SDCE BIT West City Campus

This is a great school for culinary school
Chef Megan is an amazing teacher, she teaches us in different modules, in learning from sanitation., making cheese, knife skills. The class is free but you only pay for materials such as your chef coat and knives, there are other programs suck as baking, electrician, computers, and more. If you have time look into the website

The campus is new and beautiful. It’s clean and easy to park.
They said that there is a problem parking the bike outside so they allow putting the bike inside.
I am taking the Professional Baking Skill class. The course is not a professional at all. It’s very basic class. The kitchen is very good and is always missing a stiffer and a good knife but it is ok — I don’t think that is a problem.
The teacher is very nice but I was expecting more. I think she should explain the steps and the concepts to the class before we enter in the kitchen and use the «real» term for all things. I know that we are in the US and everybody speaks English/​Spanish but in the kitchen we use terms in French and all the world use the terms is French but in class she use an English name.

The dean of this campus, Lorie Crosby Howell, made a horrible impression. She is not up to par with the philosophy of SDCE. I went there for an orientation to enroll in a fall 2013 class. First of all, the orientations were scheduled for 30 minutes each. Mine was for 2:30, and when I got there the people that had signed up for the 2:00 orientation were still waiting for their orientation because the dean had not showed up. Finally at 2:44, she showed up, totally unprepared. She did not give us the necessary information. When I asked questions to get info, she talked down in a condescending voice, talking loudly in pidgin English. I am asian, but I am completely fluent in English. I thought that was completely racist behavior. She does not seem to grasp the concept that the purpose of the orientation is to find out info. And she can’t even handle me asking some questions about the registration process that she neglected to mention? We had to stand in line to register, and I noticed that she talked down to other the asian people in the same manner. So I started videotaping her doing this with my phone and got it on tape as evidence of discriminatory action. It turns out that the info she gave at the orientation was incorrect as well. I understand that it’s a free class, but her behavior is unacceptable. She is an incompetent, immoral person who is undeserving of the position she has. Have some integrity and accountability, Lorie Crosby Howell.

Spring Semester has started! I’m taking a Fundamental Sewing class and while there was a crazy long line of people waiting to get a seat in the class, line up early, and once you’re in, you’re good!
Pros: the classes are free!
campus is new
admin and teachers are very nice
Cons: no registration, so you have to go super early on the first day to line up…
parking apparently is very bad, so again, you have to get there early
online schedule is not always up to date
Despite the few minor complaints, what a great educational resource for people who want to just learn something new for fun, or even start a new career!
Continuing Ed. is part of the Mesa, City and Miramar College system so if you’ve ever taken a class at any of those locations and have a student id, all that information transfers to Continuing Ed.

Nice newly remodeled campus! Big parking lot! Good restaurants within walking distance! On a major bus line! Cute students! It used to be the continuation school where all the BAD boys and pregnant girls were sent back a few years ago when I was in High School. But the Community College District took it over and now it’s da bomb!
I was trying to get a job with the CHP Call Center and had to pass a typing test of 40 WPM. Not too long ago, I was down here every Saturday morning typing my little heart out trying to hit that magic 40 word stroke! The teacher was very helpful and pleasant and felt pity for me, I’m sure.
I receive their class catalogs in the mail and am astounded at the depth and breadth of the courses offered-​many absolutely at no cost. Here is another hint: many of my friends here at my apartment complex are lovely Brazilian ladies and handsome, romantic Brazilian men. They all go here to «study English» on their student Visa program. Forget the bars and pick-​up spots. Sign up to «study English» here and (even though you already speak it) meet cute with a HOT Brazilian!

This San Diego’s education systems best kept secret. A beautiful campus, great classes, and it’s free! I don’t know of anything like this in any other region. I took Cisco classes here back in the day and rehashed the past recently and the classes are much improved and the building is beautifully laid out. I really want to take some adobe classes when I get a chance but they are full whenever I try to pounce on it. Act early and you will be rewarded.

This is the first class that I have taken at West City Campus (have taken others at the other campuses). Basically it was a one day class… and it could only last an hour, because there was not a minimum of 15 people there. SDCE desperately needs a better communication system/​registration process in place for one day classes. I would not recommend getting up early to go to one, because more than likely they will have to cancel it last minute without notice. On the positive side, the instructor was very nice and helpful, and felt the same pain we did!