On Wednesday, September 25, San Diego Mesa College Athletics has been awarded the DeVore Trophy for the 2018-19 calendar year. The DeVore Award is presented each year to a Pacific Coast Athletics Conference (PCAC) member college with the most successful men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic program for the academic year. Mesa College finished 2018-19 with a total of 217 total points overall. The last time Mesa won the DeVore Trophy was in 2011-12.

On Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. San Diego Mesa College will host the annual “Taste of Mesa”, the premier cooking-show style fundraiser benefiting the Culinary Arts Management Program. Taste of Mesa features internationally-inspired cuisine and two cook-off competitions between alumni, students and advanced baking teams. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the family-friendly event.

San Diego, CA — Today, San Diego Mesa College will host the Advancing Racial Justice and Equitable Outcomes in Community College Institute, scheduled for Sept. 12 at San Diego Mesa College, is the third such meeting organized by the University of Illinois Office of Community College Research and Leadership. Issues of race on community college campuses will be the focus of the conference.

San Diego, CA. - Today, San Diego Mesa College announced the official launch of their new Resiliency Fund Campaign. With an ambitious financial goal of $250,000, the purpose of the Resiliency Fund is to create a sustainable long-term financial reserve that could be used to assist students in need, and thereby decrease their risk of dropping out of class or college.

San Diego, CA. —San Diego Mesa College has announced the official appointment of Lindsay Samaniego as the new Women’s Basketball Coach for the Olympians. Samaniego joins the Olympians after six seasons at the helm of the Cal Lutheran women's basketball program, where she guided the Regals to a 91-66 record while making five straight appearances in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament, two of those appearances in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Championship game. Samaniego boasts a 62-34 record against the SCIAC in her six seasons at Cal Lutheran.

San Diego, CA. —San Diego Mesa College has announced the official appointment of Lindsay Samaniego as the new Women’s Basketball Coach for the Olympians. Samaniego joins the Olympians after six seasons at the helm of the Cal Lutheran women's basketball program, where she guided the Regals to a 91-66 record while making five straight appearances in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament, two of those appearances in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Championship game. Samaniego boasts a 62-34 record against the SCIAC in her six seasons at Cal Lutheran.

San Diego Mesa College brought in the fall 2019 semester with a grand opening of the Fostering Academic Success & Transitions (FAST) Center – the first of its kind at a community college in the San Diego region. NextUp—an Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) program that provides support services to former and current foster youth—proudly opened the doors to its brand new FAST Center on Thursday, August 22, 2019.

San Diego, CA. — On Thursday, August 22, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., San Diego Mesa College will hold the grand opening of the Fostering Academic Success & Transitions (FAST) Center. The new FAST Center will be located at Building D, in Room 102. The FAST Center is a place where foster youth will be able to gather with other students who were also in care. They can receive supportive services and have access to computers and specific resources to meet their needs. With the opening of the FAST Center, Mesa College is able to better support foster youth in accomplishing their educational goals and developing self-sufficiency.