Special episode of The LOCAList SD features SDCCD Colleges 

July 17, 2023 | San Diego Community College District
A welding student wears protective goggles, gloves and a jumpsuit while using a welding torch. The torch has bright sparks coming off of it.

Welding is one of the free career education programs offered at the San Diego College of Continuing Education.

San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar and Continuing Education colleges each will be featured in a special new episode of The LOCAList SD, a lifestyle program that airs on FOX 5 San Diego. The half-hour show is a partnership between the San Diego Community College District and FOX 5’s advertising department.  See the full episode.

The episode focused on the SDCCD, which will air seven times between July 18 and August 10, features programs and resources of particular interest to students of all ages, including:  

City College Outreach Ambassador Maximus Gastelum explains how the college lives up to its “You Belong Here” slogan. The segment also highlights the San Diego Promise, Knight’s Table, athletics, and the college’s new bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security and Analysis.

Mesa College Associate Professor Eddie Landeros talks about how the college’s Small Business Virtual Incubator supports small business owners. Along the way viewers will meet former students Kussy Mackenzie, founder of Domestic Phoenix, and Ena Walters, owner of One Nine Five.

At Miramar College, the focus is on fitness with Yoga Instructor Kelly Morewski talking about the Yoga fitness and Teacher Training Program and Professor of Exercise Sports Science Matthew Cain discusses the Personal Training Program.

College of Continuing Education President Tina M. King explains the importance of the historic Educational Cultural Complex to the community and how college’s seven campuses provide free career training programs. The episode also introduces welding students Andrea Jarvis and Keyera Ballard, as well as Instructor Brad Dorschel.

Air dates for the SDCCD episode of The LOCAList SD include:

  • July 18 at 10 a.m.
  • July 19 at 10:30 a.m.
  • July 22 at 9:30 p.m.
  • August 3 at 8:30 p.m.
  • August 7 at 10 a.m.
  • August 8 at 10:30 a.m. 
  • August 10 at 8 p.m. 

You can also catch the episode on the SDCCD’s YouTube channel.  

The LOCAList SD is hosted by longtime TV news journalist Ashley Jacobs and produced by Aida Soria. Special thanks to college information officers Cesar Gumapas, Jennifer Kearns, Steve Quis and David Ogul for their assistance in coordinating each segment.  

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