Expanding Programs & Services We are increasing access to child care, packaging programs for working adults to study in the evening and weekends as part of collaborative cohort initiatives; initiatives based on expanding the San Diego Promise free tuition program that goes beyond young students coming out of high school to include working adults wishing to improve their work skills and move into a new profession. Despite COVID-19, we celebrated 12,500 graduates who received certificates and degrees during the height of the pandemic 2020–2021. We will never forget the proud faces of our graduates and their families during our “drive-by” graduations.
My dream is to create the conditions where all students can thrive and succeed.
San Diego Mesa College Commencement Drive-by – June 4, 2021 (Photos courtesy San Diego Mesa College)
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Chapter 8 – Facing COVID-19
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