Salsa Under the Stars to benefit Grossmont College music students
Grossmont College’s music department scholarship fundraiser, “Salsa Under the Stars,” on April 29 is a great way to practice your best Latin dance moves while reveling in the knowledge of doing a good...
View ArticleGrossmont College events mark Asian Pacific Islanders Heritage Month
May marks national Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Grossmont College is hosting a series of events starting with a May 1 campus mixer and continuing through May 16 with lectures, dance, food...
View ArticleCuyamaca College chamber music series concludes May 22 with Mozart sonatas...
Cuyamaca College’s ECHO Chamber Music Series concludes its 2018-19 season May 22 when violinist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu and pianist Orion Weiss return to the Samuel M. Ciccati Theatre for an evening of...
View ArticleEast County Career Expo at Cuyamaca College always a big draw
A near-record 60 exhibitors were on hand at Wednesday’s 27th annual East County Career Expo put on by the Career Education Department at Cuyamaca College. More than 100 students registered in advance...
View ArticleArt exhibit blossoms at Cuyamaca College
Now in its second year, the "Art Blooms" exhibit features more than 300 pieces of art representing graphic design, two- and three-dimential design, drawing, watercolor, applied design and crafts,...
View ArticleNew opportunities for Cuyamaca College student Armando Arevalo
Armando Arevalo Armando Arevalo would be the first to tell you he wasn’t much into studying while in high school. He came to Cuyamaca College nearly four years ago mostly to take a few music...
View ArticleTake Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges' summer classes; you'll still have time...
Summer’s just around the corner, which means summer session starts soon at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges.Whether you’re a university student looking to take a transferable class during summer break,...
View ArticleSecond East County school district joins the East County Education Alliance
Board members and leaders of the 3 districtsThe Mountain Empire Unified School District has joined the East County Education Alliance, a partnership formed five years ago to ensure a seamless...
View ArticleDanika Lund: From Cuyamaca College to a premier dental school
Danika LundDanika Lund has overcome more than her share of obstacles on her journey toward dental school. Whether it was not being credited for two years of science classes or a clerical error keeping...
View ArticleA record year as graduation day approaches at Grossmont, Cuyamaca colleges
Almost 2,700 graduates from Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges will be receiving 5,652 degrees and certificates at this year’s commencements, setting a new record as the largest graduating class from the...
View ArticleMortarboards with a special touch a feather in the cap for many Grossmont...
Commencement is a day of celebration, but for some, the pomp and circumstance is more than they can afford.Juliette Harrington with soon-to-be graduates Carlos Espinoza,Mario Bojorquez and Angelica...
View ArticleCuyamaca College helps near-blind student focus on her goals
Maryam Abdul-Sattar, center, with her sister, Laiba, right.Maryam Abdul-Sattar hasn’t let her blindness or a perilous past as an Afghan refugee hold her back. An honor’s graduate with an associate...
View ArticleA proud day of joy and accomplishment
Marking another record year, Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges on June 5 and 6 awarded 5,652 degrees and certificates to 2,699 graduates, the largest graduating class in the college district’s...
View ArticleTwo from Grossmont College receive national scholarships for LGBTQ community...
Two Grossmont College students are recipients of scholarships from the Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer...
View ArticleGrossmont, Cuyamaca colleges secure grants to expand online career education
Cuyamaca College's auto technology program Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges have each secured a $500,000 grant to build online career education programs to train students with the skills needed for...
View ArticleKristina Moore: Cuyamaca College graduate finds support needed to thrive
Kristina MooreKristina Moore embodies how Cuyamaca College’s Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) is impacting lives every day. Suffering from PTSD and living with extreme anxiety disorder...
View ArticleHelp wanted: Three volunteers for Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee
Civic-minded East County residents with ties to the business community or the construction industry are invited to apply for three seats on the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District’s Citizens’...
View ArticleIgnacio Garcia: Shifting into a new career thanks to Cuyamaca College
Ignacio GarciaIgnacio Garcia found the perfect career thanks to Cuyamaca College’s award-winning Auto Technology program.A graduate of Granite Hills High School, Garcia, 27, came to Cuyamaca College...
View ArticleOpen registration starts for fall semester at Grossmont, Cuyamaca colleges
Grossmont's Corrections Academy starts soon.Open registration starts July 17 at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges for fall semester classes beginning Aug. 19 for some 30,000 students with goals of...
View ArticleGrossmont College welcomes public to Career Academy Week
Making learning cool is what’s behind Grossmont College’s Career Academy Week, a three-day event featuring speakers, demonstrations and a new mobile lab where visitors can try their hand at virtual...
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