Palomar College Expands Pride Center
SAN MARCOS, CA (April 6, 2026) – Palomar College celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Pride Center at the San Marcos campus this week. In 2010, Palomar College was one of the first community colleges in California to establish a Pride Center. Housed at the...
MAAC and Palomar College Early Care and Education Apprenticeship Program Success
San Marcos, CA (March 25, 2026) — MAAC, in partnership with Palomar College, honored 18 Early Care and Education (ECE) apprentices at a special recognition night earlier this month, celebrating their hard work and dedication towards advancing careers in early...
Palomar College Re-Opens Native American Resource Center
SAN MARCOS, CA (March 4, 2026) – Palomar College reopened its Native American Resource Center with a celebration theme of “Inspiring Native Student Success – Honoring Roots, Empowering Futures.” “The Native American Resource Center is more than a physical...
Palomar College Athletics Complex Reaches Construction Milestone
SAN MARCOS, CA (January 30, 2026) - Palomar College celebrated a major construction milestone for its Athletic Fieldhouse at the San Marcos campus with a Topping Off Ceremony and Beam Signing. Over 100 Palomar College and Balfour Beatty employees joined community...
Palomar College Stadiums Win National Award
SAN MARCOS, CA (December 22, 2025) – The new football and softball stadiums at Palomar College have been recognized with a national award from the American Sports Builders Association. The projects received a bronze award in the multi-field facility category, selected...
Palomar College Governing Board Appoints Interim Superintendent/President and Elects Officers
SAN MARCOS, CA (December 17, 2025) – On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the Palomar College Governing Board unanimously selected Dr. Tina Recalde to lead the district as Interim Superintendent/President. Dr. Recalde had been serving as the Acting...
Palomar College Continues to Serve Students During Government Shutdown
SAN MARCOS, CA (October 30, 2025) - Since the pandemic the Palomar College Basic Needs program has experienced an increasing demand for services from students facing food and housing insecurities. The program connects students to on-campus resources and with...
Palomar College Reaches Construction Milestone
SAN MARCOS, CA (October 10, 2025) - Palomar College recently celebrated a major construction milestone for its 38,175 square foot permanent building at the education center in Fallbrook with a Topping Off Ceremony and Beam Signing. Over 150 Palomar College and...
Palomar College Professor Honored with National Award
SAN MARCOS, CA (September 11, 2025) — When Wing Cheung, a geography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) professor at Palomar College, attended a conference of geospatial educators, he had no idea what was in store for him. At the June conference held in...
Palomar College Water Technology Program Earns NSF Grant
SAN MARCOS, CA (September 3, 2025) — Palomar College received a $471,000 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. government’s independent science agency. Over the next three years, the grant will support the...