Removing Barriers to Expand the Ranks of EMTs and Diversify EMS
Cities across America—including some in the San Diego region—often face a shortage of qualified emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to serve their communities.
The reality is that barriers for entry into the field of emergency medical services are often too high. The amount of student debt...
Business Development Centers Earn National and Regional Awards
As National Small Business Week wraps up, the San Diego & Imperial Women’s Business Center and San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center Network celebrated their recent national and regional awards for excellence.
At a news conference Friday, Women’s Business Center (WBC) Director Katty...
Southwestern College’s Dreamer Center Celebrates 5-year Anniversary
The Southwestern College’s Dreamer Center is celebrating its five-year anniversary. The program was established to help students navigate the challenges of attending college as undocumented students by providing essential services, like assisting with the admissions process and financial aid options, including scholarship workshops. Academic...
California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Mary Salas to the California Community College Board of Governors
For the first time in history, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors will have a representative from the Southwestern College attendance area.
Former state Assemblywoman and former Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month to serve on...
Southwestern College Students Embark on East Coast Trip
Nine students went on a life-altering trip to tour Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) recently.
Led by Professors Dr. Louis Wright and Brother Shabazz, the students visited Virginia State University, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, Lincoln University, Bowie State University, Hampton University and Howard...
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” production–attended the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 55 –...
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 100 students, college employees and community members gathered for the...
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 is right for the people to rise up to demand...
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 live in a dynamic border region where we need to...
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 within the community they represent. Moreno represents area 1 which...