Southwest Technical College

“I hope that you will want to become part of the Southwest Tech family and that the education and experience you gain will lead to both personal and professional growth.”

– Brennan Wood, President

About Southwest Tech

Southwest Technical College is proud to be your local, accredited technology college. We serve Iron, Beaver, Garfield and Kane counties providing technical, competency based, employer driven education. We offer year-round schedules, flexible lab and classroom hours, and a large selection of courses and programs. Southwest Tech is affordable, local and we support high school and adult students in exploring, developing and upgrading careers.

“Welcome to Southwest Technical College and thank you for visiting our website. I invite you to consider making Southwest Tech your first choice in higher education.

At Southwest Tech our focus is on your success! Our goal is to help students gain the high technical skill levels and work habits required for success in today’s ever-changing and dynamic workforce. Our faculty and staff believe in providing the highest quality services and instruction to ensure an exciting and worthwhile learning experience. Southwest Tech faculty are qualified, dedicated and responsive. We are proud to train residents from our four county region to compete with others in a very competitive workplace environment. Southwest Tech is about creating new possibilities for career advancement and personal growth. We develop programs with on-going involvement from our business and industry partners and quickly adapt as the workplace and business environment changes.

Many of our programs are self-paced and competency based, providing individualized instruction. As our local economy becomes increasingly competitive, our facilities and curriculum will provide the education and training that is required to be successful.

I hope that you will want to become part of the Southwest Tech family and that the education and experience you gain will lead to both personal and professional growth.”

Brennan M. Wood

President, Southwest Technical College

Our Mission

Southwest Technical College provides education and job skill training through individualized competency-based programs in response to the needs of students, employers and the communities we serve.

Our Vision

Southwest Technical College will:

Become the region’s recognized leader in providing top-quality technical education
Focus its efforts on meeting the needs of students and employers
Treat students and employees with respect and dignity
Work as a unified team to accomplish its goals
Set an example of hard work, enthusiasm, and dedication
Conduct its business in accordance with high ethical standards

Southwest Technical College is accredited by the Commision of the Council on Occupational Education. Information regarding accreditation may be obtained at: