Ospierrenida ‘Nida’ Pierre wasn’t going to let anything stop her. Not the harrowing, 3,000-mile odyssey she endured mostly on foot during an often grueling 18 months to reach the U.S. border. Not the shortage of cash that prompted the refugee to stop in towns along the way, young daughter in tow, to work at odd jobs needed to fund the next leg of her journey. Not the
02/12/2024
It isn’t easy being a college student trying to navigate around San Diego when you don’t have a car, the buses stop running past a certain time, and you’re not within walking distance of a Trolley stop. Just ask San Diego College of Continuing Education student Adriana Dos Santos, who has found herself stuck on campus without a ride on more than one occasion. “Too many
02/08/2024
Enrollment is open now for the spring semester at San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE), which begins Wednesday, January 31.
01/30/2024
The San Diego College of Continuing Education Foundation, the critical fundraising arm for one of the largest tuition-free adult education institutions in California, has hired Dr. Tami Foy as its new CEO/Executive Director.Dr. Foy has served an untold number of students during her more than two decades as an administrator at Southern California colleges and universities and
01/29/2024
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) and The San Diego Black American Policy Foundation (BAPACSD) received $30,000 from the Conrad Prebys Foundation to offer Emergency Relief Aid to residents of South 42nd Street.This stems from the severe winter storm that generated historic rainfall, hazardous flooding and impacted the local Southeastern San Diego community. The
01/26/2024
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) will march this weekend to honor Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 42nd annual MLK parade is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 14th at the Embarcadero on Harbor Dr. This year’s competition float designed by SDCCE’s welding students under the direction of Master Welder, Mike Bradbury, will feature
01/08/2024
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) has secured $1.175 million from a Texas-based nonprofit to double the size of its award-winning welding program and expand program facilities as part of a comprehensive effort addressing a shortage of skilled welders.BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit based in Bryan, Texas, focusing on increasing manufacturing capacity for Defense
11/27/2023
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) students struggling with securing basic needs will be offered free rides to campus under a novel agreement with United Taxi Workers of San Diego.Under terms of a Memorandum of Understanding, SDCCE will issue $100 cab-ride vouchers to students who qualify for the college’s basic needs services. Tracking of rides will be
11/16/2023
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) has been selected for a pilot program on board the USS Midway Museum. As part of SDCCE’s tuition-free welding certificate program, students are now gaining real-world experience while contributing to the restoration of the Midway. The pilot will run now through December 13, 2023.“We are so excited to have San Diego College of
11/14/2023
