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SVC instructor Claudia Avendaño-Ibarra receives Skagit Women’s Alliance and Network (SWAN) Women of the Year Award for Transformative Leadership
Claudia Avendaño-Ibarra, Skagit Valley College’s Human Services department co-chair and instructor, was among four women to receive the Skagit Women’s Alliance and Network (SWAN) 2021 Women of the Year Award for Transformative Leadership.Avendaño-Ibarra received her award Oct....
Community invited to participate in community forums as part of Skagit Valley College presidential search
Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees have begun the search for a new college president in response to the planned retirement of current SVC President Dr. Tom Keegan. The new SVC president will provide inspiring and visionary leadership and continue the college’s mission of cultivating student...
Skagit Valley College Department of Music to present ‘A Musical Thanksgiving’
The Skagit Valley College (SVC) Department of Music will present “A Musical Thanksgiving” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1 in the Phillip Tarro Theatre at SVC’s Mount Vernon campus. The evening will showcase the SVC choirs, student soloists, and the inaugural performance of the new SVC Mariachi...
Gov. Inslee appoints Ozell Jackson III as new Skagit Valley College trustee
Gov. Inslee appoints Ozell Jackson III as new Skagit Valley College trustee.Ozell Jackson III has been appointed by Gov. Inslee to the Skagit Valley College (SVC) Board of Trustees and will serve from Oct. 2021 through Sept. 2026.“Ozell’s passion for helping Whidbey Island’s community diverse...
Skagit Valley College receives $2.5M federal grant to provide college access to migrant, seasonal farmworker families
Skagit Valley College (SVC) is pleased to announce it has received a $2.5M College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The five-year grant provides academic and financial support services to eligible students from migrant and seasonal farmworker...
Skagit Valley College President Keegan announces retirement
Dr. Tom Keegan, SVC PresidentAfter 43 years of service in the Washington Community and Technical College system, and as the third longest-serving President of Skagit Valley College (SVC), Dr. Tom Keegan has announced his intent to retire effective Aug. 31, 2022.“I am forever grateful to have been...
Sen. Murray meets with SVC students on legislation to make community college tuition free
U.S Sen. Patty Murray recently visited Skagit Valley College to meet with students and staff to hear how tuition-free community college would help them and the local community.“As a former community college instructor at Shoreline Community College, I know how life-changing higher education can...
SVC announces a second-year award of pilot scholarship program
Skagit Valley College (SVC) is pleased to announce that the College has been awarded approximately $52,000 for a pilot scholarship program designed to assist SVC’s Running Start students by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC).The SVC Running Start Pilot Scholarship will support student...
Fall Quarter COVID-19 Safety Requirements for In-Person Courses and Activities
Skagit Valley College will require employees and students that attend courses or other activities in-person to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or request an exemption based on medical or religious reasons prior to the start of Fall Quarter 2021. The college will continue to require everyone...
Leadership Whidbey Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-22 Program
Skagit Valley College, the Economic Development Council for Island County, Sno-Isle Libraries, The Whidbey Institute, and community partners are proud to announce that applications are now being accepted for the second annual Leadership Whidbey program. This year’s program is planned for in-person...