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Southwestern College Students Successfully Participated in Regional Theater Festival

Student performances in this semester’s production of “James and the Giant Peach” are getting a little help from lessons learned in a Las Vegas theater festival.Six students–five of whom are starring in the “James”...
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Southwestern College Breaks Ground on $101 Million Student Union

Southwestern College Governing Board members, leadership, students and contractors broke ground recently on the district’s newest construction project–a $101 million Student Union.The string of rainy days stopped briefly and the sun shone as nearly...
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Southwestern College Professor discusses ‘Reparations for Black Americans’

Ever since the time of President Abraham Lincoln, there have been laws to marginalize Black people in the United States, says Southwestern College Assistant Professor Kwame Shabazz, better known as Brother Shabazz. The time...
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ASM Alvarez Introduces Bi-National Tuition Exemption Pilot Program for Local Community Colleges

Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego) has introduced his first bill, Assembly Bill 91 (AB 91), which will allow low-income students who reside within 45 miles from the California-Mexico border to attend local community colleges.“We...
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Three Southwestern College Governing Board Members Sworn In

New Governing Board members Robert Moreno and Corina Soto joined returning Board Member Don Dumas in a swearing-in ceremony last night.In the first trustee area election for the college, each board member now lives...
Chancellor Gonzales working with her team in the Cares Closet

CA Community Colleges Chancellor Volunteers at SWC Jag Kitchen

Bearing bags of clothes to donate, California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Daisy Gonzales and members of her executive leadership team spent a day of service in Southwestern College’s Jag Kitchen and SWC Cares Closet.Gonzales...
Students in medical assisting program practice blood draw.

SDSU and SWC Receive BofA Grants to Increase Hispanic Healthcare Graduates

San Diego State University and Southwestern College have each been awarded a two-year $250,000 grant from Bank of America to support Hispanic students pursuing careers in high-growth fields, such as healthcare, through its Progresando Initiative....
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BVHS Student Dual-Enrolled at Southwestern College is Editor-in-Chief of El Sol Magazine

Nicolette (Nikki) Monique Luna emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic with some pretty impressive accomplishments under her belt. While a 16-year-old student at Bonita Vista High School, she also helmed the Southwestern College Sun newspaper...
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SWC President Sanchez Named Among San Diego’s 500 Most Influential

The San Diego Business Journal has named Southwestern College Superintendent/President Dr. Mark Sanchez as among the top 500 most influential people in San Diego.Sanchez, who has led the college since 2020, was included as...

New Call Center Up and Running

Southwestern College students can now get immediate answers to their questions by calling the new Jaguar Call Center. The call center, which launched Monday, is staffed by Outreach Peer Ambassadors 49 hours each week. The...