Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

Last updated
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Southern WV Community and Technical College.png
Other name
Southern
Former name
Marshall University branch college in Williamson and Logan
Type Public community college
EstablishedJuly 1, 1971;52 years ago (July 1, 1971) [1]
Parent institution
West Virginia Community and Technical College System
President Pamela L. Alderman [2]
Academic staff
83 [3]
Undergraduates 1,361
Location, ,
United States

37°40′32″N82°17′35″W / 37.675433°N 82.293189°W / 37.675433; -82.293189
CampusRural
Website www.southernwv.edu

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Southern) is a public community college with its main campus in Mount Gay, West Virginia. It is part of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

Contents

History

The school was founded as the Logan and Williamson branches of Marshall College in 1960 and renamed as branches of Marshall University when their mother institution achieved university status in 1961. It had community college jurisdiction over Logan and Mingo counties. In both cases, the schools were housed in the buildings that had been surplussed by the desegregation of public education. The "branch college", as it was often called, sported basketball teams at each of its two campuses.

In 1970, the two branches were merged and became a stand-alone community college. The college's jurisdiction was expanded to include Boone County and Wyoming County. Classes in these counties were held in leased locations until 1971, when a permanent building was constructed in Williamson.

In the 1980s, the college was refocused and permanent buildings were built in each county.

Academics

Southern provides both associate degrees in 2-year fields (career/technical programs) and the first two years of a four-year degree in the anticipation of a transfer to a bachelor's level institution.

The service area of the school was expanded by 1995 legislation that divided West Virginia into eleven districts. Southern serves all of Boone, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, and Wyoming counties.

Approximately 1,100 students are enrolled. Less than half of them attend part-time.

The school has no residential programs and no athletics. It does have school colors, gold and black.

Locations

Campus locations are in Foster, Mount Gay, Williamson and Saulsville.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mingo County, West Virginia</span> County in West Virginia, United States

Mingo County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,568. Its county seat and largest city is Williamson. Created in 1895, Mingo is West Virginia's newest county, named for the historic Iroquoian Mingo people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Logan County, West Virginia</span> County in West Virginia, United States

Logan County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,567. Its county seat is Logan. Logan County comprises the Logan, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY Combined Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marshall University</span> Public university in Huntington, West Virginia, US

Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 119</span> Highway in the United States

U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is Corridor G of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) east of US 23 and KY 80 in Kentucky to Interstate 64 at Charleston, West Virginia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Temple College</span> Community college in Temple, Texas, U.S.

Temple College is a public community college in Temple, Texas, with regional branch campuses at other locations in Central Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Virginia's 1st congressional district</span> U.S. House district for West Virginia

West Virginia's 1st congressional district is currently located in the southern half of the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southern West Virginia</span>

Southern West Virginia is a culturally and geographically distinct region in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Southern West Virginia has coal mining heritage and Southern affinity. The region is also closely identified with Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, with close proximity to Western North Carolina and East Tennessee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Kentucky Community and Technical College</span> Community college in Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) is a public community college in Paducah, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) and was formed by the 2003 consolidation of Paducah Community College and West Kentucky Technical College. WKCTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

West Virginia's 5th congressional district is an obsolete district existing from 1903 to 1973. While the district's bounds were changed over the years, for most of its existence it was focused on Bluefield and the coal producing southwestern part of the state. For the last 40 years of its existence, it was held by the Kee family. In the 1970 redistricting, most of the district was combined with the 4th district. As of 2023, the state has two districts, the 1st covering the southern half of the state and the 2nd covering the northern half.

West Virginia Community and Technical College System is a statewide system of nine regional community colleges serving the state of West Virginia. It was created to bring uniformity to the state's system of community colleges. Previously some area had schools that were a part of large universities, others a part of small colleges, and others were stand alone. There also was a great overlap between different community colleges and between the community colleges and the state universities in the same areas. The system tries to define the programmatic distinctions between the community college and the state universities, and the geographic service area of each community college.

Saulsville is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States that has a population of about 140. Saulsville is where Twin Falls State Park is located. Saulsville has a gas station and is also home to the Wyoming County branch of Southern West Virginia Community College, a Logan County based 2 year community college.

The West Virginia Circuit Courts are the West Virginia state trial courts of general jurisdiction. They are the only state trial courts in West Virginia that are courts of record. West Virginia's 55 counties are divided into 31 circuits, each comprising anywhere from one to four counties. Different circuits have different numbers of judges; 11 circuits have only a single judge. Effective with the 2024 election, the circuits will be realigned into 30 circuits, with only one having a single judge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia</span> Election in West Virginia

The 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Virginia's 7th Senate district</span> American legislative district

West Virginia's 7th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republican Mike Stuart and Republican Rupie Phillips. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

References

  1. "History". www.southernwv.edu. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. "Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Announces Dr. Pamela Alderman as President". www.southernwv.edu. Mount Gay, W.Va. May 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College". nces.ed.gov. National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved 27 November 2020.