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San Diego Community College Guide

To help you find the community college that will work best for you, we have come up with this handy fact sheet based on region. The regions are Central San Diego, East San Diego, and South San Diego. The information below is taken directly from school and district websites. It is advised that you go to the links given, for the information is often changed or updated.

Central San Diego

Central San Diego Community Colleges are part of the SD Community College District.

Here is the district website: http://www.sdccd.edu/

This website has information about Mesa, City, and Miramar campuses. Each campus has their individual requirements for high school students, but all of them use the same document to be signed by our Academic Counselor, Lisa Simmons. Please complete this form and bring it to the Academy office.

The form can be downloaded here (the document is titled “Special Part-Time High School Student”): http://studentweb.sdccd.edu/resources.cfm

Each campus has its own site, from which you can get information specific to that school. Below is the information for City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges:

San Diego City College
1313 Park Blvd
San Diego, California 92101
(619) 388-3400
http://www.sdcity.edu/admissions/default.asp

San Diego Mesa College
7250 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, California 9211-4998
(619) 388-2682
http://www.sdmesa.edu/admissions/index.cfm

Miramar College
10440 Black Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92126-2999
619.388.7800 or 858.536.7800
http://www.sdmiramar.edu/root/gateways/prospective_stu.asp

East San Diego

Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District:
http://www.gcccd.net/

Grossmont College
8800 Grossmont College Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92020
619-644-7186
http://www.grossmont.edu/admissions/default.asp#enroll

Cuyamaca College
900 Rancho San Diego Parkway
El Cajon, CA 92019
619-660-4000
http://www.cuyamaca.edu/admissions/hscc.asp

Concurrent Enrollment

The Grossmont/Cuyamaca Community College District will provide opportunities for students to enroll in courses at Cuyamaca College or Grossmont College while they are enrolled in high school. Permission from the high school administrator and parental approval must be obtained prior to filing an Application for Admission.
Eligibility of Students
To be eligible for concurrent enrollment, students:
1. Must have completed the tenth grade and be at least 14 years of age at the opening day of the session of attendance.
2. Must be currently enrolled in high school.
3. Must be determined by the high school coordinator and advisor to have the ability to benefit from “advanced scholastic or vocational work”.
4. Have written parental approval prior to filing a college Application for Admission.

Prospective students who do not meet all these criteria will not be accepted for college admission.
Here are the policies and procedures for the Grossmont/Cuyamaca Community College District (very good website): http://www.cuyamaca.edu/admissions/hscc.asp

South San Diego

Southwestern College
900 Otay Lakes Road
Chula Vista, CA 91910.
(619) 421-6700
http://www.swccd.edu/Pdfs/HighSchool.pdf

Southwestern College accepts students in grades 9-12 with at least a 2.5 GPA.
Here are some of the requirements for enrollment at Southwestern College:

  • This High School Special Program Enrollment Request must be completed by a high school counselor. Students are NOT to change or add courses without the permission of their high school counselor.
  • Only 9th through 12th grade students will be allowed to participate in the High School Special Program.
  • All students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 to enroll at Southwestern College in the High School Special Program. Counselor signature provides verification of student’s grade point average.
  • All courses will be taken for COLLEGE CREDIT. Courses are not to be used for remediation.
  • High school counselor must sign HSSP Request Form and list courses requested. A maximum of 6 units are allowed per semester.