Nov 25, 2025 | News, Staff & Administration
COOS BAY, OR – The Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs (NAEOP) awarded the Dr. Arnold Mitchem Leadership and Advocacy Award to Michelle Benoit, Director of TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) at Southwestern Oregon Community College at its annual...
Aug 19, 2024 | Alumni, Community, News, Staff & Administration
Inspiring tomorrow’s firefighters, paramedics, food producers, and dental professionals Southwestern is pleased to deliver year after year on our 64-year commitment to provide our students with exceptional teaching and learning environments. Come fall term,...
Jan 12, 2024 | Community, News, OCCI News, Staff & Administration
Enter the captivating world of competitive ice carving through “From Oregon to Alaska: An ice sculpting odyssey” an Oregon Field Guide exclusive short film profiling Chef Chris Foltz, Chef Instructor here at Southwestern’s Oregon Coast Culinary Institute. The episode,...
Apr 3, 2023 | Community, News, Staff & Administration
Instructor Paul Casler works with an EMT student “If you are a person who likes routine, this job is NOT for you.” That’s advice from Southwestern’s Paul Casler, who trains students for jobs as paramedics and emergency medical technicians. Likewise, if you like...
Mar 10, 2023 | Staff & Administration, Student Success
Dear Campus Community, Southwestern is Oregon’s most remote community college. Most of us may not think about the implications of that. For people who want to go to college, we are the only local option. To learn elsewhere, residents of the college district must...
Mar 2, 2023 | Community, Curry Campus, News, Staff & Administration
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Physics and Engineering Department is pleased to present Access Granted: Science Education and Research Achievements while Overcoming Limitations, a discussion of scientific access for students facing health and...
