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SWIC Fire Science Program students to learn on donated fire truck
Retired Fairview Heights firefighter Daniel Lougeay of Marissa, has made an in-kind donation of a fire truck to the Southwestern Illinois College Fire Science Program. The 1963 retired fire engine will be used by fire science students to learn how to operate a fire hose pump, as well as other things. “Being able to …
SWIC’s Mark Bosworth Wins NTMA Teaching Award
NTMA St. Louis Chapter President Tony Maus called Southwestern Illinois College Industrial Technology Coordinator Mark Bosworth an “Education Super Star” as he presented Bosworth with the William E. Hardman Award for Excellence in Training on Nov. 10 at the Sam Wolf Granite City Campus. Bosworth, who has been with SWIC since 2008, has grown the …
SWIC Red Bud Campus offers out-of-school youth FREE services
SouthwesternIllinois College is proud to offer the Youth Employment and Support Services Program, which is funded through the national Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Out of School Youth program. YESS provides St. Clair and Randolph County out-of-school youth, ages 16 to 24, with FREE comprehensive support and educational services to complete their High School Equivalency …
SWIC Sam Wolf Granite City Campus Adult Education now offering FREE classes
The Southwestern Illinois College Adult Education and Literacy Department at the Sam Wolf Granite City Campus, 4950 Maryville Road, provides FREE educational, vocational and transitional career services to eligible individuals from Madison, St. Clair, Randolph, Washington, Clinton, Bond, and Monroe Counties. The following programs are currently offered: High School Equivalency (formally GED) test preparation classes …
SWIC Adult Education now offering online and in-person High School Equivalency classes
If you left high school without earning a diploma, let Southwestern Illinois College help you earn one from the comfort of your home or anywhere. The SWIC Adult Education and Literacy department is now offering online and in-person High School Equivalency preparation classes. All services are free and online; support services are available. To …
SWIC program ranked 8th in nation
Southwestern Illinois College’s Precision Machining Technology program ranked No. 8 on stateuniversity.com’s list of Most Popular Schools for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Major & Degree Programs in the nation. The website stateuniversity.com is a national college and university ranking website that rates educational institutions on a variety of topics including best vocational programs, most affordable tuition …