Three men from very different backgrounds—a horticulturalist, a professor and a vegetable farmer—helped get the arboretum off the ground. They returned to campus recently for a private tour of the trails that were recently built through woods they planted. SAN MARCOS...
“Palomar made it possible to make something of my life as a single mother.” SAN MARCOS — Not long after graduating from high school in south Orange County, Laura Szemenyei knew she needed to make a change. She was in trouble with the law, and she knew that the...
During six months of renovations, the college built ADA-compliant trails, upgraded irrigation systems, and installed a new groundwater well at the Edwin & Frances Hunter Arboretum on the San Marcos campus. Pictured above, left to right: Anne Hunter-Welborn, of the...
Career education program at Palomar’s Escondido Education Center gives students the option of a “workforce ready” certificate in as little as six months, a full Certificate of Achievement, or an Associate of Science. ESCONDIDO — Inside a new classroom and student...
Pictured above: A 180-kilowatt photovoltaic array was installed this summer on the new Maintenance & Operations (M&O) building, which has won numerous awards for its energy-saving design features. SAN MARCOS, CA ― From award-winning “green” buildings to solar...
With the implementation of a digital system utilizing license plate scanners, the Palomar College Police Department has modernized campus parking enforcement. Pictured above: Lead CSO Dominic LaPorta of the Palomar College Police Department checks parking permits...
