STEM/STEAM

“I can’t tell you how excited I am to finally have these wrenches produced and on sale,” said Kingsberry, who graduated from Southwestern Community College’s automotive systems technology program in December. “It’s taken a lot of hard work, but that has made this even more rewarding.”
Currently selling the wrenches are Parts City and Appalachian Ace Hardware in Franklin.
Kingsberry applied for and received an official U.S. patent for the magnetic wrench while attending classes at SCC and said the support he received there played a key role in transforming his revolutionary idea from a dream to reality.

Physics Instructor and Science Department Chair

Part-Time SCC Smoky Mountain STEM Collaborative Project Coordinator

STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, which are powerful tools in our society and our economy, and which impact our life daily.

Southwestern Community College has been awarded a grant from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to enrich STEM education in our schools and communities, in partnership with Appalachian State University. As part of the Smoky Mountain STEM Collaborative, SCC and ASU will be working with local partners to expand opportunities for STEM education in western North Carolina: the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Cherokee Central Schools, Jackson County Public Schools, Macon County Public Schools, and Swain County Public Schools.

Blue Ridge Public Radio's broadcast of the summer STEM camp held at SCC.

Spectacular visualization using NASA data to render known Perseids meteoroids in space. You know how meteor showers come from comets? Pictured below is the September 2017 Perseids meteor shower. Use your mouse to change the view.

SYLVA- The “Apollo Next Giant Leap Student Challenge,” a nationwide drone and robotic challenge, is coming to Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus on May 4.

“Last year I was just an electrician,” Moore [SCC student] said. “Thanks to SCC and financial support from the SCC Foundation, now I am kinda like a rocket scientist. How many community colleges could that have helped make that happen?”

Sophia Thach, Madison Hogan and Nicholas Grant participated in “The Art Side of the Moon,” which challenged them to create an artistic work to communicate, inform or inspire others about humanity’s return to the moon.
Another team made up of Brent Rawls, Austin MacDonald, Timothy DeLisle and Dennis Cox participated in “Orbital Scrap Metal – The Video Game.”