SWVCTC Alert: Due to the weather, all Southern campuses will be closed through Sunday, February 1, 2026. All in-person college activities scheduled through Sunday, February 1, 2026, are cancelled, including all in-person class meetings. Classes scheduled as in-person/on campus may be held virtually during this closure. Please monitor your Southern email and BrightSpace (where applicable) for any additional information or instructions from faculty regarding virtual meetings and/or assignments. Also, continue monitoring the Southern website and your student email for updates.

CARES ACT Institutional Reporting

The CARES Act establishes and funds the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). Sections 18004(a)(1) and 18004(c) of the CARES Act, which address the HEERF, allow institutions of higher education to use up to 50 percent of the funds they receive to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus so long as such costs do not include payment to contractors for the provision of pre-enrollment recruitment activities, including marketing and advertising; endowments; or capital outlays associated with facilities related to athletics, sectarian instruction, or religious worship (collectively referred to as “Recipient’s Institutional Costs”).

The U.S. Department of Education’s reporting guidelines for the HEERF can be found here.

 

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College’s HEERF Reporting