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Palomar Seeks Public Input on Proposed Trustee Area Maps

January 21, 2022

Features

SAN MARCOS — The Palomar Community College District (PCCD) has published the maps of its proposed new trustee areas in advance of two virtual public meetings on Saturday, January 29, 2022. The meetings will be held via Zoom and are an opportunity for the District to gather public input on the redistricting process. The PCCD’s…
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Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey Appointed Superintendent/President of Palomar Community College District

January 20, 2022

Faculty and Staff Spotlight

SAN MARCOS, CA — The Palomar Community College District (PCCD) will be led by Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey, who is returning to Palomar as Superintendent/President with a distinguished record of higher education leadership in the region. Dr. Rivera-Lacey previously served as Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Services at Palomar and is currently serving as the Vice…
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Women’s Basketball Coach Racks Up 200th Win at Palomar College

January 20, 2022

Faculty and Staff Spotlight

SAN MARCOS — Four games into her 11th season with Palomar College—the post-COVID comeback season—Leigh Marshall’s basketball team handed her the 200th win in her already celebrated career as a Comets coach. The 86-76 win at home versus Allan Hancock College came on Friday, November 19, 2021, advancing the team’s record this season to 4-0.…
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Architecture Students Assist Habitat for Humanity Project

January 20, 2022

Program Spotlight

SAN MARCOS — At a construction site in National City, ten students from the Palomar College Architecture program suited up to participate in a Habitat for Humanity project providing six townhomes for families in need. The project is the central focus of a pilot program designed to give students real-world experience, both on construction sites…
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Palomar Celebrates Inaugural Class of Marine Corps Leaders

January 20, 2022

Program Spotlight

SAN MARCOS — The first graduates of Palomar College’s new Military Leadership (MIL) Apprenticeship program at Camp Pendleton were honored during a ceremony on the main campus in San Marcos on Friday, September 10, 2021. A total of eight active-duty Marines were awarded program certificates, four of whom attended the intimate ceremony that was held…
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‘Palomar Made It Possible to Give Back to My Community’

January 20, 2022

Student Spotlight

SAN MARCOS — Born and raised in Valley Center, Amanda Yates came to Palomar College in 2019 as a Business major and cheerleader with hopes of staying close to her family’s roots in rural North County. She took advantage of the Palomar Promise, which offers up to two years of free tuition, textbooks and other…
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Palomar College Governing Board Begins Redistricting of Trustee Areas

January 7, 2022

News

Public comment is welcomed during virtual meetings on January 29, 2022 regarding the process of revising the board’s Trustee Areas based on 2020 U.S. Census data. SAN MARCOS — The Palomar College Governing Board will seek public comment regarding the redistricting of its Trustee Areas during a series of virtual meetings on Saturday, January 29,…
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Palomar Adopts New Ethnic Studies Requirement to Align with CSU

January 5, 2022

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The update replaces the previous Multicultural Studies requirement with courses focused on race and ethnicity under Chicano Studies, Africana Studies and American Indian Studies. SAN MARCOS — Next fall, when students resume their path toward an Associate of Arts degree at Palomar College, they will face a new requirement that educators say represents a major…
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