Palomar College

Palomar College
Motto	Learning for Success
Established	1946
Type	Public
President	Robert P. Deegan
Academic staff	1,100 as of Fall 2003
Undergraduates	30,000
Location	Main: San Marcos, CA, USA
Campus	Main: Urban; 200 acres (81 ha)
Athletics	24 teams
Colors	Scarlet and Silver
Mascot	Comets
Website	www.palomar.edu

Palomar College is a community college with one campus and six education sites in San Diego County, California, United States. The main campus is located in San Marcos, while the six education sites are located elsewhere throughout north San Diego County. The largest of these is the education center located in Escondido. Other education sites are located at Camp Pendleton, Mt. Carmel High School, Fallbrook High School, the Pauma Indian Reservation, and at Ramona High School.

The Palomar Community College District's facilities improvement measure, Proposition M, was passed by 57% of voters in the November 8, 2006 General Election. As a result, the $694 million provided by the measure, as well as over $200 million in matching funds from the State and an additional $37 million from Proposition 1D, will provide for the implementation of the college's Master Plan 2022.

In 2009, the college developed an "Integrated Planning, Evaluation, and Resource Allocation Decision-Making Model (IPM). This IPM aligns the college's long-range Master Plan, its mid-range Strategic Plan, and its short-range Program Review and Planning processes while also incorporating the new Resource Allocation Model (RAM).^[1]

Academic programs

Palomar College offers more than 250 associate's degrees and certificate programs, and also offers programs for students wishing to transfer to many different four-year universities, including institutions in the University of California and California State University systems.

• Academic Divisions:
  • Arts, Media, Business and Computer Systems
  • Career, Technical and Extended Education
  • Languages and Literature
  • Mathematics and The Natural and Health Sciences
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences.
  • Emergency Medical Education
  • Fire Technology
  • Emergency Management

Media, newspapers and magazines

• Palomar College Newspaper - The Telescope
• Palomar College Radio - KKSM
• Palomar College Television - PCTV (shares airtime with ITV Cable 16)
• Palomar College Lifestyle Magazine - IMPACT

Associated Student Government

The Associated Student Government 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."

Fall 2011/Spring 2012

• President: Evelyn Lucero
• Vice President: Cody Dean

Fall 2010/Spring 2011 Election results:

• President: Channing Shattuck
• Vice President: Evelyn Lucero

Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Election results:

• President: Robert Frederick
• Vice President: Claudia Duran
• ICC Chairperson: Jessica Baker

Buildings

Clubs

There are many student run clubs at Palomar College, including:

• Anime Club
• Archaeology Club
• The Fellowship of Christian Athletes [1]
• Palomar LGBTQ & Allies
• Geoscience Connection
• Palomar College Democrats
• Phi Theta Kappa] [http://clubs.palomar.edu/phithetakappa
• Photography Club
• Pre-Med Club
• Speech & Debate Club
• Environmental Student Organization

Athletics

• Men’s and women’s
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Tennis
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Water polo
  • Cross country

• Other Sports
  • Football
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Golf
  • Wrestling
  • Track and Field.

Notable alumni

• Tom Dempsey - Former NFL kicker best known for his record 63 yard field goal with the New Orleans Saints.
• Candi Kubeck - Captain of ValuJet Flight 592, which crashed into the Florida Everglades on May 11, 1996.
• Matt Chico - MLB pitcher currently with the Washington Nationals.
• Ken Block - Rally Car Driver, and Founder of DC Shoes.
• Brett Salisbury - College football quarterback and author of the Transform Diet.
• Tom Luginbill - College football quarterback and college football analyst for ESPN.
• Camille Bryant - Winner of the Black Swan tournament and National Shewolf Hunting Champion

References

External links

• Palomar College Website
• Palomar Community College Library
• Palomar Community College Forums
• Palomar Community College Newspaper - The Telescope
• Palomar Community College Radio - KKSM
• Palomar Community College Student Government - Associated Student Government
• http://www.palomar.edu/masterplan/PAL%20MP%20Existing.pdf Existing District Facilities - List of Buildings Table

Coordinates: 33°08′58″N 117°11′05″W / 33.1494°N 117.1848°W / 33.1494; -117.1848