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Southwestern Foundation Congratulates 2023-24 Curry County Scholarship Recipients
Aug 30, 2023 | Curry Campus
The Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation is pleased to congratulate the 2023-24 Curry...
Southwestern Foundation Congratulates 2023-24 Scholarship Recipients
Aug 30, 2023 | Foundation, News, OCCI News, Student Success
The Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation is proud to congratulate the 2023-24...
Pacific Power grant supports new Agroecology garden lab at college
Aug 28, 2023 | Community, Foundation, News
Coos Bay, OR – Pacific Power Foundation has awarded the Southwestern Oregon Community College...
What is Agroecology?
Aug 17, 2023 | Community, News
It’s science. It’s agriculture. It’s ecology, sustainability, economics and sociology. In...
Gayle Goldstone joins the SBDC at the Curry Campus
Aug 17, 2023 | Community, Curry Campus, News
Introducing the newest member of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Business Advisor...
Southwestern Offers Free GED Classes Fall Term 2023
Aug 8, 2023 | Curry Campus, News
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED® and Adult Basic...
Acclaimed Chefs from ACF Culinary Team USA Host Exclusive Luncheon at Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (RSVP Required)
Aug 2, 2023 | Alumni, Community, News, OCCI News, Student Success
Coos Bay, OR – The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (OCCI) at Southwestern Oregon Community College...
Catering Opportunity at Southwestern Oregon Community College
COOS BAY, Ore. – Southwestern Oregon Community College is currently looking for food vendors to...
Rio Tinto donates land for college campus expansion
Jul 24, 2023 | Community, Curry Campus, News
Photo left to right: Laura Vedral, West District Manager, Rio Tinto Closure; Nathan Francis, Asset...
Southwestern Students Recognized for Academic Honors Spring Term 2023
Jul 19, 2023 | Curry Campus, News, Student Success
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College announces the names of students who excelled...
Southwestern increasing college success for Oregon’s rural men
Jul 13, 2023 | Curry Campus, News, Student Success
Southwestern Oregon Community College introduces the Rural Education Affordable Learning (REAL)...
Acute Care Training offered for healthcare providers
Jul 12, 2023 | Community, News
Calling all paramedics, nurses, doctors, PA/NPs, respiratory therapists, and CNAs: Get your acute...
New SWOCC Foundation Scholarship to Inspire Next Generation of Social and Environmental Justice Advocates
Jun 29, 2023 | Alumni, Community, Foundation, News
Friends of Jody McCaffree (1960 - 2022) are creating a new scholarship through the Southwestern...
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute offers special lunch events this summer
Jun 28, 2023 | Community, News, OCCI News, Student Success
Coos Bay, OR – The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (OCCI) at Southwestern Oregon Community College...
OCCI Alum Wins Global Culinary Competition
Jun 21, 2023 | Alumni, News, OCCI News, Student Success
Oregon Coast Culinary Institute (OCCI) 2010 alum, Chef Reilly Meehan, recently competed at the...
Southwestern Oregon Community College hosts Juneteenth Presentation
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College invites the community to join us on June 20,...
Southwestern Oregon Community College announces Dr. Eric Gleason as the 2023 Distinguished Alumnus
May 31, 2023 | Alumni, Community, News, Student Success
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is pleased to announce Dr. Eric Gleason of...
Southwestern Oregon Community College celebrates its 2023 graduates
May 24, 2023 | Alumni, Community, Curry Campus, News, Student Success
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College’s 2023 Commencement Ceremony will take...
Southwestern Offers Free GED® Classes Summer Term 2023
May 23, 2023 | Community, Curry Campus, News
Coos Bay, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering FREE GED® and Adult Basic...
One Man’s Scholarship Mission
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...
Recent Posts
- Southwestern celebrates 25th Anniversary of the award-winning OCCI – June 29
- $6,000 grant provides laptops to Trio Pre-College students
- Southwestern partners with Rotary Clubs to host “Gift of Literacy” Program – April 30, 2024
- Southwestern hosts talk with international guest speaker Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy – May 7, 2024
- Friends of Curry Campus Speaker Series presents “Inspiring Travel and Strengthening a Sustainable Coastal Economy” – May 9, 2024