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Palomar Sees Low Enrollment in the Spring Semester

Emmanuel Barrera March 12, 2021

Enrollment numbers at Palomar have continued to stay low because of remote learning, as the Spring 2021 semester enrollment matched that of the fall of 2020. Like many other schools around the U.S.,...

Brief Overview of Oct. 13 Governing Board Meeting

Ashley Yellich November 6, 2020

The Palomar Governing Board met via Zoom meeting to discuss various topics on Oct. 13, including disputes regarding costs and budgeting, enrollment evaluations, food distribution and more. During the...

Palomar College’s Fall Enrollment Drops

Adam Correa October 25, 2020

Palomar College and other colleges in the country have had a high number of fall enrollment drops this semester. Kendyl Magnuson, Senior Director for Enrollment Services at Palomar College,...

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Palomar Pathways to help students earn degrees more efficiently

Ana Acosta December 9, 2019

Story by Jordan Spurgeon The path to getting a degree at Palomar College is changing. The goal of Palomar Pathways is to help students follow a more direct line to earn their associate degrees and transfer...

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Enrollment rates reveal overall increase across satellite campuses

Ana Acosta September 9, 2019

Story by Ana Acosta SAN MARCOS --- In a recent press release sent out on Sept. 3 from the President’s Office of Palomar, enrollment records indicated that there has been an overall 2.36 percent in Full-Time...

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Palomar enrollment spike

Skylar Miller October 24, 2018

Palomar College has been plagued with declining enrollment over the past few years. However, this semester the college is experiencing an uptick in enrollment numbers. Enrollment has gone up roughly...

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Enroll for summer classes

Marcy Cortes April 19, 2017

SAN MARCOS - Enrolling in summer courses will free up your fall to better enjoy the holiday season. Summer enrollment begins April 24. Four-week intersession courses begin May 30 and six-week and eight-week...

Palomar lot 12 on first day of Fall 2015 semester. (Lou Roubitchek/The Telescope)

Palomar settles RB site lawsuit

Kirk Mattu October 31, 2016

Palomar College has settled a lawsuit that had stopped the campus’s southern site construction in Rancho Bernardo area. The settlement would require the college to implement design features that addresses...

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Classes added for winter season

Marcy Cortes October 31, 2016

Students may want to hold off on planning a vacation this winter with Palomar’s addition of a roster full of courses. The college’s decision to switch to a compressed academic calendar this year,...

Imbalance between budget, courses

Joel Vaughn October 5, 2016

Enrollment, class cuts, and the balancing act that comes with the two are all complicated issues. We need to re-examine how we balance class cuts and the full-time equivalent student load needed to...

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Fall class cuts impact more than enrollment

Joel Vaughn October 3, 2016

What, when, and how to cut classes due to enrollment numbers has sparked concern among faculty. This semester classes are being cut earlier than past years and in some cases before the semester begins...

Palomar's interim president Adrian Gonzalez addressing the audience during the All College Forums in the Howard Brubeck Theatre March 16, 2016. (Johnny Mueller/The Telescope)

Interim president speaks the good, the bad, and the ugly of Palomar

Ali Williams March 31, 2016
Palomar’s interim president spoke about campus concerns and the future of the school during the all college forum.
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