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...
California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Mary Salas to the California Community College Board of...
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...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CA Community Colleges Chancellor Volunteers at SWC Jag Kitchen
Bearing bags of clothes to donate, California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Daisy Gonzales and members of her executive leadership team spent a day of service in Southwestern College’s Jag Kitchen and SWC Cares Closet.Gonzales...
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....