Palomar Will Provide Free Computers and Food to Students on March 18
Funded by a donation to the Palomar College Foundation, the computers will help students continue their education, as instruction moves online starting March 30. SAN MARCOS, CA (March 17, 2020) — As Palomar College students prepare to take all of their courses in a...
No Classes Will Be Held March 16-March 21 at Palomar College
Despite the lack of an identifiable health risk on campus, Palomar College strengthened its efforts to minimize and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), by announcing that no classes will be held online or on-campus from March 16 through March 21, 2020. ...
Palomar College to Move Most Classes Online as a COVID-19 Precaution
Upcoming steps include using “alternate methods of delivery” to continue instruction for the remainder of the spring semester, suspending business travel, restricting spectator access to athletic competitions, and canceling large events. SAN MARCOS, CA (March 12,...
Inaugural HWY 78 Math Competition Set for March 7 at Palomar
What: Inaugural HWY 78 Math Fields Day hosted by Palomar College. When: Saturday, March 7, 2020 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Where: Palomar College 1140 W. Mission Road San Marcos, CA 92069 Event Details: HWY 78 Math Fields Day is a new math competition for students from Palomar...
Palomar College Among Top 100 Producers of Associate Degrees for Minorities
The study names Palomar as one of U.S. institutions with the highest number of minority graduates, as ranked by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. SAN MARCOS, CA — Palomar College is one of the nation’s top colleges when it comes to helping minority students earn...
Spring Semester Brings Students Back to Palomar College
SAN MARCOS—Students returned to Palomar College's main campus and education centers in Rancho Bernardo, Escondido and Fallbrook on Monday, Jan. 27 for the Spring 2020 semester. These were some of the scenes at the San Marcos campus during a week of orientations, first...
Palomar Community College District Aligns Leadership to Address the Immediate Future
January 16, 2020 (San Marcos) – At its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 14, 2020, the Governing Board of the Palomar Community College District formalized the appointment of Dr. Jack Kahn as Acting Superintendent/President of the District. Dr. Kahn has been serving in...
Palomar College Places Superintendent/President on Leave
San Marcos, CA (December 18, 2019) – At an official meeting on December 17, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Palomar Community College District placed Superintendent/President Joi Lin Blake, Ed.D., on paid administrative leave effective immediately pending an...
Transitions Program Wins Economic Development Award
After a year of significant expansion, including the first classes inside the Vista Detention Facility, Palomar’s “Corrections to College” program honored for contributing to the region’s economy. CARLSBAD, CA ― A trailblazing program at Palomar College that is...
Why Palomar College leadership is on the right track
By Dr. Joi Lin Blake, Superintendent/President of Palomar College Originally published Dec. 11, 2019 by The San Diego Union-Tribune. For nearly 70 years, Palomar College Community College located in San Marcos, has provided transformational educational and career...