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San Diego City College History
San Diego City College is a public, two-year community college administered by the San Diego Community College District. Serving as the educational cornerstone of downtown San Diego, the college offers more than 100 majors, 100 certificate programs and 1,500 classes each semester to 16,000 students.

City College will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2014.

Chronology
1914 City College established as the first community college in San Diego
(San Diego Junior College) with 35 students and 4 instructors. City College was the third community college established in California.

1921 City College moved from the high school to share facilities with the
State Normal School, the four-year teachers' college which became San Diego State University.

1939 San Diego Evening Junior College was created by splitting the
institution into two entities, day and evening. With the industrial growth in San Diego, the Evening College was needed to meet the demand for college courses for daytime working people.

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.

1953-54 The first parcel of land, a single city block between Russ Boulevard and A Street, from 14th to 15th Streets, was purchased for the permanent home of what is now San Diego City College. The first buildings constructed were the A and T buildings.

1970s Increasing enrollment resulted in a major expansion project bounded
by Russ Boulevard, 17th, 12th and C Streets. The L, C, S, M, E, D and F buildings were constructed.

1972 San Diego Voters authorized a separate Community College District.

1988 A facilities Master Plan was developed to recommend modifications to
the existing facility, to meet current and future needs.

1989 City College celebrated its 75th Anniversary.

1992 The new 3,000-square foot Fitness Center opens with full fitness and
exercise facilities.

1998 City College leased to San Diego Unified School District, property on
which Garfield High School and a 420-space parking structure is built. City students have shared use of the parking and the College can offer classes in the facility.

2000 Construction completed on the 8,000-square foot Educational
Technology Center. The ETC is fully equipped with state-of-the-art media and teleconferencing equipment.

2002 The 67,000-square-foot Learning Resource Center (LRC) replaced the
30-year-old library. Complete with the most advanced research and learning tools available with 300-internet connected computers, multiple electronic databases, plasma displays offering continuous broadcast news, a collection of more than 65,000 books and over 200 periodicals. Additionally, the three-level LRC houses a Multimedia Center, an Independent Learning Center, and CitySITE - a center for faculty and staff development.

2005 A new Facilities Master Plan was approved by the Board of Trustees
and projects a 20-year build-out to accommodate 25,000 students.

2005 The 2,000-seat, 55,000-square foot Harry West Gymnasium opened.
Dedicated to beloved Coach West, students enjoy three regulation basketball courts, six badminton courts, three volleyball courts, intercollegiate team rooms, workout facilities and new classrooms.

2007 Eight high-tech classrooms added to the LRC lower level, with
additional offices and meeting space.

2008 Renovations begin to convert the L Building into a new Academic
Success Center housing student support services. Opening in spring 2010, ASC will include the Tutorial, Math and English Centers, and the EOPS, MESA, New Horizons, Puente, Umoja, and TRIO/ASPIRE, and CalWORKs Programs.

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