The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is a public community college division in the city of San Diego, California. The district is one of the five community college districts in San Diego County; part of the greater California Community College system. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the California Community College system is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the University of California system and California State University system.
The San Diego Community College District consists of three two-year, associate's degree-awarding campuses: San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego Miramar College; and six San Diego Continuing Education campuses: Centre City, César Chávez, Educational Cultural Complex (ECC), Mid-City, North City, and West City. SDCCD is one of the 72 districts containing the 112 public community colleges in the state of California.
The three community colleges are fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). In late 2010, the colleges were visited by the accrediting commission team in preparation to the renewal of the colleges' credentials. In January 2011, the accrediting commission will act on the team’s recommendation regarding the reaffirmation of the colleges’ accreditation status for the next six years.
Serving more than 100,000 students, it is the second largest community college district in the state of California and one of the largest districts in the United States. City College became the third community college in the state and Mesa College is one of the largest in the state today.
The District is in the midst of $1.555 billion in new construction and renovations at the three colleges and Continuing Education campuses throughout the city.
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