See what sets Southwest Florida College apart at the Bonita Springs Campus Grand Opening!

If you have ever thought about training for a new career in Criminal Justice, Interior Design, Business or Information Technology, then we have just the event to get you started!

Join us on Saturday, February 26th from 11AM to 3PM as Southwest Florida College celebrates the grand opening of its newest campus in Bonita Springs.

Southwest Florida College is not your average career college and by attending the grand opening, you’ll see exactly why. As a “College that listens to employers,” Southwest Florida College’s advisory boards of over 200 local business leaders help advise us on what’s in demand in the career fields of the future. Come learn what’s in store for leading careers in 2011 and beyond!

You can try your hand at working a crime scene, lifting a fingerprint or collecting a simulated blood sample. Find out the latest trends in color and design for the New Year, learn about green design and how to stage a home for sale. There will be personal financial and career planning sessions as well as a home entertainment technology demonstration. And if that’s not enough, you can meet with program managers and instructors in the fields of business, computer technology, computer aided drafting and design and more!

Bring the whole family! There will be lots of food, refreshments and door prizes along with free Child ID and fingerprinting kits!

You won’t want to miss this event! Saturday, February 26th from 11AM to 3PM at the new Bonita Springs campus, 24311 Walden Center Drive in Bonita Springs. For more information call 1-888-526-7973 or email info@swfc.edu.

There’s never been a better time to experience your future and see where training from Southwest Florida College can take you!

About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. Campuses are located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design at Southwest Florida College is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call toll free 888‐526‐7973, email info@swfc.edu or visit http://www.swfc.edu/ .

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Stephen Tirey joins Southwest Florida College

“A College Listening to Employers” – it’s not just a slogan, it’s the underlying philosophy of who we are and why we are here. Graduate placement and employer relations are a high priority for the College and today we have taken a major step in demonstrating how important those core values really are. Throughout the coming year, we will commit human and capital resources to expand and improve our graduate placement activity and our relationships with business, industrial, and political leaders.

Stephen Tirey, former CEO and President of The Chamber of Southwest Florida, has joined the College as Director of Industry Partnerships and Graduate Placement. Tirey has served as the CEO of the chamber since 1989 and has worked with many business and political leaders throughout the state and the nation in an effort to improve the economic climate of Southwest Florida and to make it a better place to work, live and conduct business.

In his new role, Tirey will concentrate on pulling together all of the College’s graduate placement activities into a single, cohesive and organized endeavor. A visionary and strategic thinker, Steve will be working with the College’s Advisory Boards and our faculty as together they transition our educational programs into competency based education to achieve defined employer-mandated outcomes. Mr. Tirey will assist the College in obtaining strategic industry partners, employer endorsements for every program of instruction, expanding externships and cooperative education, and the development of an active alumni network.

The College is a major stakeholder in Southwest Florida. Steve’s experience will help us identify new program opportunities that will, among other things, serve as a magnet to attract new business and industry to the area. We intend to leverage his experiences and skill sets to benefit our students, our graduates, the College and the community as a whole.

Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call toll free 888‐279-2342 or visit www.swfc.edu.