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In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month (AAPI), CBS 8 San Diego featured the story of former Miramar College janitor Jimmy Thai, who immigrated from Vietnam and is now a private sector CEO.

Miramar College basketball player Cameron Barry has quite the college athletic experience to share. A road rarely traveled. One that saw the 22 year-old from Santee, CA complete 30 units during the spring 2022 semester and obtain two degrees from two different colleges at the same time.

Here is a video recap of the 2022 Miramar College Commencement Ceremony. 

For the first time since 2019, a traditional graduation ceremony returns to the Miramar College campus. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the previous two commencement ceremonies have been held remotely, with an additional drive through car-mencement ceremony held in 2021.

Miramar College Associate Professor Tanya Hertz was honored as the 2022 Woman of the Year by the San Diego Chapter of the American Association in Community Colleges. Hertz received her honor May 13 at the chapter’s annual recognition event held at San Diego Mesa College.

For the first time since 2019, Miramar College held its annual scholarship awards ceremony on campus.

The Summer 2022 session is fast approaching and registration begins in early May. This summer, Miramar College plans to offer over 225 classes both online, in hybrid mode and in-person. Here are key registration dates for those wishing to take a Summer 2022 class.

May 2: Priority special population registration

May 3-May 13: Registration by Appointment

May 16-June 17: Open Registration

June 6: Opening day for Summer

June 20: Primary 8-week courses begin