Southwest Tennessee Merit Badge College is sponsored by Southwest Tennessee Community College and Eastern District Troop 456

Completion Records are Ready and have been emailed to the registered leaders.

If you need completion information please

Contact mailto:info@stmbc.com.

Thank you for attending and we look forward to seeing you next year.

This Website is updated as needed! Please review it before attending the event or contacting the organizers.

Please see the event address and map at the end of this page. Please be advised that in order to participate in this event each Troop is required to file a separate request for a Tour Permit with their local Council. We are a guest of Southwest Tennessee Community College. There shall be NO littering, defacing or destruction of any structure. Our behavior will determine whether or not we will do this event again.

Send questions about the event to mailto:info@stmbc.com.

This is a one day event which will allow scouts to earn either 1 or 2 merit badges of their choice (3 if they complete Pathfinding). Lunch and a participation patch will be provided to all attendees. Merit Badges to be offered are subject to change based on MB Counselor availability and class minimums. STMBC reserves the right to limit or cancel any class. NO WALK-INS will be allowed.

REGISTRATION: Registration by Troop is REQUIRED. Open enrollment will begin on the above stated date. Fees are non-refundable but can be transferred to another scout. MB Counselors require student e-mail or phone for coordination. UNIFORM: The Full B.S.A. uniform is the official uniform for the day.

CODE OF CONDUCT: The Scout Oath, the Law, and the Outdoor Code shall be the code of the Merit Badge Day. A Scout whose conduct is not consistent with the code will be directed to leave the school grounds immediately. Adequate supervision must be provided by each participating unit with a minimum of 2 adults per unit attending. Discipline is the responsibility of the Scoutmaster or other assigned leaders in charge of the troop.

TRANSPORTATION: The troop Leaders must coordinate arrival and departure time for transportation. Troops need to make certain that they have adequate transportation for their Scouts. Please advise your parents NOT to drop off or pick up scouts from the school. ALL transportation TO and FROM The Merit Badge Day must be arranged within your troop. Encourage everyone to carpool. Troops may not leave Scouts by themselves to be picked up by parents at a later time. We will not render sitting services. 

CHECK IN: A Unit leader should check in the entire troop (please no individual check ins).  The Unit leader will be requested to leave cell phone number for emergency contact purposes.

CLEAN UP: The Scout is clean. Troop Leaders please coordinate with your troop to clean the premises and to keep the classrooms in the same condition as found. Future offerings of the Merit Badge College will largely depend on how neat we leave the place. All garbage must be properly disposed into designated containers or carried out.

STCC will have security on campus. Please report any incidents to the event organizers.

Merit Badge Books

All Scouts must bring to class the following: Merit Badge booklet, Merit Badge worksheet (http://usscouts.org/mb/framesindex.html), and any pre-requisite work.

PREREQUISITES: The Merit Badge Counselor will give credit for completed requirements ONLY. The Scout should complete all other requirements not covered in class, at his own pace and with his own troop counselors. Class work will be followed by individual Scout’s projects and his ability to fulfill all requirements.  Prerequisites will be listed under "Event Detail" under "Prerequisites" or the Merit Badge Counselor link (click on counselor name).

ADVANCEMENT RECORDS: After the merit badge event, if you have any questions about Scout advancement, please visit your "Unit Sign-Up" page and print the "Show & Print Roster."  We will try to have all requirements completed records posted within one week of the event.  A full report for the troop will be emailed to each registered adult that attends.

Please signup only by units, not individuals. It will be assumed that the registration of a scout in a class will indicate the scoutmaster's approval for pursuing the merit badge. There will be 4 sessions listed. A morning session, an afternoon session, a full day session, and a lunch session. A scout can be registered for either a full day or a morning and/or afternoon session. Any scout wishing to earn the Pathfinding merit badge, can register for the lunch session where they will be able to review the personal work they have done prior to the class and have the requirements checked off.

SCOUT PREPARATION Many classes have pre-requisites which must be done if you wish to complete the badge during class. Some classes also have age and/or rank requirements. Unless indicated otherwise, all other requirements for the Merit Badge should be covered in class.

For ALL classes, Scouts are required to READ and BRING the Merit Badge pamphlet.

UNDER FIRST CLASS  Scouts First Class & under are allowed & encouraged to attend Merit Badge College. Please try to guide the younger Scout’s to an appropriate Merit Badge for their maturity level.

Another option for newer scouts will be the Trailblazer sessions which are offered in both AM and PM sessions.  A scout may register for either or both sessions.  This class (designated GEN Web to First Class) will allow the scout to work on scout craft areas for rank advancement.  Within the AM session they may also register for YTH First Class Advancemnt, which is to cover First Class Requirement 5 by attending an interactive session with a Judge to discuss constitutional rights and obligations as a U.S. citizen.  Please note, this session requires the scout to have prepared by reading the US Constitution and first ten amendments.

Once registration is completed, payment by check should be submitted to:

Southwest Tennessee Merit Badge College
c/o Church of the Holy Spirit
2300 Hickory Crest Drive
Memphis, TN 38119 

Please make checks payable to: Troop 456 - STMBC

Please pay in advance to help speed the sign in on the day of the event.

The event will be held at:

Southwest Tennessee Community College
5983 Macon Cove
Memphis, TN 38134

This is located at the I40 exit Sycamore View with the campus situated just south of I40. Macon is the next street south of I40. Link to Google Map

Send questions about the event to info@stmbc.com.