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San Diego Continuing Education Hosts Veterans Fair for Local Adult Students on Nov 9

SDCE student Veterans

SDCE Student Veterans at SDCE’s Educational Cultural Complex

Mountain View, CA. — Today, Thursday, November 9, from 9:30am – 2:00m, San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) will host “Honoring All Who Served”, a Veteran-focused resource fair.

Various military friendly organizations will be in attendance to share about education and career transition opportunities including, Back 2 Work Caltrans Veterans Outreach Program (VOP), an organization that works specifically with formerly incarcerated veterans. Student and community members are invited to attend the free event.

More than 12,500 military veterans and active duty are enrolled at the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) and San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE). California has more veterans than any other state. SDCE provides free general education and short-term vocational certificate programs making the transition into education more comfortable for individuals who are not looking to go to a four-year university directly following service in the military.

 

Date:               Today, Thursday, November 9, 2017

Time:               9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

 9:30am - 11:00am VA Approved Certificate Training Programs

11:30am - 1:30pm  Veterans Resource Fair

11:30am - 12:30pm  Veterans Job Readiness Workshop

1:00pm - 2:00pm Rising to Success Presentation

 

Location:         San Diego Continuing Education (Educational Cultural Complex Foyer)

4343 Ocean View Blvd

San Diego, CA 92113

Cost:                Free

SDCE faculty and student veterans will be onsite for interviews from 11:00am to 2:00pm. For more information contact Allura Garis, agaris@sdccd.edu or 619-388-1296.

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San Diego Continuing Education is the adult education division of the San Diego Community College District. It was one of the first community college continuing education institutions in California to meet the standards for independent accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. More than 40,000 students are served per academic year at seven main campuses in San Diego. Noncredit classes are available at no cost, including online options.