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Skagit Valley College to launch new Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree this fall
Skagit Valley College prepares to launch the college’s fourth bachelor’s degree program this fall to help fill growing workforce gaps in the industry. The new Bachelor of Science in Computer Science is designed to address the expanding demand for people qualified for high earning careers in...
Toyota Lift Northwest donates forklift to the Skagit Valley College diesel program
Diesel program students and instructors in front of donation with Kwang Yu, Director of Rentals and Service at Toyota Lift Northwest (kneeling).Toyota Lift Northwest, a forklift dealership from Kent, Wash. has donated a $30,000 Electric Forklift and a 208 3-phase charger to the Skagit Valley College...
Skagit Valley College to host first annual career fair May 18
Skagit Valley College will host its first annual career fair on Thursday, May 18.More than 70 local employers with job opportunities will be present. The event will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Knutzen Cardinal Center on the Mount Vernon Campus.This free event will feature local employers...
Three Skagit Valley College students named to 2023 All-Washington Academic Team
President Chris Villa (back) with (left to right) Cesar Osornio Ramos, Stephanie Eerkes, and Sara Asrat.Skagit Valley College students, Sara Asrat, Stephanie Eerkes, and Cesar Osornio Ramos were named to the 2023 All-Washington Academic Team. They were honored at the 27th annual ceremony that was...
Skagit Valley College president receives Paragon Award for New Presidents
Skagit Valley College President Dr. Christopher Villa is one of 28 college presidents to receive the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society’s prestigious Paragon Award for New Presidents during PTK Catalyst 2023, the Society’s annual convention in Columbus, Ohio on April 21.Villa and the other...
SVC’s manufacturing club develops a 3D printed prosthetic hand for 6-year-old boy
Skagit Valley College’s manufacturing club has partnered with e-NABLE to create a 3D printed prosthetic hand for Mitchell Pawson, a 6-year-old boy from Tacoma, Washington.Four SVC manufacturing technology students have been actively assembling the prosthetic hand since early March. The students...
Seattle Foundation transfers multimillion-dollar endowment to Skagit Valley College Foundation
Michael Stark of the Seattle Foundation delivers a check for the fund to SVC Foundation staff: Kathy Eldred, Kathleen Petrzelka, and Tanna BakerThe Skagit Valley College Foundation announces that it will take over management of a major scholarship fund benefiting SVC students for more than 20...
Skagit Valley College to host high school all-star game
Skagit Valley College (SVC) will host the Northwest Conference Girls and Boys All-Star Basketball Game on Wednesday, March 15 at 6 p.m. on its Mount Vernon campus in the Dave DuVall Pavilion Gym.The community is invited to celebrate the spirit of basketball and sportsmanship. The cost of admission...
Skagit Valley College raises record-high $130,000 to support student-athletes
Skagit Valley College (SVC) hosted its 20th Annual Athletic Auction on Feb. 4 and raised a record-high amount of more than $130,000 in support of student-athletes and the athletics program at SVC.“We are in gratitude to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Swinomish Casino and Lodge for...
TRANSPAC MARINAS establishes Dick Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund to advance marine technology in Skagit and Whatcom Counties
TRANSPAC MARINAS, an Anacortes, WA-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance timber, concrete, and steel float and wave attenuation systems, has established a scholarship fund to promote opportunities in the marine technology industries of Skagit and Whatcom Counties.The Dick Nelson Memorial...