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Palomar Keeps Remote Learning in Place for Fall Semester

July 31, 2020

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With COVID-19 cases on the rise in California, Palomar College will maintain restrictions and continue with remote learning for all classes except Public Safety academies and the Nursing program. SAN MARCOS — The majority of classes at Palomar College will continue in a remote learning format this fall, and the college will launch a number…
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Nursing Students Performing COVID-19 Screenings at Palomar

July 27, 2020

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Every essential employee, student and visitor is being screened for symptoms in drive-through stations staffed by student volunteers from the Nursing Department. SAN MARCOS — A new COVID-19 screening program has brought nursing students back to Palomar College after the program suspended face-to-face instruction in the spring due to social distancing requirements in the state…
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New Resource Helps Students Plan Their Palomar Degree or Certificate

July 10, 2020

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The Palomar Pathways Mapper is an interactive tool to help students envision their higher education and reach their goals faster. SAN MARCOS — A new feature of the Palomar College website is helping students chart a course to their degree or certificate, an especially timely innovation during the COVID-19 health crisis that led to the…
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Palomar’s Police Academy Ceases Carotid Restraint Training

July 10, 2020

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In the wake of a national debate about policing tactics, Palomar College’s law enforcement trainees will no longer learn how to perform the controversial carotid restraint hold. SAN MARCOS — Cadets at the Palomar College Police Academy are no longer being trained how to perform a controversial technique known as a carotid restraint, after the…
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Palomar Military Leadership Program Will Launch in Fall 2020

July 9, 2020

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With final approval from the state Chancellor’s Office, Marines in leadership training will be able to articulate their five-week classroom experience and on-the-job training into Palomar College credit. SAN MARCOS — An innovative new program providing Palomar College course credit to Marines enrolled in the U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant School at Camp Pendleton and Twentynine…
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Palomar Welcomes New Head of Student Services

July 1, 2020

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Vikash Lakhani assumes new role as Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Services at Palomar College. SAN MARCOS — The new Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Services at Palomar College, Dr. Vikash Lakhani, began his duties on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, coming to North County from California State University, Bakersfield. “We’re thrilled to have Dr. Lakhani…
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Palomar College to Hold Virtual Commencement Ceremony Friday, June 19

June 19, 2020

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Produced by the award-winning Palomar College Television (PCTV) team, the event will honor hundreds of graduates after the regularly-scheduled May ceremony on campus was cancelled due to COVID-19. SAN MARCOS — Hundreds of Palomar College graduates will participate in a virtual commencement ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020. The event is a…
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For Two Palomar Alumni, a Story Hits Close to Home

June 12, 2020

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The author of “My Daddy Slays Dragons” and her husband—the firefighter on whose experiences the book is based—both attended Palomar College. RAMONA — In June 2008, Ehren Kahle left his wife, Stephanie, and two young children at home and loaded up with other members of his fire department for the seven-hour drive north to Oakhurst,…
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