Aug 30, 2023 | Foundation, News, OCCI News, Student Success
The Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation is proud to congratulate the 2023-24 scholarship recipients. Thanks to generous donors, the organization awarded nearly 200 scholarships totaling more than $270,000 for students attending Southwestern for the...
Aug 28, 2023 | Community, Foundation, News
Coos Bay, OR – Pacific Power Foundation has awarded the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation a $7,500 grant to support the development of a new instructional food production garden complex. The garden on the Coos Bay campus is an essential learning...
Jun 29, 2023 | Alumni, Community, Foundation, News
Friends of Jody McCaffree (1960 – 2022) are creating a new scholarship through the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation to honor her memory. Very few people have the courage to dedicate their lives to advocating for social and environmental justice....
May 22, 2023 | Alumni, Community, Curry Campus, Foundation, News, Student Success
When you walk into Randolph Hall on SWOCC’s Coos Campus, you can hear laughter. It is hard not to follow the sound right into the Veterans Center to be a part of something good. One tall, blond-haired man is always right in the middle of conversations there. To folks...
Mar 8, 2023 | Community, Curry Campus, Foundation
Karen Pringle Cunningham lives in Brookings for all the right reasons. It’s a beautiful part of the Oregon Coast. There’s a thriving port and scenic harbor. The nearby forest with the ocean is the best crossroads anybody could have. And, there’s a community...
Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Curry Campus, Foundation, News, Student Success
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College today announced that it has been designated a Leader College by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as hubs of equity and mobility in their communities. Leader...
