Education
This section provides information about educational resources, such as local community colleges and universities, financial aid and scholarships, and educational support services available to teens and young adults in San Diego County.
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San Diego Community College District
The San Diego Community College District serves approximately 130,000 students annually through three two-year colleges and seven Continuing Education campuses. The three colleges, San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego Miramar College, offer associate degrees and certificates in occupational programs that prepare students for entry-level jobs, and arts and sciences programs that transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Continuing Education’s Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) also offers classes leading to associate degrees and certificates.
(619) 388-6500
San Diego Community College District: Acquired Brain Injury Program
The Acquired Brain Injury Program provides students with the tools needed to succeed in important areas of daily life including interpersonal relationships, work, school and community.
(619) 388-1952
San Diego Community College District: College 2 Career
College to Career (C2C) at San Diego Community College District is a three-year program for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) to obtain academic and vocational training at the City College, Mesa, Miramar College and the Continuing Education campuses. It serves three cohorts of twenty students annually and is one of five cooperative C2C programs with the California Department of Rehabilitation. The goal of the program is to provide students with tools needed to complete college coursework and prepare for competitive, integrated employment. Areas of focus include college success, life management and employment related strategies.
(619) 388-6983
San Diego Foundation
We have scholarships for graduating high school seniors, college students and adult re-entry students attending four-year universities, community colleges, career/technical schools and graduate schools. Among these, we have several scholarships just for foster youth- including one for foster youth going to graduate school.
(619) 814-1343
San Diego Foundation Common Application Scholarship
The Common Scholarship Application uses one online application to access more than 100 scholarships.
(619) 814-1343
San Diego JobCorp
San Diego Job Corps offers career planning, on-the-job training, job placement, residential housing, food service, driver’s education, health and dental care, a bi-weekly basic living allowance, periodic clothing allowances, and an on-center childcare program for single parents as well. The program lasts from 8 months to two years. Clients may participate in transitional living or may live off-site simply use the vocational and educational services. Interested youth must attend a “presentation” to be oriented to the program. Presentations take place at 8:30 am every Wednesday at the address listed.
Admissions Office: (800) 733-5627
San Diego location: (619) 429-8500
(619) 429-8500
San Diego Mesa College
As one of the largest and most successful of California’s 110 community colleges, and as the largest college in the San Diego Community College District, Mesa College takes pride in its high academic standards, its excellent programs and services, and its personal approach to helping each individual student succeed. At Mesa College, students will find a wide and diverse array of courses and programs leading to the A.A. or A.S. degree in both academic and vocational subjects, as well as programs leading to occupational certificates. Students may also pursue programs of general interest.
(858) 627-2600
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego Miramar College, located on 120 acres in the fast-growing Mira Mesa/Scripps ranch suburban area of San Diego along the I-15 corridor, opened as a training facility for San Diego’s law enforcement personnel and firefighters in 1969. Today, Miramar College offers over 120 certificates, associate degrees, and comprehensive transfer programs to students transferring to University of California, California State Universities and private universities.
(619) 388-7800
San Diego Regional Center
The San Diego Regional Center provides a variety of services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families that are based on individual needs and supports their independence.
(858) 576-2996
San Diego Regional Center Community Resources
San Diego Regional Center believes that access to information, supports and learning is necessary for all people to achieve their life goals.
(858)-576-2996
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We do not endorse any specific organization listed nor are we responsible for ensuring the quality of the services listed. Users should always select services at their own discretion. Additionally, this information is subject to change as funding for programs can shift over time, though we do our very best to keep the resource center as up-to-date as possible.