Trustee Bill Garrett lauded at final board meeting

February 2021

Construction begins on Cuyamaca College Student Services Building
02/05/2021 - A ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony was held today for a new, three-story Student Services Building at Cuyamaca College that promises to be a welcoming gateway to the campus and a central, go-to  location for students to get help in multiple ways.

January 2021

Black History Month events on tap at Grossmont, Cuyamaca colleges
01/14/2021 - Speaker panels, a poetry reading, and presentations, including one on the nation’s first Black vice president, are among February’s Black History Month events presented by Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges.

College district adds $1.1 billion to region's economy
01/12/2021 - A new economic impact report finds that the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District added $1.1 billion to the San Diego County economy, providing a dependable stream of skilled employees to the region’s workforce and dramatically boosting lifetime earnings of graduates.

December 2020

Grossmont College makes Top 100 list for degrees for minorities
12/18/2020 - Grossmont College was recognized as a Top 100 associate degree-awarding college for minorities by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, which released its annual rankings this month.

Brad Monroe new Governing Board president
12/16/2020 - Brad Monroe has been unanimously selected by his fellow board members as president of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Governing Board for 2021.

Cuyamaca College, National University join to help water studies students
12/14/2020 - Cuyamaca College and National University, San Diego’s largest private, nonprofit University, announced today that they are partnering to offer degree pathways aligned with workforce needs in water and wastewater management.

November 2020

Marsha Gable named interim Grossmont College president
11/20/2020 - Marsha Gable, Grossmont College’s vice president of Student Services, has been selected to serve as the college’s interim president beginning Jan. 1 following the retirement of Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh.

Vacancies on citizens' bond oversight committee
11/18/2020 - Two East County residents - a representative of a senior citizen group and an individual with expertise in finance or accounting -- are needed to fill a pair of vacancies on the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District’s citizens’ bond oversight committee.

Grossmont College OPT program recruiting for spring
11/17/2020 - The Office Professional Training program at Grossmont College is recruiting students for a free one-semester program that can lead to a rewarding career as an office professional.

More help for students on tap as spring semester approaches
11/16/2020 - Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges are preparing for the spring 2021 semester with a focus on supporting student success through the dual impact of the pandemic and economic uncertainty.

Trustee Bill Garrett lauded at final board meeting
11/13/2020 - As Tuesday night’s board meeting drew to a close, so did a chapter in college district history with the retirement of Bill Garrett, a beloved and esteemed member of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Governing Board for more than 16 years.

Grossmont College again named Champion of Higher Education
11/10/2020 - For the third year in a row, Grossmont College is being recognized as a Champion of Higher Education by the Campaign for College Opportunity for its work to significantly increase the number of students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer, an associate degree that guarantees transfer to a California State University institution.

Grossmont College, district capture NCMPR Medallions
11/03/2020 - Grossmont College and the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District have won a trio of first-place 2020 Medallion awards from District 6 of the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations.

October 2020

Grossmont College partners with Kitchens for Good
10/30/2020 - Grossmont College announced a new partnership with San Diego-based nonprofit Kitchens for Good to provide free fresh meals to students each week. The East County community college is the first to become a Project Nourish College partner, with its first distribution taking place Oct. 29.

Career Expo's virtual platform next best thing to being there
10/16/2020 - Like so many public events during the current pandemic, Grossmont College’s annual Career Expo won’t be in person this year, but organizers are taking steps to encourage human interactions in a virtual environment.

Colleges join for Undocumented Student Action Week
10/13/2020 - Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges are joining in a host of activities Oct. 19-23 as part of a campaign by community colleges across California to advocate and provide resources for the undocumented student population.

Grossmont College gets high ranking for Latinx degrees
10/12/2020 - Grossmont College was named No. 55 in the country for the number of associate degrees awarded to Hispanic, or Latinx, students during the 2018 – 2019 academic year by Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine.

September 2020

Grossmont College President Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh announces retirement
09/23/2020 - Grossmont College President Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh, who since 2015 has led the academic and physical transformation of the El Cajon community college, announced his retirement today.

Taxpayers group gives district a high grade for Proposition V transparency
09/23/2020 - The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District has received the highest grade granted to school and college districts by the San Diego County Taxpayer’s Education Foundation in its 2020 school bond transparency report.

Spring 2021 classes at Grossmont, Cuyamaca colleges to remain mostly online
09/21/2020 - With the coronavirus still dominating as a public health crisis, all but a very few classes at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges will continue to be taught online or remotely through spring 2021.