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Southwestern hosts Saturday Registration Events
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College will be hosting three Saturday registration...
Southwestern partners with Rotary Clubs to host “Gift of Literacy” Program
COOS BAY, OR – “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the...
Physics & Astronomy Lecture Series: Explore Explosive Cosmic Events in upcoming lecture
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College continues our 2022-23 Physics and Astronomy...
Southwestern welcomes the community to an Open House at the Curry Campus
Brookings, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is pleased to invite the community to attend...
Training EMTs to fill an enormous need
Instructor Paul Casler works with an EMT student “If you are a person who likes routine,...
Anthropology & Sociology Speaker Series: Digitizing The Oregon Trail
COOS BAY, Ore. – The Anthropology and Sociology Department at Southwestern Oregon Community...
We are dedicated to all students’ success
Dear Campus Community, Southwestern is Oregon’s most remote community college. Most of us may not...
A Family Tradition of Helping Others
Tom, Deanna, Jack and Alan Prater If you were to look among a crowd of Prater family...
A lifetime of community building . . . Brookings volunteer has ‘a heart for people’
Karen Pringle Cunningham lives in Brookings for all the right reasons. It’s a beautiful...
Chief, mentor, mother . . . a rewarding life helping her community
Tasha Renard, Battalion Chief and Critical Care Paramedic with the Myrtle Point Fire Department,...
Physics & Astronomy Lecture Series: Access Granted – Science Education and Research Achievements while Overcoming Limitations
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Physics and Engineering Department is...
Southwestern Offers Free GED® Classes Spring Term 2023
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED® and Adult Basic...
Southwestern Oregon Community College recognized by Achieving the Dream as a 2023 Leader College
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College today announced that it has been designated a...
Anthropology & Sociology Speaker Series: Survival Archaeology with Archaeologist and Professor Dr. John Shea
COOS BAY, Ore. – The Anthropology and Sociology Department at Southwestern Oregon Community...
Southwestern calls for Distinguished Alumni nominations
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is seeking the community’s help to honor...
Physics & Astronomy Lecture: Southwestern brings former NASA Flight Director to discuss Lessons Learned from Mission Control
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Physics and Engineering Department is...
Physics and Engineering Programs at Southwestern hosts Open House
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College's Physics and Engineering programs will host...
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute offers a Prepared Dinner and Chocolates & Sweets for Valentine’s Day 2023
Coos Bay, OR – The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute’s (OCCI) Culinary Competition Team is offering...
APPLY NOW! Southwestern Foundation Scholarships
Are you planning to attend Southwestern Oregon Community College in the 2023-24 academic year? If...
Physics and Astronomy Lecture: Diving into an Ocean World – NASA’s Hunt for Habitability on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College announces the return of our Physics and...
