San Diego City College

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San Diego City College
CityLogo.png
Type Public community college
Established1914
Parent institution
 California Community Colleges System
Budget US$102,469,454
Chancellor Gregory Smith (acting)
President Ricky Shabazz
Academic staff
663
Administrative staff
543
Students16,852 (Spring 2016)
Location
San Diego
,
California
,
United States

32°43′04″N117°09′05″W / 32.7178°N 117.1514°W / 32.7178; -117.1514 32°43′02.82″N117°09′09.18″W / 32.7174500°N 117.1525500°W / 32.7174500; -117.1525500
Campus Urban, 60 acres (24 ha)
Colors     Red, White and Gold
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Website www.sdcity.edu

San Diego City College (City College or City) is a public community college in San Diego, California. It is part of the San Diego Community College District and the California Community College System. San Diego City College is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).

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City College is located in Downtown San Diego. The 60-acre (24 ha) campus consists of 40 buildings, and is adjacent to Balboa Park, the I-5 freeway and San Diego High School. Courses are provided in general education, lower-division transfer programs, and occupational and developmental education.

History

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San Diego City College with San Diego-Coronado Bridge in the background.

Community college education has its roots directly linked to San Diego City College when in 1914, the Board of Education of the San Diego City Schools authorized postsecondary classes for the youth of San Diego. Classes then opened that fall at San Diego High School with four faculty members and 35 students, establishing San Diego City College as the third community college in California.

In 1921, City College moved from the high school to share facilities with San Diego State Teachers College (now known as San Diego State University). For 25 years, the Junior College program remained at San Diego State University. During this period, in 1938, the San Diego Vocational Junior College was established to offer training in technical-vocational skills to post high school students. The following year, the San Diego Evening Junior College was set up to provide college classes in the evening for adults who were unable to attend classes during the day.

City Times, the student newspaper, was founded in 1945 as The Jay Sees and later renamed Fortknightly as a bi-weekly publication. The paper was to become City Times in 1978. The journalism program also published a yearbook through the 1950s called Legend.

By 1946, City College moved back to San Diego High School and reorganized into three branches: San Diego Vocational High School, San Diego College Arts and Sciences, and San Diego Evening Junior College. City College took its permanent campus and during the 1950s and 60s, land was acquired to allow expansion through various blocks of today's northeast Downtown San Diego. Additional property was added to the campus in the 1970s.

The campus has received extensive expansion and renovations in the last 20 years starting with the opening of a 3,000-square-foot (280 m2) Fitness Center in 1992. The Educational Technology Center opened in 2000 along with the Learning Resource Center (LRC) in 2002. This happened at the same time SDCC changed its placement test from APS to COMPASS. The Harry West Gymnasium opened in 2005, the Academic Success Center in 2009 and Career Technology Center was inaugurated in late 2010.

The latest projects are being funded by the bond measure, Propositions S and N, passed in 2002 and 2006, of $1,979 billion with monies dispersed throughout the District. Further construction and renovations are taking place and will continue through 2014 at City College, including construction of new Arts and Humanities, Math and Science and Engineering Technology buildings.

Governance

San Diego City College is governed through a "shared governance" process where the college is headed by a President who acts as chief executive officer and is responsible for carrying out districtwide policies as directed by the District's Chancellor, as approved by the District's Board of Trustees.

Within the college, shared governance activities involve faculty, students and staff in the development of solutions to key policy and college-related issues. The different governing bodies in the governance process assist in the communication of the nature and the necessities of college projects throughout the college community. The college's institutional governance is structured to promote a process of independent and critical thinking based on observation, questioning and research protocols. This governance process is participatory, meaning that all vested interest groups or individuals have the opportunity to voice opinions and in turn achieve decisions formulated based on the creativity of participating groups.

The governing body will make recommendations, through the College President, to the District's Chancellor and the Board of Trustees.

Administration

San Diego City College has four major governing components: the Executive Administration, an Academic Senate, an Associated Students Government and a Classified Senate. The college's administration is then represented in institutional governance through membership on the College Council, leadership of the schools, and representation on the President's Cabinet and other participatory governance committees. Governing bodies work together to carry out the responsibilities that fall within the college administration, including provision of educational programs, student support services, staff development, direct campus operations, and various ancillary functions.

All administrative departments and operations are under the final authority of the President, who reports to the Chancellor. The Board of Trustees is the final level of authority for all functions outside the college and within the District.

President

The President serves as City College's chief executive officer and is responsible for carrying out policies as directed by the District's higher authority. The President also serves as the leader for the college and is also responsible for the day-to-day operations at the college and approving and carrying out college-wide policies as reached with the aid of college's governing bodies.

Academics

The college offers 250 majors and certificate programs and 1,500 classes each semester to more than 17,000 students. [1]

Campus safety and security

While the campus is a relatively safe campus for students to study at, security on campus was called into question when a student was murdered on campus in October 2010. [2] [3] The campus murder prompted administrators to re-evaluate campus security planning, which looked at adequacy of lighting, the availability of panic buttons, and other security measures. [4]

Notable alumni

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Malcolm Thomas

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References

  1. ↑ "History - About - San Diego City College". www.sdcity.edu. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Julie Watson (October 13, 2010). "Woman Found Slain in San Diego College Restroom". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Murder Charge Filed Against Fugitive Husband of Slain College Student". KTLA. October 13, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ Shane Finneran (December 14, 2010). "Campus safety issues addressed". Citytimes (student paper). Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001538581840&sk=about&section=edu_work [ dead link ][ user-generated source ]
  6. ↑ "Dave Grayson, San Diego prep and AFL star, dies at 78". August 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
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