Southwestern State College

Basundhara, Kathmandu
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Southwestern State College (SWSC) is a pioneering academic institution in Nepal, recognized for its commitment to quality education and ISO 9001:2015 QMS certification. Located in Basundhara, Kathmandu, SWSC aims to address gaps in Nepal’s education system by fostering a dynamic and student-centered learning environment. The college provides value-based education in Science, Management, Law, and Humanities at the +2 level, and offers programs in Management and Humanities at the bachelor's and master's levels.

Salient Features

STUDENT LIFE 

SWSC offers a vibrant and enriching student life focused on practical, value-based, and quality education. The college provides a friendly, supportive, and intellectually stimulating environment that encourages academic excellence and personal growth. To keep up with the evolving educational needs, SWSC continuously modernizes its teaching methodologies and provides demand-driven training for faculty members. Student engagement in the college is enhanced through a variety of co-curricular and academic activities such as workshops, presentations, seminars, and well-designed regular and guest lectures. These initiatives are aimed at promoting learner autonomy, building confidence, and motivating students from within and creating ample opportunities for success in both academic and professional spheres.

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES 

SWSC encourages holistic student development through a wide range of clubs and extracurricular activities. The college supports student-led clubs and interest groups that promote leadership, creativity, teamwork, and social responsibility. At present, the college hosts the following clubs: 

  • Astronomy & Astrophysics Club 
  • Robotics Club 
  • ICT Club 
  • Sports Club 
  • Toastmasters Club 
  • Literary Club 

LIBRARY

SWSC has a well-equipped and spacious library where students have access to various textbooks, reference materials, academic journals, and periodicals across diverse disciplines, creating a supportive environment for study and research. In addition to physical resources, the college provides a dynamic e-learning platform that enhances the teaching and learning experience. 

RESEARCH 

SWSC places a strong emphasis on research as a core component of academic excellence. The college actively encourages students and faculty to engage in research activities that promote critical thinking, innovation, and evidence-based learning. To encourage a research-oriented environment, SWSC has its publication of  research journal titled “Southwestern Research Journal”, providing a platform for scholars to share their original work and contribute to academic discourse.

LABORATORIES

SWSC is equipped with modern and well-maintained laboratories, including Computer lab, Hotel Management lab, BCA Kit lab, and Management lab. The laboratories are designed that provide students with hands-on practical experience essential for their academic and professional growth. The laboratories are designed to support courses in

TRANSPORTATION 

SWSC provides reliable and convenient transportation facilities to ensure easy and safe commuting for its students and staff. The college operates a fleet of well-maintained buses covering key routes across Kathmandu and surrounding areas.

INFRASTRUCTURE 

It has a strong, spacious, and well-designed campus equipped with state-of-the-art facilities that support effective teaching and learning. The well-structured and functional college building provides a comfortable and inspiring environment, recognizing that quality infrastructure plays a vital role in nurturing academic growth and overall development.

SECURITY

SWSC ensures 24-hour security and surveillance to provide a safe campus environment for all. The college is monitored through CCTV cameras, and trained security guards are stationed at both the front and rear gates. Additionally, fire safety measures such as fire extinguishers and smoke detectors are strategically installed throughout the campus and are regularly inspected to maintain safety standards.



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NETWORK INSTITUTIONS

Southwestern School
Southwestern School
  • Gongabu, Ringroad, Tokha, Kathmandu
Southwestern Business College
Southwestern Business College
  • Dhapasi (Basundhara), Kathmandu

ABOUT US

With modern infrastructure, innovative teaching practices, and collaborations with national and international partners, SWSC is dedicated to producing creative, socially responsible, and globally competent professionals.

Currently, the college offers a range of programs affiliated with Tribhuvan University (TU), including Master of Business Studies (MBS), Master of Arts (M.A.) in English, Bachelor of Business Management (BBM), Bachelor of Arts in Computer Application (BCA), Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS), and Bachelor in Social Work (BSW). Additionally, SWSC runs the +2 program under the National Examination Board (NEB), where students can select from Science, Management, Law, or Humanities streams.

SWSC hopes to play a vital role in bridging the gap between the national and international education systems. Since its inception, it has been promoting the prospectus of qualitative and practical education as well as imparting value-based education. Its major aim is to develop socially responsive, creative, and result-oriented pupils in order to meet global challenges.

Objectives

The overall objective of Southwestern State College is to provide quality education focusing on management and technical capability required for all management levels (lower, middle, and executive) and all sectors (public, private, and others).

Other specific objectives include:

  • To help our graduates become ethical, employable, and capable in the global market.
  • To promote genuine research-led teaching and learning processes.
  • To establish a quality educational institution with an international quality focus in all coursework programs.

Mission

The mission of SWSC is to offer value-based educational programs and also to provide research, training in the field of education.

Vision

SWSC is a student-centered learning community through a commitment to excellence in Teaching, Research, Service, and Technology.

Message from the Chairman

Southwestern State College (SWSC) is a vibrant learning community committed to creating the best possible academic environment for world-class education with a difference. Realizing the necessity to meet the needs of the challenging globalization, we have been continuously working to incorporate 21st-century learning standards and implement them for the better future of our students. We are, therefore, quite confident that our sincere efforts for providing quality education will surely help our students overcome any challenges both at national and international level.

Every parent aspires to provide quality education to their children, and this is the demand of modern students too. Keeping this in mind, we provide our students with a holistic learning experience for life. We aim at equipping them with skills and vision rather than being only engaged in the college curriculum. In other words, we help them learn to travel beyond the boundary of mere course books. We realize that the future is abstract and unknown but the youth in our hands are real and can be molded. Hence, our endeavors are aimed to craft and build our youth for the future. We believe that we don’t have to be great to start, but we have to start to be great.

Let’s join hands together to materialize this vision.

Er. Basu Dev Bista
Chairman