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Southern State Community College

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School Notes:

• Southern State Community College is a state-assisted college that offers two-year degree programs for baccalaureate transfer and for technical and occupational preparation. It is the only such college serving a rural population though four separate campuses, as well as through outreach centers and efforts in the county where a permanent campus is not located.
• Located in beautiful southern Ohio, Southern State is a two-year community college that serves the diverse needs of its constituents. Established in 1975 as Southern State General and Technical College the primary academic focus was technical degrees. After changing to Southern State Community College in 1977 the curriculum expanded to meet the demands of students seeking specific career training as well as the needs of those students wishing to transfer after their first two-years of education. In addition to offering Associate degrees in both technical as well as transfer programs, the College offers a wide array of adult basic literacy courses and workforce training programs.
• Priding itself on offering affordable, accessible, and high quality education, Southern State continues to reach more and more people throughout southern Ohio and beyond. With four convenient locations throughout Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland, and Fayette counties in Ohio, the College has become a pillar of quality in the community. The College has 27 Associate Degree programs and 5 Certificate Programs to serve the diverse goals of their students.
• Southern State is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 11/09/2009.

In the News:

• Search For New President For Hillsboro College (WCPO Cincinnati)
  posted on June 16, 2009 at 04:14:41 am
  Southern State Community College to begin searching for a new president next week.
• Search For New President For Hillsboro College (The Kentucky Post)
  posted on June 16, 2009 at 04:01:21 am
  Southern State Community College in Hillsboro will begin searching for a new president next week. The current president, Sherry Stout, will retire from the two-year college at the end of the year in order to spend more time with her family.
• Community College President To Step Down (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)
  posted on June 15, 2009 at 08:19:47 pm
  The president of Southern State Community College plans to retire at the end of the year.
• Ohio community college president to step down (FOX 19 Cincinnati)
  posted on June 15, 2009 at 08:13:10 pm
  HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) - The president of Southern State Community College plans to retire at the end of the year. Sherry Stout will have been president for three years, but her December retirement will mark her 34th year at the southwest Ohio college.
• 2009 Ross County Nurse of the Year (94.3 WKKJ-FM Chillicothe)
  posted on June 4, 2009 at 04:02:41 am
  Vicky Parker has been recognized as the 2009 Ross County Nurse of the Year by the Ross District Nurses Association.

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