San Diego Miramar College
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San Diego Miramar College (known more informally as Miramar) is two-year community college located in San Diego, CA, USA. It is administered by the San Diego Community College District
San Diego Community College District
The San Diego Community College District is a public community college division in the city of San Diego, California. The district is one of the five community college districts in San Diego County; part of the greater California Community College system...

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History

Miramar College opened as a training facility for San Diego's law enforcement personnel and firefighters in 1969. The 125 acres (50.6 ha) campus has been growing to meet student needs. The past decade has seen the construction of a high-tech computer business center, library, police academy, child development center, digital media lab, classrooms for SDSU's Higher Education Center at Miramar College, and the first phases of a 32 acres (12.9 ha) athletic complex, including the largest aquatic complex in San Diego County. A science/technology center and advanced transportation center opened in the Fall of 2004 to provide additional needed facilities. Each semester, about 12,000 individuals of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds attend Miramar College classes.

Currently, the school is facing budget cuts, causing the losses of classes as well as staff availabilities. The campus is going through a major construction, causing the main parking lot to be closed. The parking lot was reopened by early 2010.

Notable alumni

  • Phil Esbenshade
    Phil Esbenshade
    Phil Esbenshade, also known as Phil E., was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a well known professional skateboarder in the second skateboard heyday of the late 1980s. His oddball antics and his unusual appearance garnered him magazine and video coverage worldwide. Several skateboards...

     (Phil E.): Professional Skateboarder / Deputy District Attorney
  • Jerry Sanders
    Jerry Sanders (politician)
    Gerald Robert "Jerry" Sanders is an American politician, Mayor of San Diego, California, and former Chief of Police.-Personal life:...

    : San Diego Mayor

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