Dear SDCCE Community,
As we close in on the semester, I want to provide several updates. Thank you to everyone who attended the holiday party today at the Marina Village to celebrate a great year.
Enrollment for Spring 2024 classes is now available! New students should submit a CCCApply application before enrolling in classes and follow the Student Checklist (below). Returning students do not need to submit a CCCApply application. Here are important updates regarding our San Diego College of Continuing Education Application and Spring 2024 Enrollment procedures. More details are available after enrollment numbers in this message.
Enrollment Updates
SDCCE’s overall enrollment for fall stands at 29,723 (12% greater than this time last year and a 0.4% decrease from last week), with a fill rate of 71%. SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 15,809, an increase of 13% compared to last fall (13,970) and a 0.1% increase from last week (15,792). FTEF scheduled for the fall semester is 9% higher than last fall (188.76 to 172.64). Enrollment management efforts continue, with 4% of scheduled sections starting 12/5/2023 or later (39 out of 941). View the enrollment report.
Weekly Enrollment Process Updates
Thank you Dr. Carter, Dr. Spradley, Dean Rubalcaba, Libbier Bakit and the entire SDCCE's Admissions & Records and Outreach Teams for sending weekly enrollment process updates and being present through this transition. See info below:
CCE CCCApply Noncredit Application
Students that are currently enrolled in Fall 2023 classes do not need to submit a CCCApply Noncredit Application in order to enroll for Spring 2024 classes. Upon the student’s first attempt to enroll for the Spring 2024 semester, they will be prompted to answer required questions. These are required once every semester as a continuing student.
Students that are currently enrolled in Fall 2023 classes should not be advised to submit a CCCApply Noncredit Application. Doing so can cause unintended confusion for the student.
All New CCE students will need to complete a CCCApply Noncredit Application in order to enroll in Spring 2024 classes.
All Returning (Discontinued) CCE students will need to complete a CCCApply Noncredit Application in order to enroll in Spring 2024 classes.
Students needing assistance with completing their CCCApply Noncredit Application can be directed to the any Welcome Center or Student Services Office.
Spring 2024 Enrollment Process
All active scheduled Spring 2024 classes will be available for enrollment without the need of a Permission Number on Monday, December 4th, with a some exceptions.
Exceptions:
DSPS: All DSPS classes will continue to require a Permission Number to enroll. For more information: https://sdcce.edu/dsps
ESL: All ESL classes will continue to require a Permission Number to enroll (except Levels 5+). For more information: https://sdcce.edu/esl
Healthcare: HLTH 605 and HLTH 606 will continue to require students to meet program requirement in order to enroll. Students can email sdcecna@sdccd.edu for additional information on how to enroll for these particular classes.
HSDP: All HSDP classes, including INDT 500, will continue to require a Permission Number to enroll. More information regarding the logistics of the updated process forthcoming.
Specific AUTO, HVAC, Plumbing, and Welding classes are set to require a Permission Number to enroll to ensure they maintain their cohort group.
In order for a student to be able to enroll in a class that doesn’t require a Permission Number, they will need to have the appropriate Student Group assigned. For example: If a student would like to enroll in a Clothing Construction class, they will need to have the CTE Student Group assigned. If the student attempts to enroll without having the CTE Student Group, they will receive an error message.
We have over 3,000 enrollments for spring and registration opened today, Woohoo!
Please join us! SDCCE will be holding a news conference and check-presentation ceremony with BlueForge Alliance on Friday,
December 8, at 9 a.m. at the Educational Cultural Complex. Learn More in SDCCE's News Room.
The College and Careers Transitions Team will host a "Your Best Career Fit" workshop on December 5th from 2 to 3 pm. Students MUST Register in advance for this meeting, register here.
SDCCE's next virtual employer mixer will focus on Automotive and Skilled Trades on December 12 at 3 p.m. Please share with students, and community. Register here - join via Zoom. For more info, please contact Sandy Hamel.
Career and College Transitions will host a Chat AI workshop, Using AI the “write” way to build a resume, on December 14th, from 3 pm to 5:00 pm on Zoom. Students can scan the QR code to register. For questions, contact Bruce Reeves at breeves@sdccd.edu.
The common online application for the SDCCE Scholarship and Awards program is NOW OPEN! Students have from now until Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 6:30PM to submit an application for consideration to receive one of the scholarship or award opportunities which recognizing student achievements for the 2023-24 academic year. Last year, we distributed over $87,000 to over 200 students across all programs and campuses.
Students can apply here for a scholarship.
Scholarship Workshops
Educational Cultural Complex
Room 76: Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:00PM to 4:00PM (dark Monday, January 29)
Mid-City Campus
Room 307: Tuesdays, 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Room 204: Thursdays, 8:30AM to 2:30PM
Hyflex at https://bit.ly/sdcce-scholarship
Online: Tuesdays, 7:00PM to 8:00PM
For questions regarding the scholarship program, contact the Office of Student Affairs at SDCCEStudentAffairs@sdccd.edu
SDCCE's Passport to Success welcomed new employees for workshop 3 "Leadership and Succession Planning", which took place at the SDCCD District Office on December 1. We were joined by VPs Spradley, Sabanos, and Carter as well as district leadership, Acting Chancellor Greg Smith, Dr. Michelle Fischthal, Dr. Laurie Coskey, Dr. Susan Topham, Ed.D. Shelly Hess, Nancy Lane, Aimee Gallagher, and Communications Director Jack Beresford. Well done Rachel Rose and Roma Weaver on another great workshop to steward the culture of SDCCE!
The Be Well CCE team will host a series of workshops. To prepare yourself for the long holiday break coming in just a few short weeks, come attend our workshop on Managing the Holiday Blues on December 14th at 12:45PM on Zoom. This presentation is open to all CE students, faculty, and staff.
The last De-Escalation Technique Training ONLINE on December 8th, 2023 at 12:45PM on zoom.
Suicide prevention Training will be held on Dec 13th, 2023 starting at 12:30 for the English Presentation and 1:30 for the Spanish Presentation. Be Well is connecting with Amy Chavez, AMFT from San Diego Youth Services to help build strong community supports for our students.
SDCCE's Emeritus program will host the 2023 Winter Concert on Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m. at the Christ Lutheran Church (4761 Cass St. San Diego, 92019).
SDCCE’s Emeritus Holiday Recital 2023 with Professor Helena Wei will take place on Wednesday, December 13 at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library from 12 to 2:30 p.m.
Emeritus will be hosting a meet-and-greet event to support Emeritus students with SDCCE's new enrollment and registration process for the spring semester. Emeritus faculty are are welcome to invite their students. This event will be held on Friday, December 8th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at CE Mesa (multi-purpose room).
- SDCCE staff will be available to assist with enrollment and registration
- Instructors will be available to discuss their classes and provide flyers and student samples
- Parking is FREE on this day only
- Refreshments and freebies available
Utility Line Clearance Arborists class practice their pruning skills at the Educational Cultural Complex on the college grounds to help clear the fire blight out of the trees in the parking lot. Students interested in becoming an arborist can visit the SDCCE Foundation's ETi Website.
A recent study found that the SDCCD has a $4.5B economic impact on San Diego County, with massive advantages to students, taxpayers and society from the education students receive at the district’s four colleges.
All are welcome! Join SDCCE's Associated Student Body at West City Campus on December 5th for a Winter Holiday Cookie Swap and Contest, join our Associated Student Body at Cesar Chavez Campus on December 12th for a holiday potluck, and join the Associated Student Body at ECC for a holiday clothing drive, benefitting Operation Healing Fields outreach for unhoused individuals in Downtown San Diego.
SDCCE's Emeritus Japanese brush painting classes are featured in the Cool San Diego Sights blog.
Participate in the California Coast Credit Union and the San Diego Food Bank 5th Annual Pack the Pantry Food Drive. Pack the Pantry will help stock food pantries on San Diego and Imperial County college campuses.
The SDCCE Foundation distributed its year-end newsletter newsletter featuring the top fall 2023 accomplishments including the Gateway to College and Careers, ELL, Immigrant and Refugee Program and Scholarship and Awards as well as future initiatives.
SDCCE distributed groceries and gift cards to over 200 families to help them with their Thanksgiving meal during the annual Thanksgiving Bags of Love event.
SDCCE’s DSPS Adapted Art program is having their annual Art Show and Sale on December 5 and December 7 at the Educational Cultural Complex.
The Jackie Robinson YMCA will host its last Community Health & Resource Fair of the year on December 6. Free shuttle rides are available to and from the Educational Cultural Complex. The community fair will start again in 2024.
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 five 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
The AACC 21st Century Center blog highlighted SDCCE’s new partnership 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.
DeeDee Redulla, Executive Assistant to the President attended the Community College League of California’s inaugural Executive Assistant’s Leadership Workshop (EALW).
I am elated to be appointed to the San Diego Workforce Partnership Development Board alongside two other new board members, Dora Mendivil-Angulo, Program and Fiscal Administrator at La Cooperativa Campesina de California and Gina Lee, Program Manager at San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council. This work is critical to the growth of our region’s workforce and the continuous fulfillment of our region’s evolving employer needs.
The Research Corner
This week, we invite you to check out the SDCCE Enrollment Management Dashboard that looks at general data for our institution including Scheduling, Fill Rates, Productivity, and Enrollment Patterns. The dashboard can be found in the following link https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/sdccd.institutional.reseach/viz/SDCCEEnrollmentManagementDashboard/Overview. 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,
