Southwestern Community College District Company
Southwestern Community College District
Southwestern College is a public community college in Chula Vista, California. Founded in 1961, Southwestern College serves approximately 19,000 students annually.
The District’s Values: Incumbents in District positions are expected to exhibit an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, and employees, including those with physical or learning disabilities, and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.
About the College: Southwestern Community College District (SCCD) is a single college district providing higher education in Chula Vista, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, National City and Coronado. SCCD’s strategic south San Diego County location positions the college to provide exceptional service to a binational community on the U.S.-Mexico International Border.
As a designated Hispanic Serving Institution and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (ANNAPISI) the college values equity, inclusion, diversity, and culturally responsive andragogy.
SCCD is also one of the original 20 California Guided Pathways colleges and is known for its excellent learning communities.
About our Students and Staff: SCCD currently enrolls approximately 28,000 students annually. SCCD is a very diverse college with an ethnicity/race make up of 67% Hispanic students, 11% Caucasian students, 6% Filipino students, 5% African American students, and 5% Asian students. Approximately 62% of the college’s students are under the age of 24 with 25% ages 25 to 39. The college has approximately 1,300 employees.
