[BROKEN LINK]San Diego Continuing Education welcomed a new President, Carlos O. Turner Cortez [BROKEN LINK]and opened the doors of its new César E. Chávez[BROKEN LINK] campus in Barrio Logan.
With funds from the $1.555 billion Propositions S and N construction bond program,
the district opened a new Social and Behavioral Sciences Building[BROKEN LINK] at Mesa College
and a new Science Building [BROKEN LINK]at San Diego[BROKEN LINK] Miramar College.
In addition to new facilities, the SDCCD also spent 2015 building bridges for our students.
A nursing partnership between San Diego City College and Point Loma Nazarene University [BROKEN LINK]formed this year to help City College nursing students receive a four-year nursing degree through PLNU without leaving City College. The district also established a dual enrollment partnership[BROKEN LINK] with Scripps Ranch High School and a partnership with the University of Redlands[BROKEN LINK] that will benefit business students.
Due[BROKEN LINK] to an $801 million budget[BROKEN LINK] the SDCCD was able to bring on an additional 31 full-time faculty members. Increasing staff and facilities help students get the classes they need, the leadership they deserve and the tools to move forward in their educations and careers. More than 53,000 students returned to our classrooms this fall, giving the district about a 4.5 percent higher enrollment than this time last year.
During our 2015 commencements[BROKEN LINK], our colleges issued 3,314 Associate Degrees and 1,215 certificates. Continuing education
students earned 3,802 vocational certificates and 151 high school diplomas, moving
them on to new
beginnings of their own. [BROKEN LINK]
Our most-read stories of 2015 were stories about students working to succeed against all odds.
San Diego Miramar College student Randy Dexter[BROKEN LINK] is an Army veteran who has returned to college following his military service and was awarded four scholarships at Miramar’s Scholar Fest.
San Diego City College graduate
Alberto "Beto" Vasquez[BROKEN LINK] left behind a
[BROKEN LINK]troubled youth for a future supporting students from underserved communities.
Also beating the odds are students who struggle with homelessness or hunger[BROKEN LINK], yet still make their education a priority. An article about how our colleges and continuing education reach out to these students received much attention from our readers and was one of the most shared stories on social media.
The SDCCD’s top videos of the year
[BROKEN LINK]were from coverage of the Martin Luther [BROKEN LINK]King Jr. Parade[BROKEN LINK] as well as Mesa College Political Science Professor Carl Luna[BROKEN LINK] offering his opinions of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Feel good stories, including Commencement, the annual Pride Parade[BROKEN LINK] and therapy dogs[BROKEN LINK], stole the show in most viewed photos this year.
After so many memorable events in 2015, SDCCD is winding down its
fall semester and ready to begin a new
year. Classes resume for Spring 2016
on [BROKEN LINK]Jan. 25 at our colleges and Feb. 3
at Continuing Education.