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A group of graduates cheer and wave to friends and family as they line up to receive their diplomas at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Thursday, May 22, 2025. Photo by Tresean Osgood/City Times Media

City College celebrates 2025 graduating class

Commencement featured diverse performances as graduates indulge in their success
Connor Jewett, Multimedia Journalist • June 6, 2025
Commencement featured diverse performances as graduates indulge in their success
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Andrea Heredia, a freshman at San Diego City College, rubs Ella the golden retriever’s paws during the Love on a Leash collaborative event at the San Diego City College Library Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Photo by Luke Bradbury/City Times Media

KNIGHT & DAY: The best things to do at City College, May 16 – 23

City Times staff curate, share the best of what’s coming up on campus
Luke Bradbury, Editor • May 16, 2025
City Times staff curate, share the best of what’s coming up on campus
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Katya Echazarreta, left, and Diego Bethea, right, share a moment on stage at the San Diego City College Commencement, Thursday, May 23, 2024. Photo by Bailey Kohnen/City Times Media

City College commencement ceremony celebrates class of 2024, welcomes back astronaut alumna (with gallery and video)

Organ Pavilion event features astronaut alumna Katya Echavarreta as keynote
Marco Guajardo, Editor-in-Chief • May 24, 2024
Organ Pavilion event features astronaut alumna Katya Echavarreta as keynote
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Social work major Jenica Lampkin, left, and Montserrat Santiago, right, converse while they place rhinestones on their graduation caps, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Photo by Naylise DeGroat/City Times Media

GALLERY: City College students decorate graduation caps for upcoming commencement

Commencement will be held May 23 at Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Naylise DeGroat, Multimedia Journalist • May 21, 2024
Commencement will be held May 23 at Spreckels Organ Pavilion
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Fanny Benitez, an education major, decorates her graduation cap, dedicating it to her first baby

GALLERY: City College students decorate caps in advance of commencement

A sunny day in Gorton Quad was the perfect backdrop for craft projects
Nathaly Alvizures, Contributor • May 23, 2023
Approximately 30 students, along with family members and campus administrators, gathered around tables in Gorton Quad to decorate their graduation caps in advance of semester-ending commencement events.
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A black newspaper stand displays a newspaper in front of a building and next to a bench.

City Times Media releases special mid-year print newspaper

CTM's Open House edition is the first like it since pandemic
Keadan Bradley, Social Media Producer • May 16, 2023
The City Times Media team produced a special Open House print newspaper that went into newsstands around the campus on April 27.
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Tatiana Butte and Lucia Huerta

Strangers turned friends, City College pair wins prestigious transfer scholarship

Lucia Huerta and Tatiana Butte will receive up to $40,000 per year
Kathryn Gray, Multimedia Journalist • May 25, 2021
Strangers prior to attending City, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship recipients Butte and Huerta are bonded for life.
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Devin Doane takes photo of Destini Gray

City College student news organization releases commencement print edition

Latest issue of City Times passed out to students at drive-thru graduation event on May 21
Will Mauriz, Multimedia Journalist • May 21, 2021
As the spring 2021 graduates prepare for their upcoming ceremonies, City Times released its special commencement print edition, which focused on the San Diego City College campus and the graduating class.
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VIDEO: 4 simple steps to style your grad cap

In this special News You Can Use, blinging out your cap for graduation day is so easy
Ayo Elise • May 21, 2021
Decorating your cap is a way for you to recognize your achievement. Whether you're transferring to a four-year university, finishing an associates degree or receiving a certificate, recognizing this point in your life is important.
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PODCAST: City College honoring 2020 grads with virtual ceremony

The online event for the Class of 2020 on July 17
Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer • May 18, 2020
With a plan now in place to honor grads virtually, hear why it matters from students and faculty who reacted after the initial postponement decision was announced.
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City students, faculty react to commencement postponement

With City's annual graduation ceremony pushed back, students express fears of missing out (FOMO)
Elisabeth Vermeulen, Staff Writer • April 15, 2020
Due to a statewide restriction of assembling large groups, San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance Carroll announced in an email that City's May 22 ceremony has been postponed to summer or fall, or perhaps in a digital format.
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The Organ Pavilion at Balboa Park, the top part is illuminated by light, there are two police officials at the distance.

City College commencement returns to Balboa Park

The 2020 commencement will be back at its original location after a one-year move to the Convention Center
Lacey Stefano and Elisabeth Vermeulen • February 13, 2020
The 2019 event was held at the Convention Center in Downtown San Diego for the first time, as a temporary solution., but will be returning to Balboa Park this year for its 106th ceremony.
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