Palomar welcomes over 1,500 Promise students for fall semester

SAN MARCOS – As students returned to Palomar for the fall semester Aug. 20, more than 1,500 first-time college students were enrolled in the Palomar Promise, double the number who received free tuition and textbook assistance in the program last year.

“We’re thrilled to be serving twice as many Promise students in 2018-19 as last year,” Palomar College Superintendent and President Dr. Joi Lin Blake said. “It’s so important to get our first-year students off to a strong start at Palomar, and we know that serving them well is going to strengthen our region in the years to come.”

Included in the...