A Successful Giving Tuesday for the Palomar College Foundation
SAN MARCOS — The Palomar College Foundation received $81,973 in donations during the annual Giving Tuesday fund-raiser on December 2, providing significant support in the Foundation’s mission to remove financial barriers to student success. The results were driven in...
Palomar College Employee Completes Facilities Leadership Institute
The Palomar College campus has changed dramatically since Dayna Schwab began working in the college’s Facilities Department 19 years ago. She was still a student at Palomar College when she began working as a short-term employee in the department. Through the years,...
The Value of Knowledge and Previous Experience Equates to Course Credit
Some students starting college already have a wealth of experience, whether it’s from serving in the military or law enforcement, getting on-the-job training or apprenticeships, or learning from volunteer activities. Palomar College’s Credit for Prior Learning program...
Student Success Journey Found at Palomar College
Growing up in the foster care system, Juliette Bailey faced countless challenges in her life. Despite all the obstacles that life has thrown at her, Bailey is a high-achieving student at Palomar College and looking forward to transferring to a university. While...
Palomar College Supports and Celebrates Undocumented Students
Throughout this week, the California Community College system is celebrating its eighth annual Undocumented Student Action Week, as it enrolls the largest population of undocumented students in the nation. The Chancellor's Office in partnership with community allies,...
Palomar College Student Receives Prestigious Scholarship
When she moved to San Diego County from Germany four years ago, Lea Bronson wasn’t sure she would be able to handle college work. With the support of her professors at Palomar College, Bronson excelled in her classes and was selected for a prestigious national...
A Historic Moment for Palomar College Football – First Ever Stadium Opens
For the first time in the 78 year history of Palomar College, the Comet Football program has a home field advantage. The Palomar College Football Stadium opened to a standing room only crowd on September 5, 2024. It was nearly two years ago when the College broke...
Palomar College Offers Online Courses Statewide
After satisfactory completion of all requirements put forth by the California Virtual College (CVC) Course Exchange, Palomar College is now a Teaching College. As a Teaching College, Palomar online courses are now more accessible to community college students...
Putting a Little Play in Ballet
Palomar College Ballet Instructor Dr. Molly Faulkner has had a bit of play in her dance career, performing as a Muppet in a traveling Sesame Street traveling show and as a Disney dancer in Japan, and she wants ballet teachers and students to have that same sense of...
Over 20,000 Students Provided a Path to College
More than 20,000 North County high school students got a better chance to succeed in college over the past seven years thanks to a federal grant to Palomar College that puts tax dollars back into the educational system. The grant-funded program, Gaining Early...