Southwest Tennessee Community College Overview

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a public institution situated in Memphis, Tennessee. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Southwest Tennessee Community College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Southwest is the associate's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 44% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southwest Tennessee Community College?

Contact details for Southwest are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134
Phone:	901-333-5000
Website:	www.southwest.tn.edu

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How Do I Get Into Southwest?

You can apply to Southwest online at: www.southwest.tn.edu/apply-online.php

Southwest Tennessee Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

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Southwest Tennessee Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,371 undergraduate students at Southwest, with 3,243 being full-time and 4,128 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,243 full-time undergraduates at Southwest, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Tennessee Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	80
Black or African American	1,794
Hispanic or Latino	290
White	921
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	132

Over 30 countries are represented at Southwest. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Southwest Tennessee Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	558	0	558
Allied Health Professions	66	22	15	103
Nursing	0	64	0	64
Business Administration & Management	9	32	0	41
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	17	12	0	29
Computer Information Systems	2	24	0	26
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	12	14	26
Design & Applied Arts	0	19	0	19
Human Development & Family Studies	6	11	0	17
Accounting	5	9	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	12
Electronics Engineering Technology	3	7	0	10
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	9	0	9
Architectural Engineering Technology	3	5	0	8
Computer Engineering Technology	2	6	0	8
Biotechnology	0	7	0	7
Hospitality Management	0	7	0	7
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	5	0	5
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	5	0	0	5
Other Business, Management & Marketing	4	0	0	4
Mental & Social Health Services	4	0	0	4
Other Health Professions	0	4	0	4
Legal Support Services	0	4	0	4
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	3	0	3
Funeral & Mortuary Science	0	3	0	3
Computer Systems Networking	2	0	0	2
General Education	0	2	0	2
Quality Control Technology	1	0	0	1
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	1	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	0	0	0	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	0	0	0	0
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)	0	0	0	0
Precision Metal Working	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	129	838	29	996

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.