San Diego City College (known more informally as
City College or
City) is a public, two-year community college located in San Diego,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. It is administered by the
San Diego Community College DistrictThe San Diego Community College District consists of the campuses of San Diego City College,San Diego Mesa College,San Diego Miramar College and San Diego Continuing Education. Serving over 100,000 students, it is the second largest community college district in the state of California and one of...
. City College is accredited by the
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.
City College is coeducational. It has a semester-based academic calendar. It has a campus of 40 buildings situated near Balboa Park. Enrollment as of 2004 was 14,687 students.
San Diego City College (known more informally as
City College or
City) is a public, two-year community college located in San Diego,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. It is administered by the
San Diego Community College DistrictThe San Diego Community College District consists of the campuses of San Diego City College,San Diego Mesa College,San Diego Miramar College and San Diego Continuing Education. Serving over 100,000 students, it is the second largest community college district in the state of California and one of...
. City College is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and CollegesThe Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin...
.
City College is coeducational. It has a semester-based academic calendar. It has a campus of 40 buildings situated near Balboa Park. Enrollment as of 2004 was 14,687 students. Courses are provided in general education, lower-division transfer programs, occupational and developmental education. The school newspaper, City Times, was founded in 1945 and is run by students of the college's journalism program.
History
Community college education in San Diego began in 1914 when the Board of Education of the
San Diego City SchoolsSan Diego City Schools, also known as the San Diego Unified School District, is the school district of San Diego, California. It was founded in 1854...
authorized postsecondary classes for San Diego high school students. Classes opened with four faculty members serving 35 students. It was the fourth community college established in California.
Property for a permanent campus was purchased in the early 1950s and construction began on the first buildings. Additional property was added to the campus in the 1970s. The entire college was the recipient of new construction in the early 2000s, with the new addition of The Learning Center. This happened at the same time SDCC changed its placement test from APS to COMPASS.
City Times, the student newspaper,was founded in 1945 as The Jay Sees and later renamed Fortknightly as a bi-weekly publication. The paper became City Times in 1978. The journalism program also published a yearbook through the 1950s called Legend.
Notable alumni
- Pete Adams
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player
- William Gay
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player
- Monica Lowe - Radio Personality, KGB-FM San Diego and KZZO
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Sacramento
- James Sinegal
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Chief Executive Officer
[Sergio Mitre]- [Major League Baseball] [MLB] player- New York Yankees
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