Southwestern College
Southwestern College, located in the City of Chula Vista in San Diego County (www.swccd.edu) is a diverse campus with a highly effective transfer program, supportive faculty, and staff and learning communities that focus on both the university transfer and the African American experience. Two-thirds of African-American students who are prepared to attend a community college earn a degree or transfer to a four-year college, compared to only 35% who are not. The more support a student has the more likely he or she is to complete a degree.
San Diego Small Business Development Center
CAASSIE Campus Advisor, Marquise Jackson, Director
The San Diego and Imperial SBDC Regional Network program is one of 63 SBDC Networks nationwide that are funded primarily by the US Small Business Administration to provide counseling and training to small businesses. SBDC services are intended to advance job creation, job retention and business expansion through the provision of one-on-one consulting, training, and access to resources. The SBDC provides start-up assistance, strategic business planning, financial record-keeping, marketing, and capital acquisition to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in San Diego and Imperial County.
Southwestern College supports Learning Communities and Innovative Programs for African-American Students
Transfer Guarantee to Historically Black Colleges
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Thanks to an agreement signed March 17, 2015 between the California Community Colleges and several HBCUs, California community college students who complete certain academic requirements are guaranteed transfer to a participating HBCU.
Umoja Community
Faculty Learning Community for Student Success
“We help educators and counselors get students prepared for college success.”
Campus support actively serves and promotes student success for all through a curriculum and pedagogy responsive to the legacy of the African and African American Diasporas. Students benefit from an academic support group and learning community designed to increase transfer and retention rates of students, particularly African American students. Students enroll in linked courses for the entire academic year. Learn more.
Black Student Union
Student Learning Community for Student Success
The prpose of the Black Student Union is to promote activities of common interest, as well as cultural and educational benefits for the African-American student body. Their goal is to help students strive for academic excellence, to promote positive images of African-Americans and to help students become an integral part of our college community
SWC Black Alliance
Staff and Faculty Learning Community for Student Success
The Black Alliance is an association of faculty and staff. The Alliance’s strategy is a holistic retention effort that includes student advocacy, strategies for student success, and growth through leadership and mentorship development.
A Degree With A Guarantee
A Degree with a Guaranteed Admission to a Four-Year University
For the first time in California history, community college students who complete a new AA-T or AS-T will be guaranteed admission to the California State University (CSU) system. Learn more at A Degree With A Guarantee.com.
Point Loma Nazarene University Partnership
In partnership with Point Loma Nazarene University, Southwestern College has launched the most extensive community college baccalaureate degree program in the county.
Under the partnership, Southwestern College students who are accepted into Point Loma Nazarene University partnership programs can earn bachelor degrees in Nursing, Criminal Justice, Management & Relational Development, and Child & Adolescent Development without having to leave the Chula Vista district.
JAG Kitchen Southwestern College Food Pantry
Room 554/Chula Vista Campus
The Jag Kitchen Food Pantry assist students facing food insecurity. Now, a campus wide effort, the Jag Kitchen is a safe and judgement-free zone that can be used by currently enrolled SWC students needing assistance.
Eligibility: SWC Students with a valid SWC identification card.
No eligibility forms or proof of income is necessary.
Process: Sign in with a Jag Kitchen volunteer. Select your FREE food items
Southwestern College Cares Emergency Loan Program
Emergency Loans are availablefor $150 and students have the option of receiving a Bookstore Voucher or check. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 units, the loan must be repaid within 45 days.
Click Here to Apply for a SWC Cares Emergency Grant
The Southwestern College Student Emergency Grant has been created by the Southwestern College Foundation to provide assistance to students at risk of dropping out of college due to unexpected financial emergencies. This assistance is intended to help students stay in school and meet their educational goals, ultimately securing a better financial future for themselves and their families.
Black Brotherhood Leadership Association (B2LA)
Black Brotherhood Leadership Association (B2LA) was created in 2016 to address the systemic challenges facing African American male students at Southwestern College, as well as provide them with the necessary resources to excel academically and personally. B2LA is comprised of an on- campus leadership team of administrators and counselors whose sole intent is to increase the retention, persistence, and transfer rates among Southwestern College’s African American males.