SANTA BARBARA — Spring break road trips are a time-honored tradition for college students throughout the country. For six Santa Barbara City College students, however, their destination was not the usual sun-drenched, beach party scene. With funding from the Office…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College is offering two six-week sessions this summer. Summer Session 1 begins May 20, and Summer Session 2 begins June 29. Current students seeking to transfer or earn an associate degree can fast-track progress…
SANTA BARBARA — At the Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees meeting on March 28, the SBCC Advancing Leadership Association recognized Paloma Arnold, Director of Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), as the Outstanding Administrator of the Year 2019. The…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter Message from the President – March 2019 Dear Community, Serving as the Superintendent-President of Santa Barbara City College has been the most important job of my 31 year career in education. I want to…
SANTA BARBARA — 2019 is shaping up to be a great year for young women at SBCC who are interested in space exploration. NASA has selected seven SBCC students to travel to various NASA centers this summer to participate in the…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter February 2019 Student wins Santa Barbara Film Festival award On the closing night of the Santa Barbara Film Festival, Santiago Bailey-Musacchio, an SBCC dual enrollment student who is also a sophmore at Santa Barbara…
SANTA BARBARA — On February 1, 2019, Dr. Melissa Moreno assumed the role of Vice President of SBCC’s School of Extended Learning. Dr. Moreno has been with Santa Barbara City College for more than 10 years, beginning in 2008 when she…
By Santa Barbara City College SANTA BARBARA — Norma (Alexa) Cervantes Gonzalez was awarded the Peter Alevra Memorial Scholarship for 2018 based upon her contributions to multicultural understanding and participation in campus and community activities which help to create a sense…
By Santa Barbara City College SANTA BARBARA — Every year, the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara hosts a Community Leaders Luncheon in December to recognize Scholarship Foundation donors and volunteers. This year, featured speakers included Miguel Cruz, a Scholarship Foundation recipient and…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter December 2018 SBCC to offer Evening College Juggling work, school and family prevents many college students from enrolling full time, making it difficult to persist and succeed. In 2017, SBCC was awarded a Federal…
Dr. Pamela Ralston. Courtesy photo. After an extensive and competitive search process, SBCC is pleased to announce that Dr. Pamela Ralston has been selected as the College’s permanent Executive Vice President of Educational Programs. Dr. Ralston has extensive experience in…
Robert Miller Board President Dr. Peter Haslund Board Vice-President At its organizational meeting on December 13, the District Board of Trustees elected Robert Miller as president of the board for the 2019 calendar year. Dr. Peter Haslund was elected board…
Trying to juggle work, school and family can prevent many college students from enrolling full time, making it difficult to persist and succeed. In 2017, Santa Barbara City College was awarded a Federal Title V Grant for $2.7 million to…
SANTA BARBARA — Creating interior environments that are both functional and pleasing requires a multitude of decisions: how to use color, where to position each element, what textures best suit the purpose, etc. For four SBCC Interior Design students — Cynthia…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter SBCC Named #1 Community College Second Year in a Row by Value Colleges Praising Santa Barbara City College as “a flawless investment,” Value Colleges has rated SBCC the #1 Community College in the nation…
On Thursday, November 15, 2018, artist, organizer, educator, and popular public speaker, Patrisse Cullors, will grace the Garvin Theatre stage as the twenty-eighth annual Leonardo Dorantes Memorial Lecturer. The lecture series honors the memory of a second-year SBCC student and Mexican…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College invites members of the community to attend a community input meeting to discuss the SBCC Facilities Master Plan. SBCC staff will present a draft of the Plan and take comments and questions at…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter West Campus Permaculture Garden Provides Fresh Organic Produce for the Food Pantry Big changes are taking root on the West Campus. The permaculture garden planted in 2015 has expanded and is thriving, with an…
Dr. Jess Estrada, Chemistry Instructor Darren Phillips, DSPS Counselor Santa Barbara City College is pleased to welcome two new faculty members to the SBCC community: Dr. Jess Estrada, Chemistry Instructor, and Darren Phillips, Counselor, Disability Services and Programs for Students (DSPS).…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter Message From the President – August 2018 On August 2, we had a very special event at the Wake Campus. Enrique Morones, President and Founder of Border Angels, was the keynote speaker. Enrique helped…
SANTA BARBARA — Moriah Contreras is a self-confessed “Star Wars fan and space junkie” with hopes of having a career working for NASA one day. So when she was selected as one of 280 students from across the U.S. to be…
SANTA BARBARA — Businesses and entrepreneurs determined to succeed in today’s rapidly changing competitive landscape must be prepared to take advantage of every opportunity to acquire new skills and resources. Educational opportunities for businesses are available at Santa Barbara City…
SBCC Staff pictured with Chancellor Oakley and Board of Governors President Estolano at awards ceremony.* During a ceremony at the Crocker Art Center in Sacramento on July 17, 2018, Santa Barbara City College was once again presented with the prestigious…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter Message From the President – July 2018 On a snowy winter evening in Reading, Pennsylvania, a small group of college students invented a movie game called the “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” The general…
For prospective students looking for a college education resulting in a job at a living wage in their chosen field, they need look no further than Santa Barbara City College. According to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, 20 career…
Santa Barbara City College is pleased to present the 2017-2018 Report to the Community, an informative and beautifully illustrated account of the college’s events, activities and accomplishments during this past academic year. Everyone in the community is invited to flip…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter SBCC Named #1 Community College Santa Barbara City College has been named Number One of the Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges for 2018. Value Colleges, an organization that provides prospective students with a…
SANTA BARBARA — Career Skills Institute at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) School of Extended Learning offered one of its most popular, tuition-free certificates at the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) Employment Office in Santa Barbara as part…
Daniel Gonzalez Celina Lazaro Fernando Estevez Three good friends and Santa Barbara City College engineering majors gave each other the support they needed to get into their dream school, Cal Poly. Daniel Gonzalez, a twenty-three year old chemical and environmental…
Santa Barbara City College is proud to host a family-friendly 4th of July celebration at our main campus. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy breathtaking views of the fireworks show at the Santa Barbara Waterfront. The fun begins at 4:00…
SANTA BARBARA — Job seekers and professionals looking for a leg up in the workplace can gain valuable skills in the widely used Microsoft Word program this summer at SBCC’s Career Skills Institute. Students can complete Introduction to MS Word, which can…
Click here for more information Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter Sixty-Ninth Annual Commencement Ceremony Last Friday, we celebrated our commencement ceremony. This milestone marked the conclusion of a successful educational journey for 1,374 graduating students. Counting the double…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College has been named Number One of the Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges for 2018. Value Colleges, an organization that provides prospective students with a practical guide to the most financially sound investments…
SANTA BARBARA — While most her fellow Santa Barbara City College students are attending their spring semester classes here in Santa Barbara, Isabel Agundis, a Mechanical Engineering major, is enjoying an educational experience of a different kind: an internship at…
BUELLTON — In 2017, worldwide retail e-commerce sales totaled $2.3 trillion. That number is projected to reach $4.88 trillion by 2021.* May is World Trade Month, celebrated worldwide, and the South Central Coast is on the map with international trade…
Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter Culinary School Hailed as a “Recipe for Success” by 805 Living Magazine SBCC’s School of Culinary Arts was honored to be featured in the March 2018 issue of 805 LivingMagazine. The article includes an interview with Associate…
Dr. Tyrone C. Howard Professor Tyrone C. Howard will speak on race, culture and equity at SBCC’s Garvin Theatre Wednesday, April 25, at 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Considered one of the foremost thinkers on race, equity, access and education in…
SANTA BARBARA — It’s easy for employees to take steps toward career enjoyment and advancement with free classes from SBCC Career Skills Institute. This week’s one-day Time Management workshop is the first stop toward effective time management and other valuable…
Veronica Gallardo, Board President Jonathan Abboud, Board Vice President At its organizational meeting on January 18, the Santa Barbara Community College District Board of Trustees elected Veronica Gallardo as president of the board for the 2018 calendar year. This organizational…
SANTA BARBARA — Four hand-picked engineering and computer science students from Santa Barbara City College attended the invitation-only MESA Student Leadership Conference in Los Angeles on Oct. 27-28. Held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, where this year’s theme was Illuminate. Motivate. Launch.,…
Message from the President – November 2017 November is a time to be thankful. As President of this wonderful institution, I have much to be thankful for. Two recent events reminded me how much I am thankful for our community…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College is proud to announce that current Dean of Educational Programs, Alice Perez, has been appointed to the position of Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. The position is…
I am saddened this morning that the President of the United States is not honoring the executive order that created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). As a DACA student, you should know that none of this is of…
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara City College Athletics Department will be hosting their First Annual Trunk or Treat event for the children of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara City College community on Friday, October 27, 2017, from 6:30 p.m.…
Message from the President – August 2017 We have many events and gatherings at the college that typically focus on ourselves and our work. On Monday, July 31 we had a seminal college event that focused externally on our community. …
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College’s Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) will hold a graduation ceremony for over 125 students who have completed the Running Start, SPARC and Transition Programs. The SBCC EOPS Summer Bridge Graduation will be held on…
Message from the President – July 2017 In the early years, California’s community colleges were very much local community schools. The students were from local neighborhoods; the funding was from local sources; and the trustees, administrators, faculty, and…
Santa Barbara City College is pleased to announce new leaders in some of our Educational Programs. As a result of various retirements, the College has been recruiting for several new staff and faculty positions as well as leadership within Educational…
Dr. Melissa V. Moreno appointed to serve as Vice President Santa Barbara City College is pleased to proceed with a reorganization of our existing noncredit and fee-based programs to better meet the needs of our community. These programs are being…
SANTA BARBARA — A competitive bodybuilder championship winner and certified fitness trainer, CLL teacher Mikki Reilly will guide you through a regimen of foam rolling and stretching and help you target body areas in need of deep tissue release. Muscle…
Santa Barbara City College is proud to host a family-friendly 4th of July viewing at our Main Campus. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy breathtaking views of the fireworks show at the Santa Barbara Waterfront. Viewing areas will be located…
SANTA BARBARA — Isabel Agundis, a Santa Barbara City College student, has been selected to travel to NASA’s Johnson Space Center this spring to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). Agundis, a mechanical engineering major, is one…
Santa Barbara City College’s online education program named #14 best online school for students with disabilities by the SR Education Group and GuideToOnlineSchools.com The SR Education Group researched 1,265 schools and ranked Santa Barbara City College’s online education program #14 out of…
Practicalnursing.org evaluated California’s 129 state-approved LVN schools, which includes community colleges, technical centers, private career training schools and vocational schools. The website’s team analyzed overall pass rates of the NCLEX-PN, the exam used by state boards that tests proficiency and knowledge…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College announced its outstanding staff members for the 2016-2017 school year. Marilynn Spaventa, Dean of Educational Services, was selected Outstanding Administrator of the Year, and Josue Miranda, Automotive Service & Technology Laboratory Teaching Assistant,…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College has been selected to participate in the California Guided Pathways Project. SBCC was selected through a competitive process, along with nineteen other schools. The Guided Pathways project is designed to substantially increase the number…
SANTA BARBARA — SBCC Center for Lifelong Learning (the CLL) is offering a workshop of special interest to Santa Barbara’s unique nonprofit and philanthropic community May 12-14 . The CLL will host the 10th Annual Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Conference at…
By Cassidy L. Bartolo • Channels Staff • SBCC Students trickle into the Academic Counseling Center with a slew of questions for the counseling staff as the spring semester gets into gear. Academic counselor Oscar Zavala, 62, eagerly stands up behind his window plastered…
SANTA BARBARA — SBCC Aerospace Engineering student Jeffrey Sorenson was recently awarded The E-Week Scholarship for Engineering, one of ten college students in the combined counties of Santa Barbara and Ventura to receive the award. The scholarships of $1,000 for each…
SANTA BARBARA — Friendship Plaza on Santa Barbara City College’s East Campus will be transformed into a giant ashtray — cigarette butts and all — for “Kick Butts Day,” on Wednesday, March 15, from 10:00-2:00, to increase awareness and understanding of tobacco…
SANTA BARBARA — On November 10, Santa Barbara City College’s Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, along with its business partner, Pelican Products, hosted 22 Hawthorne Math & Science Academy High School students and staff, for a Global T Immersion Micro-Internship.…
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara City College has received a $5.3 Million federal grant to support students pursuing a career in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM). The project, “Removing Barriers to STEM Success,” will provide resources for faculty wishing…
SANTA BARBARA — From March 23 to April 3, 2017, coinciding with Santa Barbara City College’s Spring Break, the Study Abroad Office of Santa Barbara City College will be conducting a trip to the northern Spanish region of Galicia to participate in…
SANTA BARABARA – With one in five jobs in California tied to global trade, and studies showing a lack of student preparation for careers in a global economy, the Nov. 4th Global Competence Summit aims to give high school and community…
SANTA BARBARA — A current student and an alumnus of the Santa Barbara City College Engineering program were both awarded top recognitions by Great Minds in STEM™ for their achievements in engineering and technology. Ana Isabel Espinoza-Agundis, a mechanical engineering major, was awarded…
