Southwest Technical College (Southwest Tech) is a public
technical college
An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...
in
Cedar City, Utah. It serves
Beaver,
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,
Iron
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and
Kane counties. In addition to its campus in
Cedar City
Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah, United States. It is located south of Salt Lake City, and north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. It is the home of Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer Gam ...
, Southwest Tech also operates a campus in
. Southwest Tech focuses on certificate programs in Automotive, Business, Computer Science, Culinary Arts, Digital Media, Health Professions, Industrial Maintenance and Automation, Professional Truck Driving and
Welding
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. It is accredited by the
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, and is one eight regional technical colleges in
Utah
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under the parent organization, the Utah System of Technical Colleges.
History
Southwest Tech was founded in the late 1990s. Dana Miller was the College President in the early 2000s. He was succeeded by current Southwest Tech President, Brennan Wood, who was appointed in 2014 following Miller's retirement. A new $19.3 million building was constructed and completed in 2016.
In the summer of 2015, Southwest Tech received a $200,000 grant from the
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
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to purchase classroom and lab equipment for the new campus, especially in support of the new Health Professions and Trades Building.
In fall of 2016, Southwest Applied Technology College launched the Utah Aerospace Pathway Initiative. This initiative is a partnership between Southwest Tech, the Government Office of Economic Development,
Iron County School District, and MSC Aerospace.
Accreditations
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Academics
Southwest Tech has over 20 accredited programs in fields of Automotive, Business, Computer Science, Culinary Arts, Digital Media, Health Professions, Industrial Maintenance and Automation, Professional Truck Driving and
Welding
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.
References
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Education in Iron County, Utah
Education in Kane County, Utah
Buildings and structures in Cedar City, Utah
Educational institutions accredited by the Council on Occupational Education
Utah College of Applied Technology Colleges
1990s establishments in Utah
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