News

August 2019

Ornamental horticulture renovation to break ground
08/12/2019 - A groundbreaking to be held Aug. 22 marks the start of a $16.7 million project that will renovate indoor and outdoor classrooms and facilities, and add new greenhouses for Cuyamaca College’s signature Ornamental Horticulture program.

 

National recognition for Cuyamaca College education reform
08/08/2019 - Cuyamaca College’s efforts to transform the way that students are taught math, English and English as a Second Language have been recognized by a national organization that promotes Latino success in higher education.

 

July 2019

Four students chosen as ambassadors for statewide wellness program
07/30/2019 - Four students from Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges are among 20 from community colleges across the state selected for the California Community Colleges Student Wellness Ambassador Program for the 2019-2020 academic school year.

 

Open registration for fall semester at Grossmont, Cuyamaca colleges
07/10/2019 - Open registration starts July 17 at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges for fall semester classes beginning Aug. 19 for some 30,000 students with goals of university transfer, workforce training or expanding their knowledge.

 

District vacancies on Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee
07/01/2019 - Civic-minded East County residents with ties to the business community or the construction industry are invited to apply for three seats on the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District’s Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee.

 

June 2019

Colleges secure grants to expand online career education
06/27/2019 - Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges have each secured a $500,000 grant to build online career education programs to train students with the skills needed for good-paying, in-demand jobs.

 

Another commencement for the record books
06/11/2019 - Marking another record year, Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges last week awarded 5,652 degrees and certificates to 2,699 graduates, the largest graduating class in the college district’s history.

 

May 2019

Record-setting commencements at Grossmont, Cuyamaca colleges
05/30/2019 - Almost 2,700 graduates from Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges will be receiving 5,652 degrees and certificates at this year’s commencements, setting a new record as the largest graduating class from the two East County colleges.

 

Second school district joins East County Education Alliance
05/22/2019 - The Mountain Empire Unified School District has joined the East County Education Alliance, a partnership formed five years ago to ensure a seamless educational path between high school, college and a career.

 

Take Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges' summer classes; you'll still have time for that summer tan
05/08/2019 - Summer’s just around the corner, which means summer session starts soon at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges.

 

Mozart Sonatas May 22 conclude Cuyamaca College chamber music series
05/02/2019 - Cuyamaca College’s ECHO Chamber Music Series concludes its 2018-19 season May 22 when violinist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu and pianist Orion Weiss return to the Samuel M. Ciccati Theatre for an evening of Mozart piano and violin sonatas.

 

April 2019

Coyote Music Fesitval May 4 at Cuyamaca College
04/15/2019 - Some of the region’s top young musical talents converge May 4 at Cuyamaca College when the 11th Annual Coyote Music Festival returns to the Rancho San Diego campus’s Grand Lawn.

 

Top violinist, pianist to play at Cuyamaca College
04/08/2019 - Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich and pianist Orion Weiss, who is among the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, team up for an evening of masterworks by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy and Ysaye on Friday, April 19, at Cuyamaca College’s Samuel M. Ciccati Theatre.

 

March 2019

Middle Eastern Culture Celebrated at Cuyamaca College Events
03/25/2019 - Middle Eastern Heritage Month comes to Cuyamaca College in April with a menu of cultural events highlighted by an all-day Syriac House Exhibition and an afternoon theatrical performance of storytelling and music reminiscent of a historic Baghdad coffee house.

 

Spring Garden and Butterfly Festival returns to Cuyamaca College
03/12/2019 - Butterfly releases, thousands of landscape and garden plants for sale, museum tours and more are on tap when the Spring Garden and Butterfly Festival returns to the Cuyamaca College campus for its 26th year on April 27.

 

Faculty, staff lauded with top teaching, leadership awards
03/07/2019 - Two faculty members at Cuyamaca College and a team of professionals at Grossmont College are among the academic year’s rock stars at the two East County campuses.

 

Women's History Month events at Cuyamaca, Grossmont colleges
03/06/2019 - In recognition of Women’s History Month, designated by Congress in 1987, both Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges have a number of events planned that are free and open to the public.

 

February 2019

Five from college district earn national award for excellence
02/27/2019 - Three instructors and two managers from the East County community college district are recipients of a national award recognizing excellence in community college teaching and leadership. Cuyamaca College instructor Donald Jones, Grossmont College instructors Oralee Holder and Richard Uris, and District Services managers Linda Bertolucci and Jennifer Fujimoto were honored today at the 2019 Innovations Conference in New York City, which drew community college representatives from across the United States.

 

District Chancellor Cindy L. Miles announces retirement
02/14/2019 - The 10-year era of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District with Chancellor Cindy L. Miles at the helm will soon draw to a close

 

Cuyamaca College spring concert season features musicians of note
02/08/2019 - A wide assortment of musicians ranging from a San Diego mariachi band that has played at the Super Bowl to one of the most in-demand French hornists in the country will be performing in this year’s Spring Concert Series at Cuyamaca College beginning Feb. 28.