Category: Campus

AJ Benavides / Staff Writer Del Mar College’s educational accreditation is reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) for the next decade and the SACS committee had no recommendations or any follow-up actions related to the reaffirmation. “Our re-accreditation efforts represent an honest, straightforward representation of our institution, which included its strengths and weaknesses. We have much to be proud of and many college employees to thank for their dedication and expertise in completing the process,” said DMC President Mark Escamilla.

Maddie Chalk / Editor in Chief After the 82nd Legislative Session in January, community colleges across Texas were faced with a range of figures for estimated budget cuts for the upcoming year and Del Mar College had projected fund losses of between $4.5 and $9 million. Every department and program was reviewed, reorganized and redrawn to maximize efficiency, according to administrators. This resulted in the loss of 46 jobs that were eliminated in the reorganization. “The first issuance of House Bill 1 said you’re going to lose multiple million dollars at the college,” DMC President Mark Escamilla said. “We had…