Dear SDCCE Community,
Due to the weather some San Diego College of Continuing Education campuses are experiencing flooding and power outages.
Given the flash flood advisory and long-term rain forecast, the following campuses: Educational Cultural Complex, Cesar Chavez, West City, MidCity, and CE Mesa will be closed out of an abundance of caution for everyone's safety. CE Miramar and North City will remain open. Fully in-person classes will be canceled if they are located at one of the 5 campuses that will be closed. Online, Hyflex, and Hybrid classes will resume online.
Please stay safe. We will continue to monitor all campus locations and provide updates.
Enrollment Updates
Enrollment continues to be strong for the fall semester. SDCCE’s overall enrollment for fall stands at 29,568 (11% greater than this time last year). SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 15,940, an increase of 13% compared to this time last fall (14,087). FTEF scheduled for the fall semester is 9% higher than last fall (188.91 to 172.92).
Spring classes will begin on January 31st, 2024. SDCCE’s overall enrollment for spring stands at 21,745 (20% greater than this time last year, and a 9% increase from last week). SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 12,104 an increase of 14% compared to this time last spring (10,587) and an 8% increase to last week (11,194). FTEF scheduled for the spring semester is 5% higher than last spring (185.84 to 176.86). View the enrollment report here.
We are just one week away from SDCCE's annual Spring Institution Day! I look forward to seeing you all on Monday, January 29th from 9-1:00 p.m. at the Educational Cultural Complex. Flex Day will continue on January 30th with a full line up of Professional Development workshops and sessions. All registered attendees will receive complimentary SDCCE swag and are invited to attend the President's Luncheon. Registration is now closed. Tune in to Institution Day remotely using this webinar Zoom link.
The SDCCE and SDCCD Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 42nd annual parade photos are here!
View the photo album of the parade.
The Noncredit and Credit Alignment Lab (NCAL) SDCCE video with the Education Strategy Group and ACCT is complete. The NCAL video features SDCCE’s current noncredit to credit offerings and SDCCE’s action plan and vision to expand to all Career Technical Education areas in collaboration with City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges.
In addition to Spring Institution Day and Flex Workshops, there will be Professional Development Opportunities this month from January 23 through January 26.
A Disability AWARE Training with trainers from the San Diego Community College District DSPS Department will be held on Friday, January 26th from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. This training is open to all SDCCE Classified Professionals, Faculty, and Administrators. Flex is available for this training, and lunch will be provided. Register here.
For more information email Flex & Professional Development Coordinator, Carla Grossini-Concha at cgrossini@sdccd.edu.
SDCCE’s partnership with United Taxi Workers of San Diego will launch on January 31, 2024. 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.
SDCCE will participate in the All-African Diaspora Education Summit (ADES) 2024 that will be held in Accra and Cape Coast, Ghana, from September 25, 2024 - October 6, 2024.
Building off the unprecedented success and momentum of the 2022 Summit, ADES 2024 seeks to continue the work to advance the strategies and ideas that emerged at the first convening. Like the 2022 Summit, the 2024 convening will once again invite K-16 teachers/faculty, classified professionals, administrators, policy makers, and educational equity advocates that work on the behalf of Black students. SDCCE will send 6 people from our organization to attend ADES Summit 2024.
For more information, please visit the ADES Summit 2024 website. If you are interested in participating in the professional development opportunity, please complete the All-African Diaspora Education Summit Application. The deadline to apply is Thursday, February 1st. Applicants chosen to represent SDCCCE at ADES 2024 will be notified by late February/early March.
The District Office Professional Development Department is pleased to present the following webinar on January 23rd: “Building a Culture of Kindness: Strategies for Promoting Positive Mental Health and Strong Relations”.
CE Flex Credit #31283
Register to attend this event here
Proposals for the Association of Community and Continuing Education's Annual Spring 2024 Conference is open now. Proposals are due by 5:00pm on February 1, 2024. The ACCE Conference will be held at the Dana in San Diego from March 6-8. To submit, contact Carla Grossini-Concha, Flex & Professional Development Coordinator at cgrossini@sdccd.edu.
CALPRO is offering a webinar "Serving New Immigrants and Refugees Through Adult Education Programs", on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 2:00 – 3:00 PM for SDCCE Administrators. The workshops empowers new immigrants and refugees in adult education. This is a free event, click to register for this webinar.
SDCCE’s English as a Second Language department and MAKE Projects, a training program in food service for immigrant and refugee women, have co-enrolled 11 students since July 1. The MAKE program has been accepted by the state as a Career Pathway for the Integrated Education Training plan in SDCCE’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant; these co-enrollments are included as grant outcomes.
The new flooring for SDCCE’s Headquarters is done at the Educational Cultural Complex.
The SDCCE Scholarship and Awards application is open now through January 31st! Students can apply here for a scholarship. For questions regarding the scholarship program, contact the Office of Student Affairs at SDCCEStudentAffairs@sdccd.edu
A reminder that all requests of the Communications Department must be approved by a dean or vice president and requires submission of a request form. You can find the Project Request Form link on the Faculty and Staff Resources Page of our website. Please allow ten working days for a request to be completed. If a request needs immediate attention, please complete the form and contact the Public Information Officer.
President's Updates
I presented at the SDCCD Board of Trustees Retreat this past week, giving an update on SDCCE's 7-year strategic plan, vision, and goals. Our Student Trustee, Adriana Dos Santos did phenomenal presenting on behalf of our students. She touched my heart and invigorated me to work harder as the president of this amazing college!
The Research Corner
This week we invite you to check the Community College Pipeline website. This webpage has several dashboards that show data related to community college offerings, demographics of students, student milestones, student employment data, as well as student outcomes data. These dashboards have overall state data and can be filtered down to SDCCE data. The website can be found on the following link. Take a minute to review this resource and email jsalcedo001@sdccd.edu if you have any questions.
President's Office Hours
President's Office Hours are back! Individual zoom meetings will be 20 minutes and are available on a first come first serve basis. If you would like to schedule a virtual appointment with me, please email sdccepresident@sdccd.edu for detailed information.
Best,
