Students in grades 6-8 can learn life skills through the Safe Sitter course at SW Technology. When they're home alone, watching younger siblings or babysitting, students will learn safety, child care, first aid & rescue skills, and life and business skills, too! Saturday, March 7, from 9 AM to 4PM (students will break for lunch). The class is for students in grades 6-8. Enrollment is easy online on the SW Tech website: www.careertechweb.org/swtc/. $60. 580-477-2250. www.swtech.edu
1 day ago, Bonnie McAskill
Safe Sitter Class for students in grades 6-8.
Final call to join the Oklahoma Rural E-Commerce Academy! 🚀

Ready to sharpen your strategy and grow with confidence? This half-day workshop delivers practical business planning tools you can actually use—plus smart, up-to-date social media marketing strategies to help you reach more customers and stay competitive in today’s digital world.

Whether you sell online, in-store, or both, you’ll walk away with fresh ideas, clearer direction, and real next steps for your business. (Yes, brick-and-mortar businesses should absolutely attend, too.)

Enrollment closes Friday, February 20th.
👉 Click here to enroll: https://bit.ly/4jT0hlY

And lunch is on Herring Bank—come learn, connect, and leave inspired. 🍽️✨
1 day ago, Jason Carter
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⚔️🎲 Last Call, Dungeon Masters. 🎲⚔️

Your players are ready to derail your plot. Are you ready to handle it without stress? 😏

Run Better TTRPGs with Less Stress starts next Tuesday — and we’re almost out of seats.

If you want to:
🛡 Prep less and run smoother sessions
🔥 Improv confidently when chaos hits
🐉 Create villains your players will never forget
⚖️ Balance encounters without drowning in spreadsheets

This is your moment to level up behind the screen.

📅 Feb 24 & 26 | ⏰ 5–8 PM
📍 Southwest Tech | 💰 $35
🎟 Only a few seats left (max 8!)

Next Tuesday is coming fast — grab your seat while you still can:
👉 https://www.careertechweb.org/swtc/🎲✨
2 days ago, Jason Carter
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🎨 Professional / Proud

From concept to creation ☕️
A 1st-year Graphic Design student designed playful logos for amusement parks and children’s clothing, then brought them to life through sublimation on mugs.
Designing with purpose, creativity, and real-world application from year one 💡✨
5 days ago, Carlos Flores
Mug Shot
Altus and Southwest Oklahoma have a strong aviation legacy — and the next generation starts now.

Southwest Technology Center is scheduling enrollment interviews for our FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician program. Train locally. Build a high-skill, high-demand career. Support the aviation workforce right here at home.

Seats are limited.
5 days ago, Joe Schmitt
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Aviation hiring is alive again in Southwest Oklahoma.
Get trained at SWTC. Interviews now scheduling.
580-477-2250
5 days ago, Joe Schmitt
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📣💥Attention all area business owners, managers, and team leaders !!💥📣
Ready to level up your workplace productivity? 🚀

“The 6 Types of Working Genius” helps your team discover how they’re naturally wired to contribute at work. When people understand their genius (and their frustrations), everything changes: fewer bottlenecks, less burnout, better collaboration, and way more momentum.

Stop relying on “I’ll just do it myself” and start building a team strategy that actually works. 💡

Invest at least 90 minutes, and walk away with clearer roles, stronger engagement, and a more productive team.

Let’s help your people work smarter—not just harder.
Schedule your session with Southwest Tech today!
5 days ago, Jason Carter
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Meet our four alumni whose journeys have taken them from students to professionals, demonstrating the real-world success made possible through CareerTech programs. Now that education and training has come full circle, as they are all employed right here at Southwest Tech.

Meet Shelby Broaddus, the High School Cosmetology Instructor. Broaddus explored different paths and when she realized her true passion was cosmetology, she took the Cosmetology and Master Instructor programs, where she says that the biggest thing she learned was confidence. Along with confidence, the program also taught her accountability, professionalism and communication skills, things that her help show up for her own students today. Broaddus also shares that the close-knit community at Southwest tech helps make a difference.
“Your teachers want to see you succeed. I wouldn’t be here today without Southwest Technology Center.”

Monica Cox, Financial Aid/ VA Coordinator. Through the Banking and Financial Services program, she strengthened her computer and accounting skills. Her dedication allowed her to complete her program early and participate in a job shadowing opportunity in the Accounts Payable department, and when a position opened, she was prepared. She thanks her instructor, who believed in her and was dedicated to her professional growth as a student.
“ Her investing in me is what has made me the professional that I am today.”

Aracely Gonzales, Business & Computer Technology (BCT). A BCT graduate herself, Gonzales says that the program helped her gain not just workplace skills but also confidence and real-world readiness. Following college graduation, she was hired as an Administrative Assistant where she was able to apply the skills learned. Today she uses those skills in her own classroom to guide and impact her students.
“I am thankful for my instructor and her guidance as she continues to be a role model to this day.”

Our last alumni, Teresa Johnston, also attended the BCT program. Through the program she gained a deeper understanding of technology and its real world applications.
“ I really enjoyed my time here - the class, the instructor and staff were just good people. It was a very positive experience.”
She says that the positive environment made her realize she wanted to work at SWTC. Today she works as the Testing Liaison Administrative Assistant.

Southwest Tech is proud to see our alumni grow, succeed, and continue to inspire the next generation right where their journeys began.

#Alumnispotlight #CareerTech #StudentSuccess #SouthwestTech #CTEmonth

6 days ago, Southwest Tech
Shelby Broaddus, Aracely Gonzales, Teresa Johnston, Monica Cox
🪞Beauty has no age limit! 💄 What a pleasure it was to brighten the day of the residents of Magnolia Creek. Cosmetology Students dolled them up with hair, nails, makeup, and a photoshoot! They also hand made Valentine's cards to pass out!
6 days ago, Morgan Konica
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young woman curling elderly woman’s hair
collect group of women applying nail polish to elderly women
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group photos of high school and adult Cosmetology students
Check out Career Tech Week activities happening February 16-20.
7 days ago, Southwest Tech
Career TEfh WEek festivities
Big things happening in Metal Fab! 🔥🔧 Our metal fabrication students just wrapped up a custom plywood rack built specifically for our Construction program. This project was designed to help keep materials organized, accessible, and job-site ready. From measuring and cutting to welding and final assembly, students handled every step of the process. The progress photos show the hard work, teamwork, and precision that went into building this rack from the ground up — and the finished photos show a strong, clean, and functional final product ready for daily use. Projects like this give our students real-world, hands-on experience while supporting other programs on campus. Great job, Metal Fab! 💪🔥
7 days ago, Kolsy Miller
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Certified Medication Aide UPDATE is a continuing education course for CMAs to renew their certification. Tuesday, March 3, 8:00-5:00 PM. $45. Enroll online www.careertechweb.org/swtc/ 580-477-2250.
8 days ago, Bonnie McAskill
Certified Medication Aide UPDATE
Home Health Deeming is a 16-Hour course for current CNAs to transition into a Home Health Aid. This is a 2-day class 8:00-5:00 PM. Tuition is $90. Enroll online www.careertechweb.org/swtc/. 580-477-2250.
8 days ago, Bonnie McAskill
Home Health Deeming class
Our Teacher Prep students officially begin Week 2 of their six-week internship experience! This exciting opportunity gives students firsthand experience in the classroom while working alongside mentor teachers. During their internships, students will apply the skills they have been developing in our program, including lesson planning, instructional strategies, and classroom management. Most importantly, they will build relationships with students and gain valuable insight into the teaching profession. We are proud of their dedication and can’t wait to see them grow as future educators. Thank you to our partnering teachers and schools for supporting and mentoring our students!
#FutureEducators #TeacherPrep #LearningByDoing #ProudToTeach
8 days ago, Carol Walker
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📣 Parent-Teacher Conference
Parents and guardians are invited to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences on
🗓 Wednesday, February 11
⏰ 3:00–6:00 p.m.
This is a great opportunity to connect with instructors, discuss your student’s progress, and ask questions. No appointment is necessary.
We look forward to seeing you!
9 days ago, Southwest Tech
Parent Teacher Conference
Here’s a fun activity happening with our Southwest Tech Construction students!
Today they’re getting hands-on by building sheds and tearing down old projects to learn real construction skills. Big teamwork, big tools, and big learning happening!
9 days ago, Zoey Willis
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old project
old project
learning from Mr forester!
shed work!
Stop by The Corner today!
Try our delicious muffins in Blueberry, Chocolate, or Banana before they’re gone!
9 days ago, Ashly Vasquez
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❤️🚨 Mangum, let’s learn how to save a life! 🚨❤️

Southwest Tech is teaming up with Angel Academy Daycare to bring a FREE Community CPR Class to Mangum!

Join us February 18 at 10:00 AM at the Mangum Housing Authority for hands-on training that could make all the difference in an emergency. You’ll learn how to recognize cardiac arrest and choking, perform hands-only CPR for adults, children, and infants, use an AED, and know what to do until help arrives.

This class builds confidence and real-world skills (not a certification course) — and it’s open to the community!

Come learn. Come prepared. Come ready to make a difference. ❤️
9 days ago, Jason Carter
cpr
🔥 FIRST RUN, BIG RESULTS 🔥
Shoutout to 2nd-year student Carlos Flores for kicking things off as the first to use our new sublimation oven on a water bottle! 🔥👏

Carlos took his design from screen to print, and the results speak for themselves. Bold colors, clean details, and just the start of what’s possible with the new setup 🚀

Stay tuned—more heat is coming. ♨️

#GraphicDesign #StudentSpotlight #SublimationPrinting #DesignInProgress #CreativeLab #SecondYear #FirstRun #DesignLife
9 days ago, Carlos Flores
Skater Bottle
From Gibson Girl to Victorian Age! After a lesson in the history of cosmetology throughout the eras. Our Adult Cosmo students created hairstyles to go with the times.
9 days ago, Morgan Konica
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Victorian Age Hair
Bob hairstyle
hairstyle with crown braids
finger wave hairstyle