Palomar College

For the railway station that serves the campus, see Palomar College (NCTD station).

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. 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).

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)

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	2011
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	2011
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	2011
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
PP	Palomar Planetarium	2010-12
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
RQ	Racquetball Courts & Weight Training Center	1976	2002	N/A	??
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	2012
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:

• 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.

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