Today, we loved welcoming back Graphic Design graduate Nicki Caldera! She stopped by to visit Mrs. Mac, reconnect with old classmates, and meet our new students. Our second-year designers proudly shared the portfolios they’ve been working hard to build—showcasing their creativity, skills, and growth. 🎨✨
#GraphicDesign #DesignStudents #StudentSpotlight #AlumniVisit #DesignEducation #CreativeCommunity #FutureDesigners #PortfolioBuilding #CreativeGrowth #ProudMoment
🏀✨ Teacher for a Day – Entrepreneurship Style! ✨🏀
Our entrepreneurship students put their Empowered Class Dollars to work and purchased a “Teacher for the Day” ticket — and Hayden delivered! He created a full lesson plan using basketball as a team-building challenge to show how sports and entrepreneurship go hand in hand.
Before hitting the court, teams huddled to create game plans, assign roles, and look for opportunities — one of our 8 Foundational Principles. Students stepped into leadership roles, taught teammates new to the game, showed integrity in their responsibilities, and encouraged one another to create win-win moments on the court. Every player had a purpose, passion, and a part in the team’s success.
After the game, students reflected on how basketball is just like running The Corner — it takes teamwork, stepping into unfamiliar roles, giving 110%, and trusting each other to reach the ultimate goal… scoring points and making a profit!
An outside-the-box lesson with BIG takeaways — because entrepreneurship truly is everywhere in life! 💡👏
Another teaser into what’s ahead in the creation of the vinyl signs for the entrance to the main building.👀
From screen to surface, our graphic design students explored vinyl application through hands-on learning—developing real skills, real experience, and real-world practice.
From screen to surface, our graphic design students explored vinyl application through hands-on learning—developing real skills, real experience, and real-world practice.
👀 Sneak Peek Alert!
Our 2nd year Graphic Design students are hard at work creating vinyl signage 🎨✂️
From concept to creation, something cool is coming together…
👋 Keep an eye out for a fresh new addition to the entrance of the main building.
Trust us—you won’t want to miss it!
#GraphicDesign #DesignInProgress #StudentWork #VinylDesign #CreativeProcess #DesignStudents #SneakPeek #CampusDesign
Our 2nd year Graphic Design students are hard at work creating vinyl signage 🎨✂️
From concept to creation, something cool is coming together…
👋 Keep an eye out for a fresh new addition to the entrance of the main building.
Trust us—you won’t want to miss it!
#GraphicDesign #DesignInProgress #StudentWork #VinylDesign #CreativeProcess #DesignStudents #SneakPeek #CampusDesign
A Home Health Aide course is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, February 25 and 26, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This 16-Hour course is for a current Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) to deem, or transition, into a Home Health Aide. The enrollment fee is $90. Call 580-477-2250 for information. Enrollment is easy online www.careertechweb.org/swtc/.
A Certified Nurse Aide course will begin Monday, February 2, at 8:00 AM. The class meets Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM and runs through February 23. Jump-start your healthcare career! Call 580-477-2250 or enroll online at https://www.careertechweb.org/swtc/. Navy Blue Scrubs, White Tennis Shoes, White Socks, Watch with a second hand. A negative TB test within the last six months. Tuition is $525 that covers books and one skills and written exam. Enroll today!
We’re saving your pull-tabs for a great cause! 🥤❤️
Bring your tabs to The Corner and help support the Ronald McDonald House—one tab at a time.
#thecorner #entrepreneurship #communityservice
🚀 START SMART. STAY COMPLIANT. GROW CONFIDENTLY. 🚀
Thinking about starting a business—or already in business and want to make sure you’re doing things right? This workshop is for new AND established businesses that want clear, reliable information straight from the source.
📅New Business Workshop
🗓February 4, 2026 | 10:00 AM – Noon
Hear directly from the Oklahoma Tax Commission and learn:
✔️ How to register your business correctly
✔️ What tax responsibilities you really need to know
✔️ How to avoid common (and costly) compliance mistakes
✔️ Get your questions answered in a live Q&A
✔️ Connect with helpful local resources
Whether you’re just getting started or already established and looking for extra guidance, this workshop can help you move forward with confidence. 💼✨
👉 Enroll online: www.careertechweb.org/swtc
📞 Call: 580-477-2250
📍 Visit us: Southwest Technology Center
711 W Tamarack, Altus, OK
Thinking about starting a business—or already in business and want to make sure you’re doing things right? This workshop is for new AND established businesses that want clear, reliable information straight from the source.
📅New Business Workshop
🗓February 4, 2026 | 10:00 AM – Noon
Hear directly from the Oklahoma Tax Commission and learn:
✔️ How to register your business correctly
✔️ What tax responsibilities you really need to know
✔️ How to avoid common (and costly) compliance mistakes
✔️ Get your questions answered in a live Q&A
✔️ Connect with helpful local resources
Whether you’re just getting started or already established and looking for extra guidance, this workshop can help you move forward with confidence. 💼✨
👉 Enroll online: www.careertechweb.org/swtc
📞 Call: 580-477-2250
📍 Visit us: Southwest Technology Center
711 W Tamarack, Altus, OK
🔥 LEVEL UP YOUR WELDING SKILLS! 🔥
Ready to go beyond the basics? Southwest Tech’s Advanced Welding course is designed for welders who want hands-on experience with high-demand, specialized techniques. 💪⚙️
What you’ll learn:
• All-position welding
• Working with advanced materials
• Oxy-Acetylene Cutting, Plasma Cutting, Arc, MIG, and TIG Welding
📅 Class Dates: January 20 – February 12
🕕 Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
💵 Enrollment Fee: $250
Requirements:
• Basic Welding course completed or foundational welding knowledge
• Long pants and toe-covered shoes required
Location:
711 W Tamarack, Altus, OK 73521
Enrollment is quick and easy. Learn skills that employers are looking for and take the next step in your welding career.
🌐 www.swtech.edu
📞 580.477.2250
Ready to go beyond the basics? Southwest Tech’s Advanced Welding course is designed for welders who want hands-on experience with high-demand, specialized techniques. 💪⚙️
What you’ll learn:
• All-position welding
• Working with advanced materials
• Oxy-Acetylene Cutting, Plasma Cutting, Arc, MIG, and TIG Welding
📅 Class Dates: January 20 – February 12
🕕 Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays | 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
💵 Enrollment Fee: $250
Requirements:
• Basic Welding course completed or foundational welding knowledge
• Long pants and toe-covered shoes required
Location:
711 W Tamarack, Altus, OK 73521
Enrollment is quick and easy. Learn skills that employers are looking for and take the next step in your welding career.
🌐 www.swtech.edu
📞 580.477.2250
✂️✨ Behind the scenes in Graphic Design!
Our first-year students got hands-on, cutting and prepping custom stickers for the upcoming 8th grade tours. Creativity in action and a warm welcome in the making! 🎨💥
Our first-year students got hands-on, cutting and prepping custom stickers for the upcoming 8th grade tours. Creativity in action and a warm welcome in the making! 🎨💥
We LOVE when past students come back to visit and share their success stories with us 🤍
Madi stopped by and reminded us exactly why we do what we do in entrepreneurship! She’s currently interning at the Capitol for the House of Representatives, attending college with a minor in marketing, working as a barista and social media manager for her college coffee shop, and spending her summers traveling and singing in a band she manages herself. 🎶☕📱🏛️
Talk about hustle, leadership, and real-world entrepreneurship in action! WOW — we are so incredibly proud of you, Madi, and can’t wait to see what’s next. Keep chasing big dreams!
Madi stopped by and reminded us exactly why we do what we do in entrepreneurship! She’s currently interning at the Capitol for the House of Representatives, attending college with a minor in marketing, working as a barista and social media manager for her college coffee shop, and spending her summers traveling and singing in a band she manages herself. 🎶☕📱🏛️
Talk about hustle, leadership, and real-world entrepreneurship in action! WOW — we are so incredibly proud of you, Madi, and can’t wait to see what’s next. Keep chasing big dreams!
Start your day right! ☀️
Buy any hot drink and enjoy $1 OFF a fresh bagel.
Simple, warm, and delicious
Buy any hot drink and enjoy $1 OFF a fresh bagel.
Simple, warm, and delicious
📢 Now Hiring: Adult Basic Education Instructor
Southwest Tech is seeking a dedicated Adult Basic Education (ABE) Instructor to join our team! This is a daytime position with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping adult learners build essential academic and workforce skills.
🔹 Support adult learners
🔹 Daytime schedule
🔹 Purpose-driven career in education
👉 Apply online today:
https://www.swtech.edu/page/employment-opportunities
Help empower students and strengthen our community—apply now!
Southwest Tech is seeking a dedicated Adult Basic Education (ABE) Instructor to join our team! This is a daytime position with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping adult learners build essential academic and workforce skills.
🔹 Support adult learners
🔹 Daytime schedule
🔹 Purpose-driven career in education
👉 Apply online today:
https://www.swtech.edu/page/employment-opportunities
Help empower students and strengthen our community—apply now!
Southwest Tech classes resume Monday, January 5. We look forward to a great year ahead. See everyone tomorrow!
🎄 Holiday Closure Notice 🎄
Southwest Technology Center will be closed in observance of the holidays from December 22 through January 2.
📚 Classes will resume on January 5.
We wish all of our students, staff, and community partners a happy holiday season and a very Happy New Year! 🎉✨
Southwest Technology Center will be closed in observance of the holidays from December 22 through January 2.
📚 Classes will resume on January 5.
We wish all of our students, staff, and community partners a happy holiday season and a very Happy New Year! 🎉✨
🚑 NEW YEAR. NEW CAREER. REAL IMPACT. 🚑
EMTs are the first on scene, the calm in chaos, and the difference between life and death. If you’ve ever felt called to help others when it matters most — this is your sign. 💪❤️
🎉 Start 2026 with purpose by enrolling in our Basic EMT Class and take the first step toward a meaningful, in-demand career in emergency medical services!
📅 Class Dates: January 5 – March 26, 2026
🕗 Schedule: Monday–Thursday | 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: 711 W Tamarack, Altus, OK
💲 Enrollment Fee: $1,500
✅ Must be 18+ with a high school diploma or GED
In this hands-on course, you’ll gain the skills to assess patients, respond to medical and trauma emergencies, and provide critical care before they ever reach the hospital. This isn’t just a job — it’s a calling.
🔥 Enrollment is quick & easy!
📞 580-477-2250
🌐 www.swtech.edu/enrollnow
(Select Short Term Enroll)
EMTs are the first on scene, the calm in chaos, and the difference between life and death. If you’ve ever felt called to help others when it matters most — this is your sign. 💪❤️
🎉 Start 2026 with purpose by enrolling in our Basic EMT Class and take the first step toward a meaningful, in-demand career in emergency medical services!
📅 Class Dates: January 5 – March 26, 2026
🕗 Schedule: Monday–Thursday | 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: 711 W Tamarack, Altus, OK
💲 Enrollment Fee: $1,500
✅ Must be 18+ with a high school diploma or GED
In this hands-on course, you’ll gain the skills to assess patients, respond to medical and trauma emergencies, and provide critical care before they ever reach the hospital. This isn’t just a job — it’s a calling.
🔥 Enrollment is quick & easy!
📞 580-477-2250
🌐 www.swtech.edu/enrollnow
(Select Short Term Enroll)
🎄✈️ ANOTHER WIN for our Aviation Program! ✈️🎄
Huge shoutout to our Southwest Tech Aviation students and instructors for walking away with another victory in the Altus Christmas Parade of Lights! Their Charlie Brown Christmas theme, complete with flying gifts and aviation flair, truly stole the show.
The creativity, teamwork, and holiday spirit on this float were top-notch, and we’re proud to say Southwest Tech will be holding onto the traveling trophy for another year! 🏆
Congratulations to our Aviation program on a well-deserved win and thank you for representing Southwest Tech in such an unforgettable way! 🎁✈️🎄
Huge shoutout to our Southwest Tech Aviation students and instructors for walking away with another victory in the Altus Christmas Parade of Lights! Their Charlie Brown Christmas theme, complete with flying gifts and aviation flair, truly stole the show.
The creativity, teamwork, and holiday spirit on this float were top-notch, and we’re proud to say Southwest Tech will be holding onto the traveling trophy for another year! 🏆
Congratulations to our Aviation program on a well-deserved win and thank you for representing Southwest Tech in such an unforgettable way! 🎁✈️🎄
🎉 Congratulations, Monica Cox! 🎓
Please join us in congratulating Monica Cox, our incredible Financial Aid Coordinator, on earning her Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in Finance from Southwestern Oklahoma State University this past Friday!
Monica’s dedication, hard work, and commitment to professional growth are truly inspiring, and we are so proud to celebrate this well-deserved accomplishment. Her achievement is a reflection of the same care and excellence she brings to Southwest Tech and to the students she serves every day.
👏 Way to go, Monica, we are so proud of you!
Please join us in congratulating Monica Cox, our incredible Financial Aid Coordinator, on earning her Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in Finance from Southwestern Oklahoma State University this past Friday!
Monica’s dedication, hard work, and commitment to professional growth are truly inspiring, and we are so proud to celebrate this well-deserved accomplishment. Her achievement is a reflection of the same care and excellence she brings to Southwest Tech and to the students she serves every day.
👏 Way to go, Monica, we are so proud of you!
✨ Salon Tours 💇🏼♀️
Our Adult and High School Cosmetology Programs had an amazing time touring local salons in Altus!
Students got a firsthand look at a variety of salon styles, vibes, and professional setups, gaining inspiration from talented stylists across our community. From modern color studios to classic-cut atmospheres, each stop offered something unique—and our future cosmetologists soaked it all in! ❤️
Huge thank-you to the salons who welcomed us and shared their industry insight. We love learning from the best! 🌟
🔥 LAST CALL — Youth Welding Workshop! 🔥
We’re down to the final spots for our Youth Welding Workshop this Saturday, Dec. 13th, 8AM–12PM!
Ages 12–16 can jump in for an awesome hands-on experience where they’ll:
✨ See the laser-cutting process for each piece!
✨ Weld them together to create a fun, Christmas-themed project!
✨ Paint the project and take it home!
Cost is just $45 and seats are very limited.
Parents are welcome to stay and watch!
📍 Southwest Tech – Altus, OK
📞 580-477-2250
🌐 www.careertechweb.org/swtc
Don’t wait—enroll today! 🎄🛠️
We’re down to the final spots for our Youth Welding Workshop this Saturday, Dec. 13th, 8AM–12PM!
Ages 12–16 can jump in for an awesome hands-on experience where they’ll:
✨ See the laser-cutting process for each piece!
✨ Weld them together to create a fun, Christmas-themed project!
✨ Paint the project and take it home!
Cost is just $45 and seats are very limited.
Parents are welcome to stay and watch!
📍 Southwest Tech – Altus, OK
📞 580-477-2250
🌐 www.careertechweb.org/swtc
Don’t wait—enroll today! 🎄🛠️
