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San Diego Mesa College Named Top “Champion For Excellence In Transfer” In California Community Colleges By Office of Communications open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com (San Diego, Calif) -- San Diego Mesa College ranks top of the California community colleges and California State Universities honored as a “Champion for Excellence in Transfer” for 2016 by the Campaign for College Opportunity. These ten California Community Colleges are producing the largest number of students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) and have demonstrated significant growth in ADT production year over year. June 2nd in Sacramento, Secretary of State Alex Padilla, Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta, and the Board of the Campaign for College Opportunity along with the California Business Roundtable will honor all 13 California community colleges and three CSU campuses who have significantly increased the number of students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer, transferring to a CSU as a junior, and earning a bachelor's degree. Claudia Estrada, who directs Mesa’s career and transfer program, will receive the award on behalf of Mesa College. “It’s an honor to be recognized for our efforts to increase transfer pathways and degree completion,” noted Dr. Pamela T. Luster, president. “This reflects the effort and dedication of faculty and staff in both our student services and instructional divisions, and underscores our efforts to be the leading college of equity and excellence.” Mesa conferred 691 Associate Degrees for Transfer in 2014-15, ranking it first among the 113 California Community Colleges in terms of ADT production. Mesa College grew ADT production by 367 degrees from the 2013-14 academic year, a 113% increase and the largest numeric increase of all community colleges in the state. In 2014-15, Mesa transferred 681 students to the California State University system. Two other San Diego colleges, Grossmont College and Southwestern College, ranked 9th and 10th. California's Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) program, established by the STAR Act in 2010, cuts through redundant requirements that created unnecessary hurdles for students seeking to transfer from a California Community College to a California State University (CSU) campus. Among the largest community colleges in California and the nation, San Diego Mesa College is a fully accredited, comprehensive college serving 25,000 students and offering more than 196 associate degree and certificate programs. In August, 2015, Mesa College became the first California community college to offer a bachelor’s degree. As the second-largest of California’s 72 community college districts, the San Diego Community College District serves approximately 100,000 students annually through three two-year colleges and San Diego Continuing Education. The three colleges, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego Miramar College, offer associate degrees and certificates in occupational programs that prepare students for transfer to four-year colleges and entry-level jobs. Mesa College also offers a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management. Continuing Education offers noncredit adult education at six campuses throughout San Diego.

Click here to read about the Honorees. Click here to view CA Community College ADT Progress. open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Click here to read the Campaign for College Opportunity Transfer report. Tags: Academic Programs, Transfer, Student Success

Additional Information Contacts Anabel Pulido Public Information Officer [email protected] (619) 388-2759 Jack Beresford Director, Communications and Public Relations [email protected] (619) 388-6540 Photos 2016 Fall Transfer Fair 2016 Student Transfer Recognition Luncheon Jumpstart Your Success at Mesa

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October 05, 2016 Transfer Fair Inspires Students Looking at Four-Year Colleges By Lauren J. Mapp

open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com San Diego Mesa College students received information and advice about transferring to four-year colleges and universities during the Fall Transfer Fair on Oct. 4 at the Mesa Promenade.

Representatives from more than 78 colleges attended the event, handed out pamphlets and gave out advice about transferring to their colleges to the approximately 1,638 students who attended the event throughout the day.

June 02, 2016 San Diego Mesa College named top "Champion for Excellence in Transfer" in California Community Colleges By Office of Communications

open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com San Diego Mesa College ranks top of the California community colleges and California State Universities honored as a “Champion for Excellence in Transfer” for 2016 by the Campaign for College Opportunity. These ten California Community Colleges are producing the largest number of students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) and have demonstrated significant growth in ADT production year over year.

April 25, 2016 Professional Development at the "LOFT" Boosts Student Success at Mesa College By Office of Communications

open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Faculty, staff, and administrators at San Diego Mesa College have a new center for developing innovative strategies on student success, a center that underscores why the campus has become a national leader for equity and excellence in higher education.

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November 02, 2016 Week of Events to Honor Veterans at Mesa College By Lauren J. Mapp

open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com With Veterans Day on the horizon, student veterans and their support staff on campus are gearing up for a week of activities to honor their service.

“We know that it’s not just ‘a’ day that we need to honor our veterans, it’s something that we need to honor every day,” said Ramiro Hernandez, Mesa College Counseling Department Professor. “Thankfully, here at Mesa, we’ve been able to make it into a weeklong celebration.”

October 26, 2016 Bridges to the Baccalaureate Scholar Wins SACNAS Chemistry Award By Lauren J. Mapp

open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Bridges to the Baccalaureate scholar Emmanuel Gutierrez-Alfonzo from San Diego Mesa College was recently honored at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science annual National Research Conference in Long Beach, California for his chemistry research.

The research that received the top undergraduate chemistry award at the Oct. 13-15 conference was conducted by Gutierrez-Alfonzo and his partner Jose Rizo, a former Mesa College Bridges scholar and current student studying molecular synthesis and pharmacological chemistry at University of California, San Diego.

October 25, 2016 Mesa Dancers to Perform Their `Visions in Movement´ By Lauren J. Mapp

San Diego Mesa College Dance Company will present their fall dance concert “Visions in Movement” Nov. 3-5, with performances in the Joan B. Kroc Theater each night at 7:30 p.m.

With almost 60 dancers performing in the 14 faculty choreographed pieces, the show will highlight a variety of dance styles, to include hip hop, ballet, tap, jazz, musical theater, modern and African fusion. open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com VIEW ALL FEATURED ARTICLES