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'Palomar College'
Palomar College Recognized As Community Partner Of The Year By CSU San Marcos

San Marcos, CA (September, 2023) – Palomar College was presented with the CSU San Marcos (CSUSM) Community Partner of the Year award during the university’s Report to the Community on September 26, 2023. The CSUSM Community Partner of the Year Award honors community partners who have engaged with CSUSM over many years in ways that have supported student success, […]
Read More →Erickson-Hall Construction Co. Celebrates The Topping Off For Palomar College Athletics Stadiums

San Marcos, CA – Erickson-Hall Construction Co. and Palomar College in San Marcos, California, will celebrate the topping off of the Palomar College Athletics Stadiums on September 20th at 1:30 p.m. The scope of this project encompasses the construction of a new football stadium and a new softball stadium on the existing Palomar Community College […]
Read More →El Camino’s College Late Heroics Defeats Palomar College 35-24
David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Escondido High School-Escondido, CA-9-9-23-In a well played contest that was held at Escondido High School the El Camino Eagles with some late heroics after trailing 24-21 14 points in the fourth on Dayton Tafoya 55 yard pass to Joshua Lorick and Amani Givens 66 yard run defeated the Palomar Comets by a […]
Read More →Palomar College Opens Fall Semester With New Programs

San Marcos, CA August, 2023 — After closing for one day due to the impact of tropical storm Hilary, the Fall 2023 semester began yesterday, Wednesday, August 23, at Palomar College. The semester class schedule offers hundreds of on-site and online course offerings, and comprehensive student services, at the main campus in San Marcos and education […]
Read More →Palomar College Will Close Due to Declared State of Emergency

San Marcos (August 20, 2023) – Due to the pending impacts of tropical storm Hilary, the declared State of Emergency by Governor Gavin Newsom, and the expansive reach of the Palomar Community College District, all Palomar College sites will be closed on Monday, August 21. Both onsite and online classes are cancelled, for what was originally scheduled to […]
Read More →Palomar College Offers Students a Pathway to Law School

San Marcos, CA -(August, 2023) – An expanded program to encourage high school and college students interested in pursuing a degree in law is now being offered at Palomar College. Through the Community College Pathways to Law School Initiative, high school students can take free college courses that will lead to an associate of arts […]
Read More →Palomar Welcomes New Vice President of Student Services Nick Mata

San Marcos, CA – (August, 2023) — The new Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Services at Palomar College, Nick Mata, began his duties on Monday, July 31, 2023, coming to north county from Santa Monica College. “We’re thrilled to have Nick as our new Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Services, a role that is integral to […]
Read More →Palomar College -Applicants Sought for Prop. M Bond Oversight Committee

One vacancy needs to be filled on the committee, which oversees how the college spends the remaining capital improvement funds from Prop. M, approved by voters in 2006. San Marcos, CA (July, 2023) — Palomar College is seeking local residents to fill a vacancy on its Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (ICOC), which reviews the expenditure of […]
Read More →Palomar College Hires Administrator for Academic Division

Escondido native and former Palomar College student, Dr. Diane Studinka, named the institution’s newest academic dean SAN MARCOS, CA (July, 2023) – As a lifelong Escondido resident, Dr. Diane Studinka began taking general education classes at Palomar College during her senior year of high school and continued at Palomar before transferring to Humboldt State University (now […]
Read More →NCTD and Palomar College Benefit from Grant Award

Funds to Purchase 23 Zero-Emission Buses and Implement a Robust Workforce Training Program with Palomar College San Marcos, CA June, 2023 – The North County Transit District (NCTD) announced the award of $29,330,243 from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission Vehicle grant program to purchase 23 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEB). The […]
Read More →New App Launched to Help Students Who are Blind/Low Vision Navigate Palomar College Campuses

San Marcos, CA June, 2023 —Palomar College has launched a new service that provides on-demand access to visual interpreters for students, faculty and community members who are blind or low vision (BLV), with the goal of providing a more accessible on-campus experience. Palomar College is the first community college in San Diego County to launch […]
Read More →Palomar College Emmy Award Winners

What: Emmy Award Winners When: Saturday, June 17, 2023 Where: 2023 Emmy Awards Ceremony at Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television, Arts, and Sciences Palm Springs, California The following Emmy awards were received by Palomar College employees and students: Best Director, Bill Wisneski, for the Palomar College Television (PCTV) documentary Almost Home – Life […]
Read More →Three Palomar College Student Films Nominated For Regional Emmy Awards

San Marcos, CA June 2023 -Three films created by Palomar College students have been nominated for regional Emmy awards. The nominations represent a long line of honors for the college’s Cinema and Digital Broadcast Arts programs, which have received numerous recognitions and awards through the years. The winners will be announced June 17 at the National Academy of Television […]
Read More →Palomar College Celebrates Class of 2023 in Annual Commencement

Nearly 600 graduates took part in ceremony with Superintendent/President Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey presiding with hundreds of people in attendance. San Marcos, CA (May, 2023) — Hundreds gathered at the San Marcos campus for a ceremony filled with moving tributes and stories of perseverance as the class of 2023 Palomar College graduates were honored on Friday, May 26, […]
Read More →Palomar College Television Documentary Honored With Award Nominations & Film Festival Selection

San Marcos, CA -Palomar College Television (PCTV) documentary film about the challenges faced by the formerly incarcerated as they return to life outside prison has been nominated for four regional Emmy awards, one San Diego Film award, and is selected for a showing at a prestigious film festival. The feature-length film, “Almost Home – Life […]
Read More →Annual Commencement Ceremony At Palomar College

San Marcos, CA – Annual commencement ceremony at Palomar College on Friday May 26, 2023 at 5:00 pm on the Football Practice Field, 1140 West Mission Road. Palomar College presents its annual commencement exercises on Friday, May 26, at 5:00 p.m. on the football practice field at the college’s main campus in San Marcos. Dr. […]
Read More →Palomar College Community Showcase Highlight’s The Year’s Accomplishments

TR Robertson -Stacy Rungaitis, Executive Director of the Palomar College Foundation, said, in the meet and greet prior to the morning breakfast presentation highlighting the accomplishments of Palomar College, that she was excited to present, to the packed Escondido California Center for the Arts Conference Room attendees, the success this North County college has displayed […]
Read More →Palomar College Selected To Participate In National Program To Improve Diversity In Workforce Training

San Marcos, CA – (May, 2023) —Palomar College is one of 17 community colleges in the nation that was selected to participate in a program to develop strategies that offer equitable employment opportunities for all its students. Palomar was the only California college selected to participate in the program called ACE-UP, for Advancing Community Equity and Upward […]
Read More →Palomar College 2022 Community Report & Showcase

San Marcos, CA -Palomar College’s 2022 Community Showcase / Report to the Community on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. – Registration & Networking 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Program California Center for the Arts, Escondido – Ballrooms 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, CA 92025 Come together with campus and community leaders from across North County for the 2023 Palomar College Community Showcase. Superintendent/President Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey will present her Report to the Community, which includes highlights […]
Read More →MAAC and Palomar College Partner -Offer Two-Year Early Care & Education Apprenticeship Program

Addressing the childcare crisis, Workforce Development Program provides no cost education leading to full-time employment. San Diego, CA – April, 2023 – As leaders in Child Development and Early Education, MAAC has partnered with Palomar College and Early Care & Education Pathways to Success (ECEPTS) for the pilot of its Next Level: Early Care & Education Apprenticeship Program […]
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