Blakespear holds wide lead for Encinitas mayor; Measure U out; Hubbard, Mosca council bound
North Coast Current
November 7, 2018
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, ELECTION 2018, Elections, Encinitas, Encinitas City Election, Higher Education, K-12, La Costa, Leucadia, North County, Oceanside, Olivenhain, Politics, Rancho Santa Fe, Region, San Diego County, Solana Beach
Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear appears to hold a sound victory as Jody Hubbard and Joe Mosca are headed for the City Council, according to San Diego County Registrar of Voters results as of midday Nov. 7. Measure U is headed for defeat. Tasha Boerner Horvath retains her lead for the 76th District Assembly seat over Elizabeth Warren. Incumbents lead school board races.
Local educators, state rep lukewarm on proposed online community college
Joel Vaughn
July 6, 2018
Filed under Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Education, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, NORTH COAST CAMPUS, North County, Oceanside, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Santa Fe, Region, San Marcos, Vista
A state online community college may be just over the horizon, though local faculty and elected officials aren’t quite sure if it’s entirely necessary. (Audio story included)
MiraCosta College launches programs in cybersecurity, drone operations
North Coast Current
June 4, 2018
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MiraCosta College is launching a cybersecurity degree program, the only one of its kind in the region, in an effort to provide certification for such in-demand professions, the Oceanside-based community college announced June 4.
Cool on the Coast: March toward spring with these events
Michele Leivas
March 11, 2018
Filed under Arts, Carlsbad, COOL ON THE COAST, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Food, Oceanside, Region
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.
Cool on the Coast: Wrap up February with food, music, fun
Michele Leivas
February 21, 2018
Filed under Arts, COOL ON THE COAST, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Food, Oceanside, Region
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Del Mar, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.
MiraCosta College District reports high marks on 2017 fiscal audit
North Coast Current
January 31, 2018
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Education, Encinitas, NORTH COAST CAMPUS, Oceanside, Region
The MiraCosta Community College District received what it called a “good bill of health” on a recent financial audit, officials announced Jan. 29.
MiraCosta College launches biotech bachelor’s degree
North Coast Current
September 1, 2017
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Higher Education, NORTH COAST CAMPUS, Oceanside, Region
MiraCosta College marks the launch of its first four-year bachelor’s degree program in biomanufacturing this fall, the college announced Aug. 29.
OCEANSIDE: Latino Book & Family Festival at MiraCosta Aug. 12
August 7, 2017
Filed under CURRENT EVENTS, Oceanside, Region
OCEANSIDE — One of the largest cultural events of the year comes to MiraCosta College Aug. 12 when The Latino Book & Family Festival makes a stop at MiraCosta College’s Oceanside campus 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug 12. More than 60 published authors will be on hand to discuss their books at the free...
Cool on the Coast: August means Dog Days of Summer, arts, music
Michele Leivas
August 4, 2017
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Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar and Oceanside.
Nursing students’ scores place MiraCosta program among best
North Coast Current
February 3, 2017
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Higher Education, NORTH COAST CAMPUS
MiraCosta College nursing students’ success rate on state licensure exams helped place its Registered Nursing Program third best in California in a RegisteredNursing.org review, the college announced Feb. 2.
OCEANSIDE: College artists profiled in May show at Kruglak Gallery
May 5, 2016
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OCEANSIDE — Kruglak Gallery presents “Praxis May Vary,” an exhibition of art by 17 rising artists from Oceanside’s MiraCosta College, May 23-26. “Praxis May Vary” features small- and large-scale works in a range of forms including painting, performance, glass blowing, sculpture, photography...
San Dieguito adult education merges with MiraCosta
North Coast Current
March 22, 2016
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Longtime adult-education provider San Dieguito Union High School District is on track to merge its program with MiraCosta College’s continuing education division, MiraCosta announced March 22.
