On Friday, June 4th, 2021, Coastline College's 44th commencement ceremony, will be held virtually at 4:00 pm, on the Coastline YouTube Channel. Coastline will recognize the accomplishments of 2054 graduates earning degrees and certificate for the 2020-2021 academic year. A total of 265 will be graduating with honors with 20 valedictorians.
Coastline College is one of eight colleges that has been awarded a grant totaling $400,000 that spans five years and allows them to create and implement a competency-based Associates Degree in Management. Coastline College was selected through a competitive review process to participate in the Chancellor's office Competency Based Education (CBE) collaborative. In January, The Coast Community College District Board voted in favor of the grant application and the pursuit of competency-based education.
Dr. Vince Rodriguez has been named the next president of Coastline College by the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees. Dr. Rodriguez will succeed the retiring president, Dr. Lorretta Adrian, on July 1, 2021.
Tobi West (CISSP, GCFE, CCFE), Professor and Department Chair of the Computer Information Systems (CIS) and Computer Services Technology (CST), was recently nominated as being a Woman of Distinction in the field of Education by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana).
Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, despite the rise of unemployment, there have been workforce shortages in specific industries of high demand with top paying salaries.
