Women’s volleyball at Mesa College is on a spike. In the spring, the Olympians won the state beach volleyball title after winning the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference title for a fourth straight year.

San Diego, CA — September 15, 2025 — Today, San Diego Mesa College received the 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine. The annual HEED Award is a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to academic excellence, belonging, and community-building across all levels of campus life.

“Clothes Story” exhibition at San Diego Mesa College Gallery has West Coast premiere through Oct. 16

We would like to congratulate our AANAPISI Program Activities Manager and Grants Director Leland Simpliciano as a recipient of the National Pacific Islander Educator Network (NPIEN) Educator Awards! 

For Jeremiah Palomino, leadership is not about titles but about creating belonging. Now serving as Associated Student Government president at San Diego Mesa College and as a student trustee for the San Diego Community College District, he uses this personal philosophy and a heart for people to serve his community.

San Diego Mesa College’s Psi Beta Chapter has earned national honors from the Psi Beta National Council, bringing pride to the campus and the School of Behavioral Sciences.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 17, 2025) – San Diego State University (SDSU) and the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that signals a shared commitment to expanding higher education access, enhancing student transfer pathways and supporting regional workforce development through a new academic facility at SDSU Mission Valley.

SAN DIEGO, CA — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded San Diego Mesa College a TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling $1,762,655 ($352,531 annually over five years) to increase retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities.