February 2024
Dr. Tiffinny Beard – From Prison to Ph.D.
Born in Texas but raised in California, this is the inspiring story of a City College alumna who received a "life jacket" that transformed her worldview and gave her a new ticket to self-actualization, belongingness, and empowerment.
Ambarta Noor Named Full-Time Communications Professor
Ambarta Noor is the newest Communications Studies faculty member at San Diego City College and she is already making an impact. Noor is also a proud City College alumna. Her role began January 16, 2014.
San Diego City College Ranked #2 Best Nursing Program in California
For those looking to earn an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing, RegisteredNursing.org, a leading resource for the nursing industry, has ranked San Diego City College a top nursing school in California for 2024.
From Tokyo to City College
Maya Southall embodies the best of San Diego City College. Born in San Diego but raised in Tokyo after moving to Japan with her family when she was just 5 years old, Southall returned to her hometown in the fall of 2022 for one reason: to attend City College. She hasn’t looked back.
Helping Students Find Their Pathway
Kirk Webley’s future began at a community college. That’s why the San Diego City College counselor has devoted his entire professional life to guiding a new generation of community college students yearning for a better life.
Finding a Home at City
To understand San Diego City College student and Outreach worker Melvin Emery, you’ll have to go back to one of his biggest influences: a great aunt, a third-grade teacher with whom he lived with for a bit while growing up in Bakersfield. “Every day, she not only made sure we got our homework done before anything else, but made us do extra school work, too,” Emery recalled.