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. This initiative is part of Bank of America’s efforts to...
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 call center is located in the Cesar E. Chavez Student...
Southwestern College Receives Ambulance from AMR
Representatives from AMR cut the ribbon and handed over the keys to a fully-equipped ambulance to Southwestern College’s EMT/paramedic program Wednesday. The van-style ambulance will serve as a hands-on educational resource and recruitment tool for new students interested in the field of emergency medicine.
“We...
Visionary Writer and Alumnus J. Michael Straczynski to Deliver Opening Day Keynote Speech
Southwestern College alumnus and visionary writer J. Michael Straczynski will deliver the keynote speech at Southwestern College’s 2022 Opening Day.
Straczynski is a Southwestern College alumnus, mentored by Professor Emeritus Bill Virchis, who created the groundbreaking science-fiction series “Babylon 5,” co-created the Netflix series “Sense8,”...
Southwestern College Holding First Trustee Area Elections
Southwestern College will hold its first trustee-area elections this November for three newly established trustee election districts. On Nov. 8, voters in areas one, four and five will be able to vote for a board member to represent their respective districts.
Southwestern College’s Governing Board...
The Southwestern College Sun Wins Top National Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded the Southwestern College Sun two of its most prestigious awards, the first-ever Corbin Gwaltney Award—named in honor of the founder of The Chronicle of Higher Education—and the National Collegiate Newspaper of the Year. The Gwaltney Award includes...
County’s First Microenterprise Home Kitchen is Southwestern SBDC Client
The title of San Diego County’s first official microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO) went to Diana Tapiz, owner of Tres Fuegos Cocina and client of the Small Business Development Center hosted at Southwestern College.
Southwestern College is home to the San Diego & Imperial Small...
Southwestern College Visits Universidad Autónoma de Baja California to Certify Academic Partnership
Southwestern College sent a delegation to visit Universidad Autónoma de Baja California’s (UABC) Tijuana campus on Thursday afternoon to sign a historic memorandum of understanding. The signing certified the collaboration and academic partnership between the two institutions of higher education.
The partnership between both institutions...
Southwestern College Clears $3.5 Million in Student Debt
Southwestern College is clearing $3.5 million in student debt for more than 7,719 students using special federal grant money.
Students who were enrolled from spring 2020 through spring 2022 will have all their outstanding tuition and related enrollment fees cleared. Holds for non-payment will be...
Southwestern College Mask Mandate Returns for Summer-Fall 2022
Southwestern College will reinstate its mask mandate for the 2022 summer session and the fall 2022 semester. Members of Southwestern College’s reopening committee looked at the rise in new local COVID-19 infection rates to reinstate the college's mask mandate that was set to lift...