Southwestern College Designated ‘Gold’ Military Friendly School
Southwestern College has again been designated a Military Friendly School for its service to student veterans and military-affiliated students. This year, for the first time ever, Southwestern College has been designated a “gold” award among large community colleges for 2022-2023 for exceeding the standards...
Southwestern College Updates Health Guidelines for Summer Session
Due to the sharp decline of local COVID-19 infections in San Diego County, including Southwestern College’s service area, Southwestern College is updating health guidelines for the summer 2022 session. The updates were informed by the college’s reopening group after reviewing employee/student survey results, current...
College Leaders Share Local and State Initiatives
Southwestern College Superintendent/President Dr. Mark Sanchez and California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley teamed up recently to provide the community with a local and state higher education update.
In the first State of the District address made by Sanchez, the college president on Friday...
Southwestern College to Host “Addams Family” Musical in New Performing Arts Center
The Theatre Department of the School of Arts, Communication and Social Sciences proudly presents “The Addams Family,” the first musical in the brand new 500-seat state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center at Southwestern College on March 21-26.
“As the Omicron variant threatened to upend production plans of...
Southwestern College Student Housing Planning Grants Funded
Southwestern College will begin exploring the feasibility of affordable student housing for each of its four campuses: Chula Vista, National City, Otay Mesa and San Ysidro, thanks to nearly $1 million in state-awarded planning grants.
The college received an award letter Tuesday informing the funding...
Southwestern College In-Person Classes Return Feb. 28
Southwestern College’s spring 2022 in-person classes will return on Feb. 28, after a four-week transition to remote learning to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Student services will also begin a phased return for in-person services across the district at the Chula Vista, National...
Spring 2022 Semester to Begin with Four Weeks of Virtual Instruction, Student Services
Southwestern College will begin its spring 2022 semester with four weeks of virtual instruction and student services to combat the rising infection rates of COVID-19 throughout the San Diego region.
About 60 percent of spring semester classes were scheduled to start in-person on Jan. 31...
Draft Trustee Election Maps Available for Review
As the Southwestern Community College District Governing Board moves toward its first-ever creation of trustee election districts, three preliminary maps are available for community review and comment.
The maps were created based upon feedback from three public hearings and 249 public comments. Map feedback and...
Southwestern College Vice President Chosen for Statewide Equity Committee
Vice President of Student Services Dr. Tina King has been chosen to serve on the USC Race & Equity Center’s Racial Equity in Guided Pathways Commission.
The College Futures Foundation recently awarded the USC Race and Equity Center a $1 million grant to advance racial...
Southwestern College Honors its Ancestors
Southwestern College’s Governing Board moved from words to action Tuesday when they adopted a resolution that permanently waives all facility rental fees for members of the 13 federally recognized Kumeyaay tribes within San Diego County.
For the last year, the Governing Board has begun each...