Demolition Begins on Mayan Hall
Demolition began on Mayan Hall on March 16. The venue has served as a hub for performing arts since its construction in 1969 and featured countless student performances and events. Mayan Hall was replaced with the new Performing Arts Center.
Southwestern College Tutors Transition Online to Keep Helping Students
Our tutors have a quick message for Southwestern College students taking classes online: We're still here to help. While our physical campuses are closed, Southwestern College tutors have been working hard to transition their services online and continue to meet one-on-one with students. Current...
Landscape & Nursery Technology: A Look at Three Types of Seed Media
Holly McMullen, an instructor in the Landscape and Nursery Technology department, takes you on a quick experiment of sowing seeds with three different types of media. Watch as she gives a preview of one of the lessons from LNT-100, offered this fall completely online...
Gallery: Southwestern College Celebrates Veterans Day 2019
Southwestern College celebrated Veterans Day with its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 with the theme of "Honoring our Own." We honored student and employee veterans as well as John Jacobs, the Chula Vista Veteran of the year. Here's who helped...
Southwestern College Rededicates Veterans Resource Center, Sgt. Peralta Garden of Honor
Southwestern College celebrated the rededication of the new and expanded Veterans Resource Center and the Sgt. Rafael Peralta Garden of Honor Thursday, Sept. 26. The expanded Veterans' Resource Center comes with the help of the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office who awarded Southwestern College...
Southwestern College Celebrates 58th Birthday
Southwestern College students, employees and community members celebrated 58 years of student success Thursday, Sept. 12 on the Chula Vista campus with Southwestern College's annual birthday party. For the past 58 years, we've graduated more than more than half a million Jaguars who have...
San Ysidro Community Turns Tragedy to Triumph
Thirty-five years ago, friends and family of Gloria Salas thought she was crazy when she vowed to never allow the McDonald’s on West San Ysidro Boulevard to open again after 21 community members were killed by a gunman there on July 18, 1984.
“Most of...
Harry Potter Science Class Teaches 4th-10th Graders the Magic of Science
For the first time ever, the Sally Ride Science Academy has come to Southwestern College. Thanks to our friends at U.C. San Diego, 4th-10th graders are taken through courses like oceanography, kitchen chemistry and messy science. One very magical class, “Exploring the Science of Harry Potter,” teaches students about the real-world magic around us.
Gallery: 58th Annual Commencement Ceremony
More than 950 students walked into DeVore Stadium on May 24 for the 58th annual Commencement Ceremony. These Jaguars made history for being the largest graduating class in Southwestern College history.
The Jag Kitchen & Johnny Jaguar Pass Out Snacks for Finals
No one should go hungry — especially students studying for finals. We teamed up with the Jag Kitchen and Johnny Jaguar to help give our students a much-deserved snack break.
If you're facing food insecurity, don't go hungry. Visit the Jag Kitchen Food Pantry for...