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Palomar College is a community college

Community colleges in the United States

In the United States, community colleges are primarily two-year public institutions of higher education and were once commonly called junior colleges....

with one campus and six education sites in San Diego County, California

San Diego County, California

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. The main campus is located in San Marcos

San Marcos, California

San Marcos is a suburb of San Diego in the North County section of San Diego County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 83,781. Outside the San Diego region, it is best known as the home of California State University, 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

Escondido, California

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. Other education sites are located at Camp Pendleton, Mt. Carmel High School, Fallbrook

Fallbrook, California

Fallbrook is an unincorporated community in northern San Diego County, California. The Fallbrook census-designated place population was 30,534 at the 2010 census, up from 29,100 at the 2000 census....

High School, the Pauma Indian Reservation, and at Ramona

Ramona, California

Ramona is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. The population was 20,292 at the 2010 census.The term Ramona also refers to an unincorporated community that includes both the Ramona CDP and the adjacent CDP of San Diego Country Estates CDP...

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).

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

University of California

The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

and California State University

California State University

The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...

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.

Media, Newspapers and Magazines

Palomar College Newspaper - The Telescope
Palomar College Radio - KKSM
Palomar College Television - PCTV (shares airtime with ITV Cable 16
ITV Cable 16
iTV Cable 16 is a local Educational-access television cable TV channel based in San Diego, California, United States, and is operated by the California Department of Education through the San Diego County Office of Education. It is broadcast from its own master control facility and distributed on...

)

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

List of Buildings
Name	Full Name	Constructed	Remodeled	Demolished	Renamed
A	Administration	1960	1966, 1987, 1992
AA/ST	Administration Annex	1974	1976, 1978, 1988
AF	Adjunct Facilities
B	Business	1960	1978, 1989	2011
BE	Behavioral Science	1978
BES	Behavioral Science A	1978
C	Art Complex	1966	1978, 1994
CCC	Child Care Center	1975	N/A	N/A	1993
CDA	Child Development #1	1983	1978, 1994
CDB	Child Development #2	1975	1993
CDC	Child Development #3	1972
CES	California English School	1992
CH	Chemistry	1965	1988	2008
CP	Campus Police	1993	2004
CS
CT	Racquetball Courts & Weight Training Center	1976	2002
D	Music	1966	1979, 1993
DSP&S	Disabled Resource Center	1974	1986
E	Math	1960	1993
EL
ES	Earth Science	1965	1978	2008
ET	Educational Theatre	1979	N/A	N/A	1983
ETV	Educational Television
F	Foreign Language & Photography	1960	1964, 1989
FASH	Fashion Design	1992
FCS	Family & Consumer Sciences	1993
G (Dome)	Gymnasium	1958	2000
GJ	Graphics Communications	1978	1988
GMS
GN
HBT	Howard Brubeck Theatre	1979	2000, 2011-13
HC	Health Center	1978	2012
HH	Health Services	1974	N/A	N/A	1986
HS	Health Sciences	2009-10
HUM	Humanities	2011-13
IRIS
IS
IT	Industrial Technology	1956	1965, 1966
ITC	Industrial Technology Center	2010-11
J	Maintenance Complex	1965
L	Library	1956	N/A	N/A	1985
LL	Library and Learning Resource Center	1983	1999
LS	Life Science	1965	1978	2008
M	Men’s Locker Room	1955	1960, 1964
MB	Modular Buildings	2008	N/A	2011 (15/16)
MD	Multidisciplinary Instructional	2009-11
N	Auto Shop	1967
NA	Nursing Classroom A	1978
NB	Nursing Classroom B	1978
NO	Nursing Offices	1978	2011	N/A	2012
NS	Natural Sciences	2005-07
O	Women’s Locker Room	1965
P	Humanities/Social Sciences/ETV	1965	1972, 1976, 1993	2011 (north)
PA
PAO	Public Affairs Office
Q	Electronics and Telecommunications	1965
R	Student Union/Café/ Bookstore	1958	N/A	N/A	??
RC	Reading Center	1978	1983, 1992
RF	Reading and Food Services	1992
RS	Receiving and Shipping	1974	1985, 1992
S	Science I	1956	N/A	2008
SC	Speech and Communications	1978
SHS	Student Health Services	1986	N/A	2012
SSC	Student Services Center	1956	1964, 1985
STB
STM
STX
SU	Student Union/Café/Bookstore	1958	1964, 1975, 1978, 1980, 2002-03, 2011	2002 (Old)
SW	Swimming Pool Complex	1971	1976
T	Trades & Industry	1979
TCA	EOP&S	1978
TCB	TRIO & Telescope	1978
TLC	Teaching Learning Center	2011-13
TS
TSA
TT
U	Communication Offices	1972
W	Behavioral Sciences Offices	1972	N/A	2011
WFC	The Wellness Fitness Center	1994

Clubs

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

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
Tom Dempsey
Thomas Dempsey is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints , Philadelphia Eagles , Los Angeles Rams , Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills . He attended high school at San Dieguito High School and played college football at Palomar College...

- Former NFL kicker best known for his record 63 yard field goal
Field goal (football)
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with the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
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.
Candi Kubeck
Candi Kubeck
Candalyn Kubeck was the captain of ValuJet Flight 592, which crashed in the Everglades. She was the first female captain to die in a commercial airline crash....

- Captain of ValuJet Flight 592
ValuJet Flight 592
ValuJet Flight 592 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, and William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia...

, which crashed into the Florida Everglades
Everglades
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on May 11, 1996.
Matt Chico
Matt Chico
Matthew Bryan Chico is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Chico is of Mexican-American descent.During the offseason, Chico and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Viera, Florida....

- MLB pitcher currently with the Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...

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Ken Block
Ken Block
Ken Block is a songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the rock band Sister Hazel. Ken plays acoustic guitar. He also helped produce the band's first CD in 1994. His debut solo effort Drift was released on December 9, 2008....

- Rally Car Driver, and Founder of DC Shoes
DC Shoes
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Brett Salisbury
Brett Salisbury
Brett Jon Salisbury is a former college football quarterback at University of Oregon, BYU, and Wayne State College.-Early life:...

- College football quarterback and author of the Transform Diet.
Tom Luginbill
Tom Luginbill
Tom Luginbill is a college football analyst for ESPN. Luginbill grew up in Tempe, Arizona and San Diego. He is the son of the professional and college coach Al Luginbill.-Playing career:...

- College football quarterback and college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

analyst for ESPN
ESPN
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.

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

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