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Grossmont College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Grossmont has been recognized as a Premier Community College and is one of the top 100 community colleges nationwide. The college conducts a comprehensive array of academic and career programs including health sciences, fine arts, humanities, science and math, as well as athletics and exercise science.
• Following several years of study involving both lay and educational groups, the voters of the area approved the formation of the Grossmont Junior College District in an election held November 8, 1960. The first official organizational meeting of the Grossmont Junior College Governing Board was held July 1, 1961. The first college classes convened September 11, 1961 on the Monte Vista High School campus in Spring Valley with an opening enrollment of 1,538.
• Grossmont maintains important links to our community through innovative programs and services, including Middle College High School, GEAR UP, and opportunities for middle and high school students to participate in academic events such as the Geography Olympiad.
• Our responsibility as an institution of higher learning is to prepare learners to become responsible and contributing members of society. At the same time, we must encourage free thought, the expression of ideas and a search for the truth. As such, we welcome and embrace learners of all ages and learners with different backgrounds and experiences. We believe in the richness offered through diversity and understand that our learning community is a global village from where the institution can draw strength.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Hundreds attend athlete’s memorial (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 09:27:51 am
  Nearly 300 people gathered yesterday at Grossmont College to remember Kyrstin Gemar, a 22-year-old San Diego native who died with two softball teammates this month in a drowning accident in North Dakota.
• Duffy has solid lead in race for county sheriff (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 10:27:31 am
  Seven months before the next election for county sheriff, former sheriff’s Lt. James Duffy has a double-digit lead over his top two rivals, according to a new poll from 10News.
• High school football this weekend (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 08:48:27 pm
  Section playoff pairings for Division I through Division V will be posted at 2 p.m. Saturday at utprepsports.com
• Support for Iraqi immigrants ‘maxed out’ (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 09:44:03 am
  An influx of thousands of Iraqi immigrants is straining East County schools and social services already struggling with budget cuts and a poor economy, participants in a symposium at Cuyamaca College said yesterday.
• 3 finalists pursue Cuyamaca College presidency (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 08:10:33 am
  The search for a president for Cuyamaca College is down to three candidates. The college has been without a permanent president since July 2008, when Geraldine Perri, who had been president since 2002, left to be superintendent/president of Citrus College in Glendora.

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