Friday, February 20, 2026,...
OCCI Pizza Pop-Up Sale! – Feb. 13, 2026
OCCI will host its first pop-up sale of the term on Friday, February 13, 2026 from 11am - 1pm. Our...
SWOCC Hosts BASA “Big Mike” South Coast All-Star Basketball – March 15, 2026
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) Athletics will host the annual BASA...
Southwestern to host a virtual presentation by Taylor Stewart for Black History Month – Feb. 27, 2026
Coos Bay, OR – In celebration of Black History Month, Southwestern Oregon Community College...
Geology Lecture: Fossil Whales of the Pacific Northwest and the evolution of baleen – Feb. 10, 2026
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites the community to join us on Tuesday,...
Southwestern hosts “The Future of Oregon’s Working Forests: Balancing Timber Production and Ecosystem Health” Panel Discussion – Feb. 26, 2026
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites the community to join us on Thursday,...
Southwestern hosts Oregon State University’s College of Forestry and Logging Sports Team – Feb. 10, 2026
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites the community to join us on Tuesday,...
OCCI’s Annual Valentine’s Day Sale 2026
Sweets, Savories, and Student Support! Coos Bay, OR – This Valentine’s Day, treat your loved ones...
Friends of Curry Campus Speaker Series Presents: Tide Pools of the South Coast – Feb. 12, 2026
Brookings, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College Curry Campus invites the community to join...
Southwestern hosts “Hope Lives Here” a suicide awareness event – Feb. 13, 2026
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Psychology Department, Human Services...
STEAM Pathways Lecture Series: Back to the Moon! Artemis II Mission Prep Event – Feb. 5, 2026
Photo Courtesy of NASA: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch,...
SWOCC Youth Baseball Camp – Feb. 1, 2026
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) Athletics will host a youth baseball...
SWOCC Diesel Mechanic Technology Program Applications Now Open for Fall 2026
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) is accepting applications for its...
Agroecology Lecture – Pollinators at the Coast: Supporting Honeybees and Native Species – Feb. 19, 2026
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites the community to join us on Thursday,...
