Program participants are granted the option by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to enroll into a maximum of 6 credit hours per semester at the Community College level. Credit hours are transferable and will accompany each participant to their respective collegiate choice the following season. Financial Aid and Grants are available to all families that may qualify.

Don A. Petties a graduate and former player at Western Michigan University, earned a bachelor's of science degree in communications with an emphasis in public relations in 1986. Upon graduation, Don played professional basketball for 11 seasons internationally.

Don pursued a coaching career shortly after his retirement as a player in 1999. His work has spanned the globe over the past 10 seasons and has included stops in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Don worked most recently as an assistant general manager/assistant head coach for the Harlem Globetrotters, a well respected organization that provided him an invaluable experience.

Southwest Academy continues to play a very demanding and highly competitive regular season schedule, which includes tournaments throughout the United States and Canada, against some of the elite junior colleges and post-graduate/prep school programs in North America.

 

Through nationwide visibility and increased recognition, Southwest Academy has become known as one of the top post-graduate programs in the United States.