Student Perspectives: Back to Campus for Fall Semester

Student Perspectives: Back to Campus for Fall Semester

SAN MARCOS — Thousands of students returned to Palomar College for the first week of the Fall 2022 semester on August 22-26, filling the commons and classrooms with life again, two and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Many students said they appreciated...
Student Musician Taking a Head Start at Palomar

Student Musician Taking a Head Start at Palomar

SAN MARCOS — Nancy Sanchez first picked up a viola in the 3rd grade, as a student at Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary School in San Marcos. The school had recently launched its Fortissimo after-school program, which gives many local schoolchildren their first exposure to...
Palomar Approved for Online Instruction in Virginia

Palomar Approved for Online Instruction in Virginia

Palomar’s Military Leadership program will continue to serve Marines at Quantico, while general education coursework is now available to Virginia residents online through Palomar, following authorization from the Commonwealth’s higher education council. SAN MARCOS —...
The Rising Scholar: Martin Leyva’s Legacy in Progress

The Rising Scholar: Martin Leyva’s Legacy in Progress

Martin Leyva was recently awarded the inaugural Paulo Freire Liberation Through Education Award for his work at Palomar College and beyond. SAN MARCOS — It was a long road that brought Martin Leyva to Palomar College, where he started the Transitions program for...