Zahra Husainy will never forget the date: August 25, 2021. That’s when the Afghan native, then just 17, became a refugee upon fleeing with her family from their hometown of Kabul after Taliban fighters overwhelmed the besieged capital. “All my goals, my dreams, everything was destroyed overnight,” said Husainy, whose father had been employed by the American military, sewing
03/19/2024
Alexis Durbin always had a flair for fashion. The first-generation American loved dressing up in her mom’s clothes as a child and her passion led her to the retail industry, where she thrived working with Buffalo Exchange for more than seven years, including a year as a store manager in San Francisco.
03/04/2024
Ospierrenida ‘Nida’ Pierre wasn’t going to let anything stop her. Not the harrowing, 3,000-mile odyssey she endured mostly on foot during an often grueling 18 months to reach the U.S. border. Not the shortage of cash that prompted the refugee to stop in towns along the way, young daughter in tow, to work at odd jobs needed to fund the next leg of her journey. Not the
02/12/2024
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) has been selected for a pilot program on board the USS Midway Museum. As part of SDCCE’s tuition-free welding certificate program, students are now gaining real-world experience while contributing to the restoration of the Midway. The pilot will run now through December 13, 2023.“We are so excited to have San Diego College of
11/14/2023
Anyone wondering about the transformative power of the San Diego College of Continuing Education need to look no further than Beatriz Cruz.As she tells it, Cruz was once living the life of a struggling farmworker and began picking grapes, tomatoes and whatever other crops were in season at an early age. School wasn’t even an afterthought or a priority. By her late 20s, the
10/02/2023
The San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE), which this year is conferring a record-breaking 10,537 diplomas and certificates, holds its annual commencement ceremony on Wednesday, June 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.More than 400 SDCCE graduates are expected to participate in the joint commencement ceremony with the San Diego
06/05/2023
The San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) is building our community. Literally.April may be National Welding Month, but at the SDCCE, welding month is a yearlong event. The award-winning program attracts student welders who are proving that the skilled and technical trades are for anyone, any age, who come from all walks of life and who are willing to work hard.
04/24/2023
The San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) will be a prominent participant at the annual surviveHEADSTRONG Walk/Roll for Recovery, a fundraiser hosted by the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation set for March 18 at Mission Bay’s DeAnza Cove.In addition to being a major fundraiser, the event – free and open to the public – also aims to raise awareness about brain
03/15/2023
Young adults are doing their part to keep San Diego safe by containing wildfire risk. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has awarded a $1,255,800 three-year grant to the San Diego College of Continuing Education Foundation’s Employee Training Institute (ETi) to provide Arborist/Utility Line Clearance Training.The tuition-free program is a 200-hour 5-week training to become a
08/26/2022
San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) Clothing and Textiles graduate, Darius Stokes, launches Dluxware, an inclusive high-end underwear, and apparel brand.A hairstylist of 12 years, Stokes originally created the line for male burlesque and go-go dancers. “We live in art, clothing is a way to express yourself without saying anything,” said Stokes, who is fascinated
07/20/2022
