Dear SDCCE Community,

As we prepare for the wonderful holiday season, please let your students know the SDCCE Scholarship and Awards application 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
Online: Tuesdays, 7:00PM to 8:00PM

For questions regarding the scholarship program, contact the Office of Student Affairs at SDCCEStudentAffairs@sdccd.edu

Reminder, SDCCE campuses will be closed for winter break from Thursday, December 21 through Monday, January 1. Regular business hours will resume Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Spring semester for SDCCE begins January 31 and ends June 8. Open registration for the 2024 Spring semester is underway.

Additionally, Thank you all for joining me for SDCCE's annual holiday party. Take a look back at the photo album.

Enrollment Updates

SDCCE’s overall enrollment for fall stands at 29,790 (12% greater than this time last year and a 0.2% increase from last week), with a fill rate of 70%, which is lower than last fall’s (76%). SDCCE’s overall headcount is currently 15,877, an increase of 13% compared to last fall (14,025) and a 0.4% increase from last week (15,809). FTEF scheduled for the fall semester is 9% higher than last fall (188.78 to 172.64). Enrollment management efforts continue, with 3% of scheduled sections starting 12/12/2023 or later (28 out of 941).

Weekly Enrollment Process Updates

I am pleased to report the enrollment as of December 11th, is more than 11,700 with 201 students on the waitlist. Way to go team!

Admissions and Records (A&R) will continue to work with District Ed Services on any system issues. Again, the batch process for the orientation is working when students complete the entire orientation and waitlists are fully functional. Most of the errors are in regard to student groups.

SDCCE held a news conference and check-presentation ceremony with BlueForge Alliance on Friday, December 8th at the Educational Cultural Complex. Kyle Turner, Managing Director for BlueForge Alliance toured SDCCE's award-winning welding facilities. Learn More in SDCCE's News Room.

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.

SDCCE's computing program is among the 30 education programs across the region that the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp as the region’s top computing programs.

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.

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.

In our efforts to meet the Vision 2030: A Call to Action and deepening our commitment to serving our diverse student population through equitable and innovative quality education, we will have limited support available this year for employees to attend the 36th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) on May 28 - June 1, 2024, in Honolulu, HI.

(We encourage applicants that are willing to subsidize the cost of the conference.)

Conference details can be found online here. All employees are welcome to apply. Apply Here.

Those selected to receive support will be notified and are expected to share information creating a FLEX workshop, panel discussion, or community forum that shares key learnings from the conference and how these can be incorporated into our college equity and student success efforts.

Requests will be reviewed by a subgroup of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

Save the Date! You're invited to march in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. parade on Sunday, January 14 with SDCCE. The parade will take place on Harbor Drive (Between Grape and Ash) at 10 a.m. More details to come.

SDCCE's Mid City campus hosted a toys for tots event! View photos.

Please join us for the upcoming toy drives at Mid City Campus:
Thursday, December 15th: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 13th: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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.

Emeritus Holiday Recital 2023, with Professor Helena Wei, is set for Wednesday, December 13 at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library from 12 to 2:30 p.m.

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

Assemblymember David Alvarez hosted the Assembly Select Committee on Reconnecting Communities meeting at SDCCE's Cesar Chavez Campus on December 8th. Assemblymember Alvarez discussed the impact of freeway construction in California with the goal of developing a policy to mitigate some of the most impacted communities. It was an honor to welcome the community and our esteemed elected officials to our college.

Congratulations Desiree “DeeDee” Redulla, Rocio Lopez, Carmen Martinez, and Maria Macias, for being selected for and graduated from the Fall 2023 Supervisory Leadership Development Academy. The Professional Development Program provides participants with the tools and professional development that can be applied in current classification, and assists with career advancement goals and opportunities.

I enjoyed leading a tour of SDCCE's Mid City Campus with SDCCD Board of Trustee, Bernie Rhinerson, and SDCCD Director of Communications, Jack Beresford on December 8.

I attended the Common Ground Theatre production of the Nativity: A Soulful Celebration. It is always wonderful to see our theatre being used to showcase the great talent here in Southeast San Diego.

The Research Corner

This week, we invite you to check out the SDCCE Enrollment Management Trends Dashboard that looks at general data for our institution and it compares the data to the previous week, previous year, and spring to fall term data. The dashboard can be found in 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,