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Tales From Adult Learners—Tim Witherow

Tales From Adult Learners—Tim Witherow, Welding Technology

Tales From Adult Learners—Samantha Roberts

Tales From Adult Learners—Samantha Roberts

SMC Arts Tour Concludes at Beckwith

Southwestern Michigan College Performing Arts’ spring high school tour played its lucky seventh concert May 17 back in Dowagiac at Beckwith Theatre. Seven is considered special and is associated with luck, completion, perfection and spiritual wisdom in contexts as diverse as seven days in a week, seven colors in a rainbow and the seven continents.

SMC Teaching Early Childhood Apprentices

Southwestern Michigan College is part of a new early childhood education apprenticeship program to combat childcare “deserts.” According to a 2024 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) survey, more than 50 percent of Michigan childcare centers faced staffing shortages in the last six months, resulting in under-enrollment, increased tuition and classroom closures.