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Following Her Heart to City College
Wendy Wang didn’t know when the director of financial aid sat next to her in the cafeteria years ago that she would soon take the first steps on a long and fulfilling career path. But San Diego City College’s new director of financial aid started both her education and her career on a community college campus and has been developing her expertise in the field ever since.
Finding Success During COVID
If not for the pandemic, Jennifer Gonzales might never have attended San Diego City College. But as a senior in high school, COVID-19 took hold and Gonzales had a hard discussion with her family about her future. They decided it was best for her to pivot to a community college rather than go to a four-year institution (she had been accepted to three universities, including UC San Diego and San Diego State).
Fighting Hunger at the Knights’ Table
It’s alarming, but true. A significant number of community college students may be facing food insecurity, but San Diego City College has taken another step in its initiative to keep those on campus from going hungry.
Preparing Students for Transfer
Transferring from a community college to a university is a major milestone for students. While the City College Transfer Center is usually the last stop before graduation, Coach Joseph D’Ambro believes the center should be a student’s first step.
Welcome Home City
The 41-year-old homeless and formerly incarcerated student had just come down with COVID-19 and was looking for help when she learned about the Welcome Home City program aiding housing insecure students at San Diego City College. It changed her life.
Lydia Bakit: Serving Students and Building the Campus Community
For Lydia Bakit, City College is a home away from home – which is why she’s so dedicated to her responsibilities as the campus’s business office support supervisor.
Graphic Design Program Continues to Shine
San Diego City College’s award-winning Graphic Design program has been ranked as the top educational program of its kind in the world by a London-based, graphic design industry nonprofit. City also ranked second in the World Brand Society’s Global Design Education Ranking, which is based on cumulative number of points and awards secured in its competitions. City was the only community college on the World Brand Design Society’s lists for 2022-23.
