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San Diego Continuing Education’s Clothing Construction and Textiles students Sew Personal Protective Equipment (Photo Courtesy of Extraordinary Kits)

San Diego Continuing Education Students Volunteer for Project Mask to Sew Protective Gear Donations

Clothing Construction and Textile students at San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE), California's largest noncredit institution, are volunteering with Project Mask to help combat critical protective gear shortages due to COVID-19. Students are utilizing the skills they have learned in the classroom to sew homemade mask donations for their neighbors.The Centers for Disease

04/07/2020
District Rises to the Occasion During Transition to Online Learning

District Rises to the Occasion During Transition to Online Learning

Miramar College mathematics professor Becky Stephens would be the first to tell you she is not the most tech savvy person around.

04/01/2020
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Classes Canceled Week of March 16 as the San Diego Community College District Moves to Alternative Modes of Instruction

All classes at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and San Diego Continuing Education are canceled for the week of March 16 as the San Diego Community College District moves to alternative modes of instruction, including online classes, starting the week of March 23. The decision was made today by SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, in consultation with the campus

03/13/2020
Elected officials and Community Members attend Coretta Scott King Inaugural Brunch

Coretta Scott King Inaugural Brunch Raises $80K to Renovate Educational Cultural Complex

On Saturday morning, March 7, 2020, the Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) — one of southeastern San Diego’s only centers for education and arts, raised $80K during the Coretta Scott King Inaugural Benefit. The fundraiser kicked off a $40 million capital campaign to remodel the historical campus. Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Councilmember Monica Montgomery, and Council President

03/10/2020
Fashion students sew pillowcases for San Diego’s foster youth. The fabric was donated by Visions Art Museum and the Delta Phi Sorority.

Fashion Students make Pillowcases for Foster Youth during Spring Charity Sew

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, fashion students at San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) will make brightly colored and kid-friendly patterned pillowcases to benefit local foster youth. The Spring Charity Sew will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at West City Campus in Point Loma (3249 Fordham St, San Diego, CA 92110).SDCE offers residents two free fashion and textile

03/09/2020
SDCE's Welding students design Civil Rights Movement float for MLK Jr. Parade

Coretta Scott King Inaugural Benefit to Raise Funds for Educational Cultural Complex Renovations

A building envisioned 44 years ago, as one of southeastern San Diego’s only centers for education and arts, will take part in a projected $35 million renovation. San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) will host the Coretta Scott King Inaugural Benefit from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Educational Cultural Complex, 4343 Ocean View Blvd.

03/04/2020
Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at ECC in 1985 and called upon San Diegans to advocate worldwide peace in commemoration of her late husband’s birthday. (Photo courtesy of The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Educational Cultural Complex hosts Coretta Scott King Inaugural Benefit to Renovate Theatre as a potential Civil Rights Landmark

A building once envisioned as one of southeastern San Diego’s only centers for education and arts 44 years ago will soon take part in a projected $35 million renovation. San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) will host the Coretta Scott King Inaugural Benefit, a brunch fundraiser, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Educational Cultural Complex, 4343

02/27/2020
Live African drumming performance fills Southeastern San Diego theatre

50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act during Black History Month

In celebration of Black History Month and in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) will open its doors to the public from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm on Thursday, February 13, 2020. SDCE Rocks the Vote: African Americans and the Vote will include live music, dance, and spoken word.

02/11/2020
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Open House in Point Loma January 25

On Saturday, January 25, 2020 San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) will host a public open house for the Point Loma community and its surrounding neighbors. The free event is scheduled from 10:00am to 2:00pm at SDCE’s West City Campus (3249 Fordham St, San Diego, CA 92110).Prospective students and their families are invited to experience SDCE’s free high-quality career

01/23/2020
Elizette Garcia completes Auto Body and Paint Technician Certificate at San Diego Continuing Education

Spring Semester Begins Jan. 27, 2020.

San Diego is leading the charge for higher levels of education and skilled workers for California’s growing workforce. The state’s largest noncredit adult education institution, San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE) is helping residents earn higher wages and find greater job security with free career education training in ‘Middle Skills’ industries. Enrollment is still

01/23/2020