Palomar College

Palomar College library Palomar college sign Palomar College offers 250 associate degree and certificate programs as well as programs for students wishing to transfer to many different four-year universities, including institutions in the University of California and California State University systems. These programs are organized into five academic divisions: Arts, Media, Business Administration Career, Technical and Extended Education Languages and Literature Mathematics and The Natural and Health Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences A Palomar College Ford Police Interceptor Utility car parked outside of the cafeteria In addition, Palomar College and other local adult schools in North County work collaboratively to leverage services and resources to better serve adult education students in the areas of Adult Basic Education, ESL, GED, HISET, high school diploma, and post-secondary education and vocational training. Palomar College is the lead member of the Education to Career Network of North San Diego County. ETCN is one of 71 consortia in the state of California and is funded by the California Adult Education Program. Members of the ETCN consortium are Escondido Adult School, Palomar College, Poway Adult School, Ramona Adult School, San Marcos Adult School, and Vista Adult School.

The Telescope is a student-run publication, produced by students enrolled in journalism courses and funded entirely through advertising. [ 1 ] Impact is a student-run magazine also produced by students in the college's journalism program. It has been published annually each spring semester since 2011 by the editorial staff of The Telescope . [ 2 ] KKSM is the college's student-run radio station. It is broadcast 24/7 from the Jonathan Downey Memorial Studio. It has a 500-watt AM signal. [ 3 ] Palomar College Television (PCTV) is the college's PBS television station. It has been active since 1975. [ 4 ]

The Governing Board of the Palomar Community College District has authorized the students of the District to organize a student body association named "Associated Students of the Palomar Community College District". [ 5 ] The association is required by law to "encourage students to participate in the governance of the college". [ 6 ] The governing body of the association is named "Associated Student Government" (ASG). [ 7 ] The ASG is a student-run organization at Palomar that strives to create a better campus for its students. Members of the ASG serve on campus-wide shared-governance committees and hiring committees, lobby State and Federal representatives on student issues, attend leadership conferences, and are responsible for Comet Week, Springfest, and some campus-wide activities. Members of the ASG have opportunities to attend conferences, special on-campus parking, and serve on campus-wide committees as the "voice of the students." The Associated Students periodically participates in meetings sponsored by a statewide community college student organization named Student Senate for California Community Colleges . The statewide Student Senate is authorized by law "to advocate before the Legislature and other state and local governmental entities". [ 8 ]

The intercollegiate athletic program at Palomar College consists of a combined 22 men's and women's sports teams, averaging over 450 participating student-athletes per year. Men's and women's sports include basketball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, swimming, water polo, and cross country. Other Sports are football, baseball, softball, golf, wrestling, track and field. [ citation needed ]