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COVID-19 Crisis update
Southwestern Illinois College campuses will remain closed throughout Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order in Response to COVID-19. Summer and Fall registration are now open. All summer courses will be conducted through on-line/alternative delivery methods. If the Governor lifts the executive order, courses that include a face-to-face requirement (i.e. labs, clinicals, vocational) will have the ability to …
Extended “Stay at Home” order
Per Executive Order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state of Illinois has extended the “stay at home” order through April 30, 2020.
SWIC taking additional precautions in response to COVID-19
Southwestern Illinois College is closely watching the activities associated with the coronavirus. The following policies will be implemented by SWIC beginning March 22, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. INSTRUCTION • SWIC college courses will be delivered via online or alternative delivery mechanisms beginning March 22 for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester …
SWIC to extend spring break March 16-22 as precaution
Southwestern Illinois College’s President Nick Mance announced the College will extend spring break for students by one week (March 16-22) as a precautionary measure related to COVID-19. Students currently enrolled in online courses are continuing their academic progression as normal. To reduce the density of people on campus, alternative instructional delivery will resume on March …
SWIC Enrollment Express is one stop for Spring 2020 enrollment/registration
You don’t need to miss work or skip appointments to sign up for spring classes at Southwestern Illinois College! Enrollment Express allows you to complete the enrollment and registration process, and much more, in one easy visit. Enrollment Express will take place at the SWIC Belleville Campus, 2500 Carlyle Ave., the week of Jan. 6-11, …
SWIC Red Bud Campus To Host Annual Poetry Contest
The Southwestern Illinois College Red Bud Campus will host its annual poetry contest for area students and residents this spring. Individuals of all ages are invited to showcase their creative abilities in the contest through poetry. Divisions for entries are as follows: adult, high school, eighth grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, fifth grade and fourth …
Experience spring training with the Cardinals, discover the heart of Texas or explore captivating Iceland with PSOP in 2021
Dreaming of your next big adventure? Let Southwestern Illinois College Programs and Services for Older Persons help make it a reality! PSOP is hosting three excursions in 2021 that will create memories to last a lifetime. Spring Training with the Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida – March. 16-19, 2021Enjoy the beginning of spring with the “boys …
Experience breathtaking Alaska, coastal Maine or an island cruise with PSOP
Dreaming of your next big adventure? Let Southwestern Illinois College Programs and Services for Older Persons help make it a reality! PSOP is hosting three excursions in 2021 and 2022 that will create memories to last a lifetime. Alaska by Land & Sea – Aug. 9-20, 2021Explore the Alaskan “final frontier.” The seven-night cruise and …
SWIC Receives $1.2 Million Workforce Equity Grant for 2021
A $1.2 million Workforce Equity Initiative Grant from the Illinois Community College Board will enable Southwestern Illinois College to continue offering its one-year career training programs in East St. Louis. “We’re able to continue the incredible work we’ve been doing at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus,” said SWIC Executive Director of Enrollment Development …
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 …
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Katherine Nieroda
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