If you’ve never had the pleasure of meeting Monique “Momo” Arao Garcia at Southwestern College, chances are that you have at least seen her work as a campus artist and designer. Take a walk through the Chula Vista campus, pick up a flyer or browse the Southwestern College website and it’s easy to see her … [Read more...]
Spring 2018 Fast Track Classes Begin April 2
The spring semester may be almost halfway over, but there's still time to add a class or two to your schedule. If you're acing all your classes or think your class schedule is a little too light, you can add a fast-track class, Check one more requirement off your list, learn a new skill or take a dive in our … [Read more...]
Transfer Spotlight: Angel Ramirez
Angel Ramirez had a problem. It was different than any of the other academic problems he’d faced, like graduating Hilltop High School with a 2.1 GPA or dropping out of Southwestern College when he was 18. This problem was unique to his academic career. After he re-enrolled at Southwestern College in 2014, … [Read more...]
Summer Readiness Program at Southwestern College
The Summer Readiness Program at Southwestern College is more than just summer school. It's a full college immersion program that prepares local high school students for a successful transition to Southwestern College. Over the summer, students take two college courses at Southwestern College. They get a … [Read more...]
Donor Spotlight: Gabriel Gutierrez
Gabriel Gutierrez has had many educational accomplishments after graduating Hilltop High School. He graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in public administration. He was a part of the University of Kansas’ National Urban Fellows program … [Read more...]
Our Most Popular Social Media Posts of 2017
It's been an historic year for Southwestern College, and we've had many "likable" moments along the way on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – 26,249 to be exact (as of Dec. 15). That's right, throughout 2017, you folks liked our Facebook posts 15,806 times, our tweets 2,828 times and our Instagram photos 7,615 … [Read more...]
Basketball Teams Christen New Gym Inside Wellness & Aquatics Complex
It was an intimate and touching moment as a small group of members of the men’s and women’s basketball teams raced through the hallways of the new Wellness & Aquatics Complex to their brand new locker rooms and 'The Den," the new gym. They were there to shoot their first baskets, first free-throws, … [Read more...]
Southwestern College’s State-of-the-Art Recording Arts and Technology Program
On the outside, building 850 at Southwestern College’s Chula Vista campus seems like any other building filled with regular classrooms. But inside, students won’t find classrooms with rows of desks leading to a whiteboard. They’ll enter Southwestern College’s $6 million Center for Recording Arts & … [Read more...]
Architecture Professor Diana De La Torre Arredondo Builds Student Success
When Architecture Professor Diana de la Torre Arredondo was in the fourth grade, the recession hit her family so hard they had to move from San Diego to Tijuana where it was more affordable to live. Her father, who worked as a draftsman and in construction for most of her life, bought a small empty lot and … [Read more...]
Southwestern College Hosts Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
All week long, the Jag Kitchen Food Pantry hosted events to bring awareness for students facing hunger and housing insecurities by hosting special breakfast bars, a clothing and toiletry drive, a community discussion and panel and much more. [<a … [Read more...]
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