San Diego Miramar College received a $1,395,110.00 contract from the California Energy Commission to assist with the development of an alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technology workforce training program. The San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees accepted the contract at its June 13, 2019 board meeting.
Twenty-four year old Miramar College graduate Andres Guerra has become the second Veteran to transfer from Miramar College to Yale University in the past two years. Back in 2017, Summer Lee was admitted as part of the Eli Whitney Students Program. In fall 2019, Guerra will attend Yale University as part of the same program.
The Fall 2019 semester at Miramar College is fast approaching! This fall, Miramar College is gearing up to offer over 1,000 sections of its most popular courses. The Fall 2019 semester begins August 19. Here is a list of dates, times and links you should be aware before registration.
Dr. Patricia Hsieh, president of San Diego Miramar College, is stepping down after 14 years of service to accept the superintendent/president position of Hartnell Community College District in Salinas, CA. Dr. Hsieh will end her run as Miramar College president on Sept. 13, 2019.
San Diego Miramar College is one of 70 community colleges/districts across the state of California to be awarded Improving Online CTE (Career Technical Education) Pathways Grant funds. Miramar College will receive $250,000 to improve its development and delivery of online courses within its Business and Paralegal programs.
San Diego Miramar College diesel technology students Valentino Nevarez and Kevin Croan have been selected to compete in the American Trucking Association (ATA) and Truck Maintenance Council (TMC) Futuretech competition in Raleigh, NC Sept. 15-16. Both students, who are United State Marine Corps veterans, recently attended a “bootcamp” in Dallas, TX to train for the competition.
Important Dates for Spring 2020
Oct. 21-Spring 2020 class schedule available online
Oct. 25-Deadline to submit an application to receive a registration appointment
Nov. 1-Registration appointments available on mySDCCD
Nov. 12-13-Special population registration by appointment
Nov. 14-Dec. 13-Registration by appointment begins
Dec. 9-Jan.1-Open registration for Intersession
Dec. 9-Feb. 2-Open registration for Primary Term
San Diego Miramar College has moved its food pantry from J-302, near the pool, to the student affairs lounge located on the second floor of the K-1 Student Services Building. The new food pantry occupies the one-time location of the campus Starbucks. The pantry’s hours of operation will be Monday-Friday 9am-1pm. Students are asked to bring a valid student ID and their own bags.
Using newly released federal workforce data, Georgetown University researchers tried to answer the age old question-Is College really worth it?
The answer, based on data provided from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University, is a resounding YES! Especially for graduates of San Diego Miramar College.
Dr. Marsha Gable has been named interim president of San Diego Miramar College. She begins her term November 20, 2019. Dr. Gable joins Miramar College from Grossmont College in San Diego where she served as Vice President of Student Services since 2015.