Palomar College

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Palomar College

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Learning for Success

1946
Public
Robert P. Deegan
1,100 as of Fall 2003
26,606[1]
Main: San Marcos, CA, USA
Main: Urban; 200 acres (81 ha)
24 teams
Scarlet and Silver
Comets
www.palomar.edu

Palomar College is a community college with one campus and six education sites in
San Diego County, California, United States. 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).[2]

Contents

1 Academic programs
2 Media, newspapers and magazines
3 Associated Student Government
4 Clubs
5 Athletics
6 Notable alumni
7 References
8 External links

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:
o Arts, Media, Business and Computer Systems
o Career, Technical and Extended Education
o Languages and Literature
o Mathematics and The Natural and Health Sciences
o Social and Behavioral Sciences.
o Emergency Medical Education
o Fire Technology
o 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)
Palomar College Lifestyle Magazine - IMPACT

Associated Student Government

The Governing Board of the Palomar Community College District has authorized the
students of the District to organize a student body association named "Associated
Students of the Palomar Community College District".[3] The governing body of that
association is named "Associated Student Government".[4]
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 campuswide 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."

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

Anime Club
Archaeology Club
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Palomar LGBTQ & Allies
Geoscience Connection
Palomar College Democrats
Phi Theta Kappa [5]
Photography Club
Pre-Med Club
Speech & Debate Club
Environmental Student Organization
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

Athletics

Mens and womens

o Basketball
o Volleyball
o Tennis
o Soccer
o Swimming
o Water polo
o Cross country

Other Sports
o Football
o Baseball
o Softball
o Golf
o Wrestling
o Track and Field.

Notable alumni

Todd Bankhead - American football player

Joey Beltran - professional Mixed Martial Artist for Bellator Fighting
Championships, formerly fighting for King of the Cage, Strikeforce, and UFC[6]
Travis Browne - professional MMA fighter, current UFC heavyweight
contender, played basketball for Palomar.[7][8]
Tom Dempsey - Former NFL kicker best known for his record 63 yard field goal
with the New Orleans Saints.
Pita Elisara - American football offensive lineman
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.
Jesse Taylor (attended) - Junior College State Champion in 2004; current MMA
fighter[9]
Kenbrell Thompkins- NFL wide receiver currently with the New England
Patriots. Left school after one year.
Saalim Hakim - NFL wide receiver currently with the New York Jets.

References
1.
"California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart".
Datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
Palomar Community College District Accreditation Follow-Up Report. March
2010.
Palomar Community College District Policy BP 5400, adopted April 8, 2008.
See "Associated Student Government" in Article III - Structure, Section 1 of the
association's constitution.
French, Katy. "Phi Theta Kappa at Palomar College | Alpha Omega Rho Chapter".
Clubs.palomar.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
"Joey Beltran MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014.
"Browne continues to add wrinkles to game - MMA Blog - ESPN". Espn.go.com.
Retrieved 2014-08-23.
"Travis Browne UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014.
9. "Jesse Taylor MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014.

External links

Palomar College Website

Palomar Community College Library
Palomar Community College Newspaper - The Telescope
Palomar Community College Radio - KKSM
Palomar Community College Student Government - Associated Student
Government
"Existing District Facilities", pages 19 40, Palomar Community College
District Master Plan 2022, August 2003.

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33.1494N 117.1848W
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