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$11.8 Million Investment Creates Pathways for Southwestern College Students to UC San Diego Degrees in Healthcare and Data Science
By: Stephanie Kingston
Southwestern College students will have new opportunities to prepare for careers in pharmacy, health care and data science through an $11.8 million state investment. This investment further strengthened an educational partnership between Southwestern College and the University of California San Diego’s expansion of its bachelor's degree program in Public Health (...)
Southwestern College Welcomes U.S. Consul General Lance Hegerle to Advance Binational Education and Workforce Development
By: Dr. Joel Pilco
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Southwestern College welcomed U.S. Consul General Lance Hegerle to campus on October 9 for a strategic visit focused on strengthening binational education, workforce development, and cross-border partnerships that support the economic vitality of the CaliBaja region (...)
Building What Comes Next
By: Stephanie Kingston
Sometimes, the most meaningful opportunities are connected in ways you don’t see coming.
For Southwestern College student Eduardo Cordero, one opportunity led to another, creating a remarkable full-circle story (...)
Roaring Into 65 Years at Southwestern College
By: Stephanie Kingston
A new academic year is underway at Southwestern College, bringing nearly 20,000 students back to campus and welcoming new faces as they begin a new chapter in their lives (...)
Connection Start at the Hub
By: Stephanie Kingston
Southwestern College unveils a safer commute at the new Transit Center.
The District recently celebrated the opening of its new Transit Center at the Chula Vista campus, creating a safer, more accessible arrival point for students, employees and visitors who use public transportation (...)
Student Voices
From Building A Buggy to Building A Future
By: Javier Jorquera Estero
While walking to calculus class in the fall of 2025, I noticed a poster for the Southwestern College Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Club. While I was not familiar with Baja racing, I could tell it was related to engineering and motorsports, two things I have been passionate about since I was a child. The club stayed on my mind for months (...)
Part Asian, Fully Me: Navigating My Mixed Asian American Identity at Southwestern College
By: Troy Andrew Bash and Tristan James Kately
On May 1, 2026, Southwestern College (SWC) hosted the first San Diego Region 10 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Student Research Summit with students from City of College of San Diego, Mesa College, and Miramar College. Our keynote speaker, Malaka Gharib, gave us insight on the struggles of someone who is mixed-race (...)
Connecting Our Canoes: Finding Belonging, Visibility, and Purpose in Higher Education
By: Ella Concepcion, Emily-Joy LeonGuerrero, Adrian Moster, Luke M. Schwenke, and Ale’a Tufaga
For many Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) students, higher education can feel isolating. NHPI representation is limited, cultural understanding is often overlooked, and belonging can feel distant. Thanks to funding by the Southwestern College (SWC) Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) (...)
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