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Students can earn the certification in one semester by taking three classes, including an internship with a local business. SAN MARCOS — A new program being rolled out this fall at Palomar College’s Rancho Bernardo campus aims to give students a head start in the brave new world of self employment—a growing category of businesses…

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With a new apprenticeship program in Intelligent Transportation Systems, Palomar is training a new class of electricians to connect the roadways of tomorrow. SAN MARCOS — With the rise of “smart cars” and a proliferation of roadway technology enabling safer, smoother commutes, Palomar College is launching a new apprenticeship program this fall to train students…

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Leaders of industry and education gather to discuss the latest in emerging drone technology, from safety and regulations to drone maintenance to the growing list of commercial applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Pictured above: Drone inventor and Palomar College Drone-Con exhibitor Earnest Smith (second from right) explains the features of a search-and-rescue prototype he…

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Rocco Versaci and Carlton Smith (pictured above, left and right, at microphone) expanded Bravura and brought the annual publication into the internet age. Now the 54-year-old magazine is getting two new faculty advisers. SAN MARCOS — For more than half a century, creative writers attending Palomar College have been publishing their work in Bravura, a…

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Warm, clear Friday nights provide ideal stargazing conditions, as well as a variety of programs and talks by college staff at the planetarium. Viewers can enjoy ‘The Sky Tonight’ and one of the four full-dome films currently in rotation, plus views of the night sky through Palomar’s telescopes. SAN MARCOS — As summer gets under…

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Beginning of summer classes met with excitement and anticipation as hundreds of students arrive for the first day of the semester. RANCHO BERNARDO and FALLBROOK — After years of planning and hard work, Palomar College welcomed hundreds of students to the first day of the summer semester at its new education centers in Rancho Bernardo…

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Community college plays a key role in creating opportunity for law enforcement leaders, says Eddie Brock, a Marine Corps veteran and assistant commander of the Sheriff’s Department station in San Marcos. SAN MARCOS — As a Sheriff’s deputy in his late 20s, Eddie Brock had been on the job for a year when he decided…

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Located in the heart of San Diego’s innovation corridor, the college’s South Education Center delivers core classes and key partnerships with local high schools and industry. RANCHO BERNARDO — In what Palomar College officials describe as a watershed moment for an institution that has served North County for more than 70 years, the college’s South…

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