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The school opened as Southwestern Junior College in 1961 with William Kepley as its president. The dean of admissions was Saxon Wright. The Chula Vista Star-News reported that 15 students had registered within the first half hour the dean of admission's office was open, with Oliver Pittenger, a graduate of the nearby Chula Vista High School being the first person to enroll.
Southwestern College may refer to the following colleges in the United States: Southwestern College (California) Southwestern College (Kansas) Southwestern College (New Mexico) Southwestern College of Business and New England Technical Institute, now part of Lincoln Tech; Arizona Christian University, formerly Southwestern College
The college's initial intention was to train counselors who were well-versed and practiced in areas of spirituality and consciousness. In 1979, the college started to offer programs in Counseling. Quimby College later became Southwestern College. [5] [6] In 1996, Southwestern College became accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. [1]
Southwestern was known as the Apaches through the 2000 season. In May 2001, the governing board of Southwestern College voted to change the fight name of the school's sports teams from Apaches to Jaguars. [7] Oscar Rodriguez has served as head coach of the program since the 2024 season. [8]
Dennis Franchione served as head coach of the Southwestern Moundbuilders from 1981 to 1982. The Southwestern College Moundbuilders program is a college football team that represents Southwestern College in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 28 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1895.
The name Southwestern Community College is shared by several campuses in several states in the United States: Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California; Southwestern Community College (North Carolina), Sylva, North Carolina; Southwestern Community College (Iowa), Creston, Iowa, with extension campuses in Osceola and Red Oak
The college's nickname, "Moundbuilders," (frequently shortened to just "Builders") has inspired the creation of a large pile of rocks on the college campus, called "The Mound." At the beginning of each school year, the "Moundbuilding Ceremony" allows students, faculty, alum, clubs, and guests of Southwestern College to place a rock on the Mound ...
The Southwestern Moundbuilders are the athletic teams that represent Southwestern College, located in Winfield, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) since the 1958–59 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1902–03 to ...