Even with a population in the hundreds of thousands, San Diego's South Bay has only one public option for higher education: Southwestern College. Other institutions are now interested in making similar moves south, and more university expansions could be on the way. The city of Chula Vista set aside nearly acres near Otay Ranch Town Center, with plans for a combined university and technology park.
He told KPBS many South County students end up studying and working outside of the region where they grew up, and said a university would keep them closer to home.
A South Bay satellite campus can also help the UC system meet its goal of adding up to 33, more students by The first step towards a UC expansion into South Bay is a tour of potential sites with UC San Diego chancellor Pradeep Khosla, who will ultimately have to make the proposal for a satellite campus.
That tour is planned for the first quarter of Southwestern College superintendent and president Mark Sanchez is looking forward to the opportunity to collaborate with other institutions in South Bay. He said Southwestern College brought some four-year degree opportunities to their Chula Vista campus in recent years. When classes start, that very well could be the first four-year university offering on-site classes in the South Bay.
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