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SDCCD Chancellor Carlos Cortez Video Message for New Academic Year

Colleagues and Friends, As we approach the start of fall classes and a new academic year, SDCCD Chancellor Carlos O. Turner Cortez shares this important update:

08/16/2021
Civil Rights Leader, Coretta Scott King gives address at the Educational Cultural Complex in Southeastern San Diego.

$35 Million State Grant to Renovate Historic Educational Cultural Complex Theatre

On Tuesday, July 21, California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins announced a $35 million renovation grant to restore the historic theatre inside the San Diego College of Continuing Education's Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) as part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 State Budget. The funding will preserve and rehabilitate ECC, one of southeastern San Diego’s

08/04/2021
New Chancellor Dr. Carlos O. Turner Cortez at the SDCCD’s César E. Chávez Campus in Barrio Logan.

Chancellor Carlos O. Turner Cortez Ushers in New Era as Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District

Chancellor Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Ph.D., takes over today as chief executive officer of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD), the district’s first new chancellor in 17 years.Having most recently served as president of the San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE), the largest noncredit adult education institution in the nation, Dr.

07/02/2021
SDCCE students can choose from 75+ free career technical education certificates including healthcare

Summer Session Begins June 14 at San Diego College of Continuing Education

No cost workforce training classes begin Monday, June 14, 2021, at San Diego College of continuing Education (SDCCE). Adult students 18 and older can complete certificates across 75 high-growth and in-demand sectors including Healthcare, Information Technology, and Skilled and Technical Trades or earn a high school diploma/equivalency.SDCCE is the largest provider of noncredit

06/11/2021
SDCCE and SDUSD Celebrate Joint Commencement at Balboa Park in 2018

SDCCE and SDUSD Host Joint Virtual Commencement and Graduation Parade For Class of 2021

San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) will award 6,240 diplomas and certificates on Friday, May 28, 2021 during a joint Virtual Commencement Ceremony with San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) at 11:00 a.m.A drive-thru/walk-up celebration will be held following the ceremony at SDCCE-Mesa College (7350 Armstrong Place San Diego, CA 92111) from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00

05/24/2021
Students safely return to on campus classes at SDCCE’s Welding Yard

Welding Classes at SDCCE Train More Women to Enter Skilled Trades Industries

Free career training is the best way to stay ahead in a pandemic economy. The award-winning welding program at San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) is preparing graduates for in-demand careers at General Dynamics NASSCO and with national union apprenticeships.For lead singer, Brittany Wallace and former educator, Sarah McKee, the COVID-19 crisis was an opportunity

04/27/2021
Class of 2019 Nursing Assistant Graduates at SDCCE (Eric Burke Top Left).

New Graduates Ready for Healthcare Careers Amid COVID-19 Impact

COVID-19 abrupted the American healthcare system, nationalizing the long-standing need for skilled healthcare workers. San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE), a hub for free workforce training, is pivoting new graduates hit hard by a plunging economy toward a career track in public health. Despite remote and hybrid classes, students at SDCCE are earning 100% pass

04/06/2021
SDCCE's Culinary Arts Department Gives Back on International Women's Day

SDCCE's Culinary Arts Department Gives Back on International Women's Day

On Monday, March 8 – International Women's Day 2021 — the San Diego College of Continuing Education’s Hospitality and Culinary Arts Program helped to distribute $1,500 worth of kitchen equipment to over a dozen deserving female students.

03/15/2021
Team ABI (SDCCE students, teachers, and community) participate in surviveHEADSTRONG Walk for Recovery in 2019 at De Anza Cove

San Diego College of Continuing Education Aims to Raise Thousands for Brain Injury Survivors and Classes

This March for National Brain Injury Month, students and teachers from San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) are rallying together once again to raise funds and awareness for San Diego Brain Injury Foundation’s (SDBIF’s) annual surviveHEADSTRONG Walk for Recovery. SDCCE is on track to raise $20,000 by March 20.SDCCE’s Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) programs have been

03/12/2021
SDCCE’s apprenticeship readiness students work with contractors in electrical, carpentry and plumbing.

Accelerated Program at SDCCE Helps Students Enter Union Apprenticeships

Students are on the fast track to becoming apprentices in the building and construction trades industry through San Diego College of Continuing Education’s (SDCCE’s) High Roads Construction Apprenticeship Readiness Program. Applications are now open for adults 18 and older.SDCCE and its partner organizations, San Diego Association of Governments, San Diego Workforce

02/25/2021