About Southwestern College

Southwestern College is a public community studious in Chula Vista, California. Founded in 1961, Southwestern College serves nearly 19,000 students annually.

Chula Vista (/ˌtʃuːlə ˈvɪstə/; Spanish for ‘”beautiful view”‘) is the second-largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fifteenth largest city in the allow in of California, and the 75th-largest city in the United States. The population was 243,916 as of the 2010 census, and the estimated population as of 2019 is 274,492. Located approximately halfway—7.5 miles (12.1 km)—between the two downtowns of San Diego and Tijuana in the South Bay, the city is at the middle of one of the richest culturally diverse zones in the United States. Chula Vista is thus named because of its scenic location in the middle of the San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills.

The area, along as soon as San Diego, was inhabited by the Kumeyaay before entrance from the Spanish, who sophisticated claimed the area. In 1821, Chula Vista became allowance of the newly declared Mexican Empire, which reformed as the First Mexican Republic two years later. California became ration of the United States in 1848 in view of that of the Mexican–American War and was admitted to the union as a declare in 1850.

Founded in the to the fore 19th century and incorporated in October 1911, fast population growth has recently been observed in the city. Located in the city is one of America’s few year-round United States Olympic Training centers, while popular tourist destinations complement Aquatica San Diego, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, the Chula Vista marina, and the Living Coast Discovery Center.