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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Southwestern College</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Swccampus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Swccampus.jpg/200px-Swccampus.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Swccampus.jpg/300px-Swccampus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/Swccampus.jpg/400px-Swccampus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1118" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Southwestern College's main campus</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Public college">Public</a> <a href="/wiki/Community_college" title="Community college">community college</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mark Sanchez</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">27,000 + (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista,_California" title="Chula Vista, California">Chula Vista</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Suburban" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburban">Suburban</a>, 156 acres (63 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Athletics</th><td class="infobox-data">15 teams</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid 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href="/wiki/Chula_Vista,_California" title="Chula Vista, California">Chula Vista, California</a>. It was founded in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is part of the Southwestern Community College District, itself a part of the <a href="/wiki/California_Community_Colleges" title="California Community Colleges">California Community Colleges</a>, and has an enrollment of 25,228 across all its campuses within <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County,_California" title="San Diego County, California">San Diego County</a>, as of 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Accrediting_Commission_for_Community_and_Junior_Colleges" title="Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges">Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_College_(California)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school opened as Southwestern Junior College in 1961 with William Kepley as its president. The dean of admissions was Saxon Wright. The <i>Chula Vista Star-News</i> reported 15 students had registered within the first half hour the dean of admission's office was open, with Oliver Pittenger, a graduate of the nearby <a href="/wiki/Chula_Vista_High_School" title="Chula Vista High School">Chula Vista High School</a> being the first person to enroll.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022-2023, enrollment exceeded 25,000 students across all campuses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_College_(California)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The campus is a <a href="/wiki/Feeder_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Feeder school">feeder school</a> for students hoping to transfer to the two local public universities, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego" title="University of California, San Diego">University of California, San Diego</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a>, and also private institutions. </p><p>In 2021, Southwestern was chosen as one of the eight campuses in the state to offer a "competency-based" associate's degree program without the need for grades or mandatory attendance on the student's part. Southwestern chose auto tech to be the degree they offer under this program.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_College_(California)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Southwestern College is in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Athletic_Conference_(CCCAA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Coast Athletic Conference (CCCAA)">Pacific Coast Athletic Conference</a> and competes in 11 sports which include: </p> <ul><li>Baseball</li> <li>Basketball</li> <li>Football</li> <li>Cross Country</li> <li>Soccer</li> <li>Softball</li> <li>Tennis</li> <li>Track and Field</li> <li>Water Polo</li> <li>Volleyball</li> <li>Swim and Dive</li></ul> <p>From 1961 until 2001, the Southwestern College mascot was the "Apaches" </p><p>Southwestern College's football stadium hosts <a href="/wiki/Bonita_Vista_High_School" title="Bonita Vista High School">Bonita Vista High School</a>'s football games. </p><p>The campus has athletic facilities including: </p> <ul><li>artificial turf football field</li></ul> <p>- artificial turf half football field </p> <ul><li>baseball stadium</li></ul> <p>- dirt track - soccer field - softball field - Football stadium with weight room looking over the field - indoor swimming pool - basketball gym - Five full-size tennis courts </p><p>During the week and weekends these fields double as youth soccer fields from ages 6–18. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni">Notable alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwestern_College_(California)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Bilbray" title="Brian Bilbray">Brian Bilbray</a>, former Congressman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammar_Campa-Najjar" title="Ammar Campa-Najjar">Ammar Campa-Najjar</a> (born 1989), Democratic politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fox_(American_football)" title="John Fox (American football)">John Fox</a>, professional football coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Jaso" title="John Jaso">John Jaso</a>, professional baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_La_Botz" title="Dan La Botz">Dan La Botz</a>, Socialist activist/politician, historian, labor leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ogemdi_Nwagbuo" title="Ogemdi Nwagbuo">Ogemdi Nwagbuo</a>, professional football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ookay" title="Ookay">Ookay</a>, singer and DJ</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Peralta" title="Rafael Peralta">Rafael Peralta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Navy_Cross" title="Navy Cross">Navy Cross</a> recipient</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Perez_(American_football)" title="Luis Perez (American football)">Luis Perez</a>, <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Ross_(offensive_lineman)" title="Oliver Ross (offensive lineman)">Oliver Ross</a>, professional football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Michael_Straczynski" title="J. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 November</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=datamart.cccco.edu&rft.atitle=California+Community+Colleges+Chancellor%27s+Office+-+Data+Mart&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdatamart.cccco.edu%2Fstudents%2FStudent_Headcount_Term_Annual.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouthwestern+College+%28California%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.swccd.edu/about-swc/accreditation/index.aspx">"Accreditation"</a>. <i>www.swccd.edu</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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District">Foothill–De Anza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gavilan_College" title="Gavilan College">Gavilan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale_Community_College_(California)" title="Glendale Community College (California)">Glendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grossmont%E2%80%93Cuyamaca_Community_College_District" title="Grossmont–Cuyamaca Community College District">Grossmont–Cuyamaca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartnell_College" title="Hartnell College">Hartnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Valley_College" title="Imperial Valley College">Imperial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kern_Community_College_District" title="Kern Community College District">Kern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Tahoe_Community_College" title="Lake Tahoe Community College">Lake Tahoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lassen_Community_College" title="Lassen Community College">Lassen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach_City_College" title="Long Beach City College">Long Beach</a></li> <li><a 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