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  • Adriana Dos Santos Leaves an Impact as Second Student Trustee for...
    This year, Adriana Dos Santos became the second individual to serve as a student trustee representative for the San Diego College of Continuing Education on the San Diego...
  • San Diego College of Continuing Education to Celebrate Record-...
    San Diego College of Continuing Education, which this year is conferring a record-breaking 10,554 certificates and diplomas, will hold its 2024 joint commencement ceremony with...
  • Filipino American Student Finds Pathway to Cybersecurity Career...
    When Raven Antiquiera graduated from CSU Northridge, he expected to land at least an entry level information technology (IT) job. But was met with closed doors to gain access into...
  • Continuing Education Students to Receive $87,475 in Scholarships...
    On Friday, April 26, 2024, San Diego College of Continuing Education will recognize the accomplishments of 188 students at its Forward Together to Your Future Scholarship and...
  • Robotic Welding Coming to San Diego College of Continuing...
    Student welders at San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) will soon be adding new skills to their repertoire — coding and robotics — for free. While they...
  • A Journey to Financial Independence
    All the hard work is paying off for Rosa Rodriguez, a single mother in San Diego who, for far too long, was barely making ends meet. Thanks to San Diego College of Continuing...
  • From Mexico to the US Becoming a Nurse Again
    Mexican born Registered Nurse, Vanessa Munguia, is beginning her future again in the United States (US) by way of San Diego College of Continuing Education. Munguia is learning...
  • Losing Everything to War; Finding a Future at San Diego College...
    Zahra Husainy will never forget the date: August 25, 2021. That’s when the Afghan native, then just 17, became a refugee upon fleeing with her family from their hometown of...
  • Designing a Future
    Alexis Durbin always had a flair for fashion. The first-generation American loved dressing up in her mom’s clothes as a child and her passion led her to the retail industry...
  • A Journey Worth Celebrating
    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...
  • Student Welders from San Diego College of Continuing Education...
    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...
  • Beatriz Cruz: From Migrant Worker to College Graduate
    Anyone wondering about the transformative power of the San Diego College of Continuing Education need to look no further than Beatriz Cruz.As she tells it, Cruz was once living...