Southwest Tennessee Community College

What Southwest Tennessee Community College does

Southwest Tennessee Community College (STCC) is a public two-year community college founded in 1967 and headquartered at 5983 Macon Cove in Memphis, Tennessee, operating under the governance of the Tennessee Board of Regents as a member of the College System of Tennessee. The institution serves Shelby County and the broader Memphis metropolitan area through four physical campuses — Macon Cove, Union Avenue, Maxine A. Smith Center, and Whitehaven Center — augmented by an in-house digital learning channel. It delivers more than 140 academic degrees and certificate programs across Allied Health, Nursing, Biotechnology, Engineering Technologies, Business and Legal Studies, Funeral Services Education, Emergency Medical Technology, and a newly introduced Associate Degree in Artificial Intelligence Technology, with a reported 19:1 student-to-faculty ratio and 95% job placement rate (81% in field of study). Students may enroll directly via an online application and pursue studies through day, night, weekend, hybrid, web-assisted, or fully online modalities.

The college's technology stack is anchored by the PAWS Learning Management System (a D2L/Brightspace instance) for online, hybrid, and web-assisted course delivery, integrated with the TN eCampus collaborative online degree platform. Administrative infrastructure includes Ellucian Banner as the Student Information System, Slate (Technolutions) as the enrollment CRM for advising, financial aid, admissions, career services, and success-coach appointments, Handshake for career services and employer engagement, SkillsFirst and Career Coach (Emsi) for resume and assessment tooling, Touchnet/Cashnet for tuition billing, Rave Mobile Safety for emergency notifications, Maxient for conduct and Title IX reporting, Dude Solutions Asset Essentials for facilities work orders, Modern Campus Catalog for academic catalog publication, and Microsoft Office 365 for productivity and remote work. NC-SARA authorization extends distance-education reach across state lines; SACSCOC accreditation authorizes the college to award Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Science in Teaching degrees plus certificates.

Revenue mechanics combine tuition and fees (priced at half the cost of most state colleges and universities and tuition-free for eligible Tennessee high school graduates via Tennessee Promise and for adult learners via TN Reconnect), recurring state appropriations through the Tennessee Board of Regents, competitive state and federal grants (e.g., over $500,000 from the Tennessee Department of Education for a 2023-2024 literacy tutoring program, recurring TRiO Upward Bound funding through 2027, TECTA and CCAMPIS awards), workforce development and continuing education contracts delivered through Southwest Workforce & Community Solutions and the COE Workforce Solutions Center, and philanthropic giving through the Foundation. Ownership and control rest with the State of Tennessee via the TBR governance structure, with no equity investors, no public listing, and no cap-table disclosure applicable; Tracy Hall serves as President reporting into the TBR system.

Name

Southwest Tennessee Community College

Legal name

Southwest Tennessee Community College

Website

https://southwest.tn.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a public two-year community college in Memphis, Tennessee, operating four campuses under the Tennessee Board of Regents and delivering more than 140 degree and certificate programs to Shelby County residents via on-campus, hybrid, and online modalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Recurring per-semester tuition charged to enrolled students, positioned at half the cost of most state colleges and universities; tuition is free for eligible high school graduates and adult learners via Tennessee Promise and TN Reconnect.
2. State and Federal Grants: Public funding received from agencies such as the Tennessee Department of Education (e.g., $500,000 grant for literacy tutoring program in Shelby County) and other grantors, supporting student services, workforce programs, and special initiatives.
3. Workforce Development and Continuing Education Contracts: Revenue from employer partnerships, career fairs, internship hosting, and continuing education/contract training delivered through Southwest Workforce & Community Solutions and the COE Workforce Solutions Center.
4. Philanthropic Giving and Online Donations: Online giving platform accepting one-time gifts or recurring donations by credit card; gifts support Foundation operations and may be listed in institutional publications unless marked anonymous.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Southwest Tennessee Community College delivers more than 140 associate degree, technical certificate, and university transfer pathway programs across four Memphis-area campuses and online via the PAWS Learning Management System (D2L/Brightspace) and the TN eCampus partnership. It provides affordable higher education, career and technical training, workforce development, and wraparound student support services (advising, tutoring, child care, counseling, basic-needs support) to prospective students, current students, alumni, and employer partners in the Memphis/Shelby County region.

Product overview

Southwest Tennessee Community College (STCC) is a Tennessee Board of Regents community college offering a single unified academic portfolio spanning online, hybrid, and on-campus instruction, supported by an integrated platform of student services rather than a discrete commercial product. Its core learning platform is the PAWS LMS (D2L/Brightspace), which underpins its in-house Online, Hybrid, and Web-Assisted courses and is paired with the partner-led TN eCampus Online Degree Program for additional fully-online programs. Student-facing services such as Career Services (with Handshake, SkillsFirst, Career Coach), Testing Services, the Academic Support Center (tutoring), and the My.Southwest portal (built on Slate and Touchnet) form an integrated services layer around academics. The catalog includes flagship Career-Entry programs such as the long-running Biotechnology Program and the newly announced Associate Degree in Artificial Intelligence Technology, complemented by support services including Child Care Centers, Upward Bound, and campus-wide Rave Emergency Messaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Saluqi Athletics: Southwest's intercollegiate athletics program (Saluqi is the college mascot); athletics website is athletics.southwest.tn.edu.
• PAWS

Products and services

• Associate Degree and Certificate Programs Portfolio of more than 140 SACSCOC-accredited associate degree (Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Science in Teaching) and certificate programs offered to prospective and current students across the Memphis region, delivered day, night, weekends, or fully online.
• Biotechnology Program Career-entry biotechnology degree and certificate program producing work-ready graduates for the regional biotech industry; one of the Mid-South's established biotech training grounds.
• Associate Degree in Artificial Intelligence Technology New associate degree program in Artificial Intelligence Technology designed to prepare students for AI-related careers, introduced as part of strategic enrollment and workforce development initiatives.
• Online Degrees and Certificates (Digital Learning) Catalog of fully online degrees and certificates delivered via the PAWS LMS (D2L/Brightspace) and TN eCampus partnership, including hybrid and web-assisted course formats to provide flexible scheduling for self-directed students.
• Career Services Comprehensive career development offering spanning career planning (Career Coach assessment by Emsi), jobs/internships/career fairs (Handshake), resume creation (SkillsFirst), interview skill building, and e-Portfolio tools for currently enrolled students and alumni.
• Testing Services Testing center offering state and national tests, proctoring services, placement testing (ACCUPLACER, ACT Residual), High School Equivalency transcript services, and ADA testing accommodations for students and the community.
• Academic Support Center (Tutoring) Tutoring and academic support services including supplemental instruction, learning centers at all campuses and centers, and online tutoring resources for currently enrolled students.
• Campus Visits and Group Tours Walking tours of Macon Cove, Maxine A. Smith Center, and Union Avenue campuses scheduled Monday-Thursday via the Office of Recruitment for prospective students and groups.
• Child Care Centers On-campus child care centers operated by the college, including First 8 Memphis, Early Head Start, and CCAMPIS grant programs serving student-parents.
• Upward Bound Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% job placement rate with 81% of graduates working in their field of study
• +3 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouthwest is a member institution of the College System of Tennessee under TBR governance. TBR establishes system-wide policies and guidelines, governs the TN eCampus collaborative online degree program, and provides the regulatory and policy framework (TBR policies referenced at policies.tbr.edu). Position Announcements, hiring, and benefits are administered via careers.tbr.edu.
• TN eCampus (Tennessee Board of Regents collaborative online degree program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTN eCampus delivers online courses through the collaborative partnership of all Tennessee Board of Regents institutions. Southwest students access TN eCampus courses and degrees (tnecampus.org) and PAWS is integrated with the TN eCampus portal.
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)flagshipOthersSACSCOC (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097; 404-679-4501) is the institutional accreditor authorizing Southwest to award Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Science in Teaching Degrees, as well as certificates.
• D2L / Brightspace (PAWS Learning Management System)coreTechnology or IntegrationPAWS is Southwest's branded D2L Brightspace LMS instance (elearn.southwest.tn.edu/d2l/login) used for Online (L), Hybrid (H), and Web-Assisted (WA) course delivery across all campuses.
• Ellucian Banner (Student Information System)coreTechnology or IntegrationBanner is the College's Student Information System, accessed remotely by faculty/staff via VPN; Banner Access provisioning is handled through Remedyforce service requests and supports registration, records, and academic history.
• Slate (Technolutions) - Enrollment CRMcoreTechnology or IntegrationSlate is used for enrollment management, advising appointments, financial aid appointments, Admissions and Records appointments, career services appointments, and Success Coach scheduling across Macon Cove, Union Avenue, Maxine A. Smith Center, and Whitehaven Center.
• Handshake (career services platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationHandshake is the College's career hub for students, alumni, and employers; used to post jobs, internships, and career fairs and to submit Southwest Hire reports.
• Follett (campus bookstore operator)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFollett operates the campus bookstores with curbside pickup at Macon Cove and Union Avenue campuses Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and ships to home addresses via www.stccbookstore.com with Standard ($7.50), Faster ($13.99), and Fastest ($19.99) options.
• ADT Partner (Articulation / Degree Transfer partner institution)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADT (Articulation / Degree Transfer) partnership logo is featured on the academic catalog site, supporting the Tennessee Transfer Pathway and University Parallel transfer of credit to four-year institutions.
• MVP3 FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoverage references the MVP3 Foundation unveiling a 'Three Generations' mural in Memphis honoring John Amos; signals a Memphis-area community partnership channel though specific Southwest co-branded initiatives are not detailed in the source.
• Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTSBDC is hosted at Southwest's Maxine A. Smith Center (Mas Ctr 110) and provides small business development services to the regional community.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pellissippi State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college serving the Knoxville area with similar two-year associate degree, certificate, and workforce development programs. Directly comparable as a fellow TBR community college operating under the same state policy and tuition framework.
• Northeast State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college based in Elizabethton serving Northeast Tennessee. Direct peer under the TBR system, offering similar associate degrees, certificates, and workforce credentials to a regional Tennessee catchment.
• Volunteer State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college in Gallatin serving the Nashville metro region. Direct peer offering similar associate degrees, certificates, and Tennessee Promise-eligible pathways under identical state policy.
• Chattanooga State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college in Chattanooga with comparable academic divisions, workforce programs, and SACSCOC accreditation. Direct peer offering two-year degrees and CTE credentials to a regional Tennessee market.
• Roane State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college serving the Cumberland Plateau region with similar associate degree, certificate, and workforce offerings under TBR governance.
• Columbia State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college serving the Columbia/Southern Middle Tennessee area. Comparable TBR peer with similar mission, tuition structure, and Tennessee Promise eligibility.
• Motlow State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college serving the Tullahoma and southern Middle Tennessee region. Direct TBR peer offering similar associate degrees, certificates, and workforce development programs.
• Jackson State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college in Jackson, Tennessee. Comparable TBR peer delivering associate degrees and CTE credentials with similar state-funding model.
• Dyersburg State Community College: Tennessee Board of Regents community college serving Northwest Tennessee with similar associate degree and workforce programs. Direct TBR peer under the same state policy framework.

Broad incumbents

• University of Memphis: Four-year public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee. Operates in the same Memphis/Shelby County market as a broader higher-education provider and a major destination for Southwest's Tennessee Transfer Pathway graduates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/southwesttn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SouthwestTN
• Facebookfacebook.com/88196989620
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwest-tennessee-community-college
• Instagraminstagram.com/southwesttn

Compliance9 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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