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  • Career Transition from Navy to Environmental Protection
    Landing a civilian job after leaving the military can be challenging. For U.S. Navy sailor Beverly Stroud, getting ready for the transition has been attainable, thanks to a free...
  • Apprenticeship Readiness Program Lands Student a Union Job
    Josue Aguero moved to San Diego from Mexico at just ten years old with his family seeking better opportunities and a promising education. Today he is working on the city’s...
  • Taking flight through welding
    Growing up in a military family, Nathan Torres developed an early interest in aircraft and aviation. Now he’s studying welding at San Diego College of Continuing Education,...
  • Leading with Sustainable Innovation
    Students in San Diego College of Continuing Education’s tuition-free Clothing and Textile Arts (CLTX) program are focused on making fast fashion more sustainable by...
  • Adriana Dos Santos Leaves an Impact as Second Student Trustee for...
    This year, Adriana Dos Santos became the second individual to serve as a student trustee representative for the San Diego College of Continuing Education on the San Diego...
  • San Diego College of Continuing Education to Celebrate Record-...
    San Diego College of Continuing Education, which this year is conferring a record-breaking 10,554 certificates and diplomas, will hold its 2024 joint commencement ceremony with...
  • Filipino American Student Finds Pathway to Cybersecurity Career...
    When Raven Antiquiera graduated from CSU Northridge, he expected to land at least an entry level information technology (IT) job. But was met with closed doors to gain access into...
  • Continuing Education Students to Receive $87,475 in Scholarships...
    On Friday, April 26, 2024, San Diego College of Continuing Education will recognize the accomplishments of 188 students at its Forward Together to Your Future Scholarship and...
  • Robotic Welding Coming to San Diego College of Continuing...
    Student welders at San Diego College of Continuing Education (SDCCE) will soon be adding new skills to their repertoire — coding and robotics — for free. While they...
  • A Journey to Financial Independence
    All the hard work is paying off for Rosa Rodriguez, a single mother in San Diego who, for far too long, was barely making ends meet. Thanks to San Diego College of Continuing...
  • From Mexico to the US Becoming a Nurse Again
    Mexican born Registered Nurse, Vanessa Munguia, is beginning her future again in the United States (US) by way of San Diego College of Continuing Education. Munguia is learning...
  • Losing Everything to War; Finding a Future at San Diego College...
    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...