Palomar Student Awarded Tool Set with New Job as Diesel Technician
The college has partnered with Project Cornerstone to supply deserving students with the hand tools necessary to enter the local job market. ESCONDIDO — During his second day on the job, Orlando Perez, a student in the Diesel Technology program at Palomar College,...
Palomar College Police Implements App to Promote Staff Wellness
Campus Police personnel now have handheld access to health resources from Cordico, the industry-standard technology platform addressing a variety of issues faced by front line workers. SAN MARCOS — The Palomar College Police Department (PCPD) has implemented a...
Palomar Pathways Students Still Going Strong
Three of the original Student Ambassadors who advised Palomar’s Pathways committee are pursuing advanced degrees in various fields. They reflect on what it was like to travel the path through community college. SAN MARCOS — Three students who participated in...
Palomar’s Fallbrook Campus Hosts COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
Pictured above: Craig Haukom, a Firefighter/Paramedic from the Barona Fire Department, administers a COVID-19 vaccine during the San Diego County Operation Collaboration event at the Fallbrook Education Center on Friday, March 12, 2021. Hundreds receive Johnson &...
Palomar Nursing Students Assist in Vaccination Effort
Dozens of Palomar College students have earned clinical hours administering COVID-19 vaccines at an Escondido site run by Palomar Health. A similar partnership with Tri-City Hospital is in the works. ESCONDIDO — Inside the parking structure at Palomar Health’s...
Palomar Professor Spearheads Food Deliveries to Hospital Staff
What started as a pizza drop-off in December took on a life of its own, in what’s being called “Feeding Our Frontline Heroes.” ENCINITAS — On Dec. 12, in the midst of the COVID-19 surge that followed the Thanksgiving holiday in San Diego County, Syndee Wood picked up...
Palomar Ranks Among Top U.S. Community Colleges for Latinx Students
For the third year in a row, Palomar College has ranked among the best institutions of higher learning, according to a national news magazine. SAN MARCOS — Palomar College has been selected as one of the “Top 25 Community Colleges Enrolling the Largest Number of...
Palomar Expands Student Wi-Fi Access to Parking Structure
SAN MARCOS — Palomar College on Feb. 1 expanded free wireless internet access to the second floor of the parking structure on campus, providing fast, reliable connectivity for students Monday through Friday. College leaders said the temporary access point was opened...
Palomar Earns SDG&E Energy Award for Net-Zero M&O Building
The utility named Palomar College for its annual Excellence in Energy Leadership Award, following the first year of operations in a highly-efficient new building complex at the San Marcos campus. SAN MARCOS — Palomar College has won an Excellence in Energy Leadership...
New Director of Information Services Set to Join Palomar College
The incoming head of Information Services previously worked at Palomar, and brings his experience managing the technical challenges of the COVID-19 crisis to the district. SAN MARCOS — As the new Director of Information Services (IS), Michael Day is set to take over...