Palomar and Poway Unified officials cut the ribbon to open Poway to Palomar Middle College (PPMC), an innovative new high school, as dozens of high school students arrived for the first day of the fall semester. RANCHO BERNARDO (August 15, 2022) — The newest high...
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’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 —...
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...
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...
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...
