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Mexline Garcia calls Southwestern College’s Dreamer Center a place that not only empowers undocumented students to step out of the shadows, but also helps them find their voices. As a recent graduate of Southwestern College, Garcia earned a paid fellowship through the Dreamer Center last...

The Southwestern College Speech and Debate Team wrapped up their season with two top honors at the Cross Examination Debate Association national tournament at Cal State University, Long Beach on April 3-7.

We understand there have been incidents in the past of an uncoordinated approach to investigating sexual assaults/harassment. That has changed since the Governing Board hired Dr. Murillo as Superintendent/President. Since January the Governing Board and Superintendent/President have taken concrete actions to expedite and ensure all...

When the spring semester begins on Jan. 29, returning students, employees and visitors will see big changes to Southwestern College’s Chula Vista campus. Every building and room number has been renumbered to create a more consistent numbering system and improve old, convoluted numbering. “The building...

Southwestern College is seeking applications for four vacancies on the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee—three community openings and a student opening. The deadline to apply has been extended to Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Members of the committee are responsible for informing the public and the college’s Governing...

Otay Lakes Road Construction to Cause Delays, Closure of Entrances          The City of Chula Vista’s expansion of Otay Lakes Road will cause delays and closure of entrances at Southwestern College. Commuters should expect a 15-minute delay from approximately June 17 to...

  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...

When Maria Isabel Medina de Sklavenitis saw a national call for submissions for Phi Theta Kappa’s prestigious literary journal Nota Bene publication, she submitted some of her academic essays, a few research papers and other scholarly writings that she thought honor Phi Theta Kappa...

More than 100 students, Southwestern College employees and community members gathered on June 12 to celebrate the opening of Southwestern College’s Math and Science Building, the newest STEM-dedicated education facility in San Diego County. Already serving our students for a semester, the $85.6 million Math...