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MiraCosta College’s Class of 2025 celebrates graduation at the Oceanside campus on May 23. (MiraCosta College photo)

MiraCosta College celebrates graduates meeting success in challenging times

News Release June 2, 2025
MiraCosta College celebrated its 2025 Commencement on May 23, honoring 1,678 graduation applicants whose personal journeys and academic accomplishments exemplify the college’s mission of transforming lives and communities through education.
MiraCosta College’s new Media Arts Complex in Oceanside is scheduled for opening this month. (Architectural rendering)

Grand opening set for MiraCosta College’s Media Arts Complex

News Release March 5, 2025
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned March 26 to mark the opening of a new state-of-the-art Media Arts Complex at MiraCosta College’s Oceanside campus.
MiraCosta College's Oceanside campus. (Photo courtesy: MiraCosta College)

MiraCosta College receives $116K Prebys grant for student wellness

News Release February 3, 2025
MiraCosta College has received a grant from The Prebys Foundation to set up a project to enhance the mental health and wellness of formerly incarcerated and marginalized students through hands-on outdoor experiences.
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Local community colleges hold special election season events

News Release September 17, 2024
With the election year in full swing, community colleges across San Diego and Imperial counties, including MiraCosta and Palomar colleges, are rolling out a variety of civic engagement activities to encourage students to exercise their voting rights.
The new Palomar College football stadium in San Marcos is pictured July 2 during a test of the field lights. (Palomar College photo)

Palomar College football set to play on home turf for first time

North Coast Current and OsideNews August 28, 2024
The Palomar College Comets football team will be able to play home games on campus for the first time in the institution’s nearly 80-year history when a new stadium opens in September.
Rain. (Jan Fillem, Unsplash)

Palomar College opts for Monday closure as Tropical Storm Hilary arrives; MiraCosta remains open

North Coast Current August 20, 2023
Palomar College has chosen to close its facilities Monday, Aug. 21, as Tropical Storm Hilary arrived in the region.
Hurricane Hilary, which formed off the coast of Mexico (pictured in an Aug. 17 satellite image), is predicted to bring potentially heavy rains and high winds as a tropical storm to San Diego County and Southern California on Sunday through Monday. (NOAA National Hurricane Center photo)

CSU San Marcos announces Hilary storm closure; community colleges remain open for now

North Coast Current August 19, 2023
California State University San Marcos has canceled in-person classes and activities for Monday, Aug. 21, to mitigate potential impacts from Hilary, a hurricane that is expected to hit the San Diego region as a tropical storm over the weekend into the start of the week.
A rendering shows the future MiraCosta College Student Services Building, which is expected to be completed by spring 2024. (MiraCosta College/DLR Group image)

Significant construction in progress at MiraCosta College

OsideNews August 8, 2023
Major construction and renovation projects are underway as MiraCosta College’s fall semester approaches, with new buildings and significant upgrades to the Oceanside campus set for completion in the next two years.
Wendy Stewart is MiraCosta College’s dean of counseling and student development. (Courtesy photo)

MiraCosta College administrator is Rep. Levin’s Constituent of the Month

North Coast Current February 28, 2023
A MiraCosta College administrator is U.S. Rep. Mike Levin’s February Constituent of the Month, the congressman’s office announced Feb. 28.
Although North San Diego County college journalism programs face declining enrollments, loss of revenue, and technological and other challenges, educators remain hopeful that their relevancy can remain intact. (Photo by Utsav Srestha via Unsplash)

News Education: College media programs battling multiple challenges

Charlene Pulsonetti November 14, 2022
When Advanced Web Offset, San Diego County’s last large-scale offset printer, closed and subsequently merged with Anaheim-based Advantage ColorGraphics, the fate of local print publications — including those from high schools and colleges — hung in the balance.
Newspapers. (Photo by Tim Mossholder via Unsplash)

North San Diego County colleges end student newspaper print editions

Roman S. Koenig October 12, 2022
The leading institutions of higher education in North San Diego County are all without printed student news publications as of Oct. 12, ending a nearly 80-year tradition in the region.
MiraCosta College's Oceanside campus. (Photo courtesy: MiraCosta College)

MiraCosta, CSU San Marcos receive San Diego Foundation grants

OsideNews August 14, 2022

North Coast Current: Oceanside CA— Two North County educational institutions are among San Diego Foundation grant recipients aimed at supporting students in the areas of food security, housing and technological...

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