Palomar Honors 2022 Class of ‘Rising Scholars’

Palomar Honors 2022 Class of ‘Rising Scholars’

The summer cohort of formerly incarcerated students, known as Transitions but soon to be Rising Scholars, gathered for a celebration of completion and new beginnings. SAN MARCOS — Twenty-one formerly incarcerated scholars gathered with family, friends, and faculty at...
San Marcos Children’s Orchestra Holds Summer Camp at Palomar

San Marcos Children’s Orchestra Holds Summer Camp at Palomar

The after-school orchestra program, Fortissimo, brought dozens of local school children to Palomar’s campus for fun and learning in June. SAN MARCOS — A local after-school program investing in the next generation of musicians in North County recently wrapped up its...
Prop. M Bond Oversight Committee Seeks to Fill Two Vacant Seats

Prop. M Bond Oversight Committee Seeks to Fill Two Vacant Seats

Two volunteers are needed to fill the committee, which oversees how the college spends the remaining capital improvement funds from Prop. M, approved by voters in 2006. SAN MARCOS, CA (July 13, 2022) — Palomar College is seeking local residents to fill two vacancies...
Moody’s Affirms Palomar College Bond Rating and Upgrades Outlook

Moody’s Affirms Palomar College Bond Rating and Upgrades Outlook

SAN MARCOS (July 8, 2022) — Following a review of financial health at Palomar College, Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the college’s Aa2 bond rating and revised its outlook from negative to stable.  Moody’s published its findings on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Its...
Palomar Alum Making Good Waves in Los Angeles

Palomar Alum Making Good Waves in Los Angeles

Caitlin Cunningham transferred from Palomar to UCLA, and was recently named to the university’s Bruin Business 100. SAN MARCOS — When Caitlin Cunningham was in the 5th grade San Elijo Elementary School, she took a hip-hop dance class from Fit Kids America. After...
Foundation Announces Two New Endowed Scholarships

Foundation Announces Two New Endowed Scholarships

The Palomar College Foundation has established two new endowments following a $500,000 donation from Klaus Karsten Kirchhoff. SAN MARCOS — Local philanthropist Klaus Kirchhoff has donated $500,000 to establish two new scholarship funds through the Palomar College...