San Diego College of Continuing Education

Reminder 📢:
The 2025 Scholarship and Awards Program application is available!
This year, the application has adapted the short answer questions from previous years into a "personal statement" - the personal statement prompts can be found on the Scholarship website. In addition, guidance on how to craft a personal statement and other assistance with the application is available through the Tutoring and Learning Center following the winter break.
Learn more and apply by visiting, sdcce.edu/scholarships

We’re cutting the ribbon 🎀 on a new chapter in learning at SDCCE! Come celebrate the Grand Opening of the Tutoring & Learning Center (TLC) at the Educational Cultural Complex on January 14, 2025, at 1 PM. The TLC offers tutoring for enrolled SDCCE students and is now open for High School Equivalency (HSE) testing, and scholarship application support. There will be light refreshments and opportunity drawings throughout the open house. Everyone is welcome! 🎊

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Join SDCCE and SDCCD as we come together to honor Dr. King's legacy on January 19 at 10 a.m. by participating in the 43rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. This year’s powerful theme is "The Time is Now." We hope to see you there! Commemorative T-shirts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Happy New Year SDCCE Community! A fresh year means fresh opportunities! ✨ We’re excited to support you in achieving personal, academic, and professional success this year. Let's make this year your best yet! Get started: SDCCE.EDU

The 2025 Scholarship and Awards Program application is now available!

This year, the application has adapted the short answer questions from previous years into a "personal statement" - the personal statement prompts can be found on the Scholarship website. In addition, guidance on how to craft a personal statement and other assistance with the application is available through the Tutoring and Learning Center following the winter break.

Learn more and apply by visiting, sdcce.edu/scholarships

Free Google Suite Classes are enrolling now for the Spring 2025 semester at San Diego College of Continuing Education.

Discover how to leverage Google Apps, a powerful suite of web-based productivity tools, to excel in a business environment.

Learn more about our FREE classes: https://mailchi.mp/sdccd/spr25-google-suite-1

Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and safe holiday season! All SDCCE campuses will be closed for winter break from Monday, December 23 through Wednesday, January 1. Regular business hours will resume Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Please note that non-instructional days begin this week on December 20, and many of our campuses are closed to the public. Mid City, North City, CE Mesa, and West City campuses will have modified hours for students during winter break.

Mid-City will be open on December 20th from 8am-2pm and on Jan. 2 from 8am-5pm, Jan. 3 from 8am-2pm.

North City, CE Mesa, West City will be open on December 20th from 8 am to 2 pm.

This winter break, share your holiday traditions in a public social media post using the hashtag - you can post photos, a short description, or even make an Instagram or TikTok video - and be sure to tag in your post, too!

You are cordially invited to attend our Annual Emeritus Holiday Concert happening today, Wednesday, Dec 18th, from 1:00 PM-3:30 PM at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library. This concert will feature faculties and students mostly from our piano and guitar applied music classes of the Emeritus program. We hope to send you off with a wonderful musical celebration before our winter holiday break. No need to RSVP, just come and be joyful with us!

Scripps Miramar Ranch Library: 10301 Scripps Lake Dr, San Diego, CA 92131

Emeritus Piano recital Spripps Miramar Ranch Library

The festive holiday spirit is in full swing at our Cesar Chavez Campus! Students and faculty came together to celebrate and decorate gingerbread houses.

From spearheading SDCCE's on campus events, leading social media spirit week campaigns, to presenting at the Student Senate of the California Community Colleges Advocacy Conference, our Student Affairs and Associated Students of the College of Continuing Education (ASCCE) members and leaders are amazing! Thank you ASCCE team!

Space is open for Home Health Aide!

HLTH 606: Home Health Aide
CRN: 75200
Schedule: 01/09/2025 - 01/24/2025 (Theory days: 8:00am - 2:15pm & Clinical days: 8:00am - 2:30pm)
Location: Cesar Chavez Campus
Faculty: Alba, John Raymond

Learn more about the free course: https://mailchi.mp/sdccd/free-home-health-aid-course

San Diego College of Continuing Education is pleased to announce Dr. Masahiro Omae as the new Vice President of Instructional Services. Dr. Omae, who has been a dedicated leader in the San Diego Community College District since 2014, brings over a decade of experience in higher education leadership, program management, noncredit to credit development expertise, and a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Omae to our leadership team. His proven track record in academic leadership, coupled with his unwavering dedication to fostering a collaborative and inclusive learning environment, aligns perfectly with the college’s values and goals. Dr. Omae’s expertise will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and expand our instructional programs in response to the evolving needs of our students and community.

Read more about Dr. Masahiro Omae and his new leadership role at SDCCE at SDCCE's News Room: SDCCE.EDU/NewsRoom

🎓🎉 San Diego College of Continuing Education proudly celebrated its first-ever pinning ceremony for our newest Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) graduates with President Tina M. King, SDCCD Chancellor Gregory Smith, our dean, fantastic team of instructors, and amongst friends and family.

Congratulations Class of 2024! We look forward to all you will accomplish and most importantly the many lives you will impact. 💜🩺

Spring enrollment is open now! Don’t miss your chance to explore a wide range of FREE courses and programs to elevate your skills. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, pursue a passion, continue taking classes, or start a new journey, SDCCE has a variety of options to choose from. Get started at SDCCE.EDU

The Tutoring & Learning Center (TLC) is available to help students with their scholarship application and essay! Students must enroll in tutoring at the TLC at ECC, room 76 or at MCC, room 317 during the hours below.

The TLC is open the following days and hours at ECC, room 76:

Course: ABED 445
CRN: 76590 (ECC)
ECC- Room 76
Mon & Wed 11 am to 5:30 pm
Tues 7 am to 12 pm
Thurs 8 am to 11 am

The TLC offers services at MCC, room 317 the following days and hours:
Course: ABED 445
CRN: 76591 (Mid City)
MCC - Room 317
Tue & Thur 12:30 to 5:30 PM

We are looking forward to recognizing the newest graduating Certified Nursing Assistant students during the first-ever pinning ceremony at San Diego College of Continuing Education!

Many of our graduates are returning to the classroom after being away for quite some time and or are fleeing their home country for a better future. That already is something to celebrate, and now we are adding on with this incredible accomplishment. Learn more: https://sdcce.edu/organization/news/certified-nursing-assistant-graduates-be-recognized-during-first-ever-pinning

We are pleased to report, our college, for the first time in its history, has an official Campus Operations Supervisor (COS) for each of our seven College of Continuing Education Campuses. Please congratulate our new COS team members as well as our existing COS who keep our campuses running safely and smoothly. Thank you for all you do for our college!