International

Grossmont College EMERGENCY Grant Program

• Up to $750
• For emergency use

We want to celebrate your achievement when you are transferring and/or graduating from Grossmont College.

Transfer Center (10-171)

May 20-24, 2024 - 9am-4pm

If you are transferring and Graduating, stop by the Transfer Center and show your

letter of acceptance to get a white cord for the graduation ceremony

API Graduation (Main Quad) May 29, 2024 4pm-6pm

Sign up at grossmont.api@gcccd.edu

Athletes Graduation (Check with Heidi and Patrick for details)

Gayla / Lavender Graduation (Hillcrest LGBT Center)

May 24, 2024 - 4pm-7pm Transportation is provided from and back to school if needed. Here is the registration link. 

UMOJA Ceremony (Cuyamaca College - I Building Room 207-209)

May 24, 2024 - 5pm-8pm

LATINX Graduation (Main Quad) May 28, 2024 - 5:30pm-7:30pm

If you are in a program or part of a community, please find out if they have a ceremony for you as we have many for graduates and transfer to join. We want to celebrate your successes with you.

GRADUATION MERCH (Grossmont College Bookstore)

Buy your cap and gown in the bookstore starting May 20th until May 29th from Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm.

Grossmont College Commencement

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Viejas Arena at SDSU

Check In for Graduations starts at 7:15am-8:15am Ceremony starts at 9:30am

Graduates will have an opportunity to get an International Graduation Sash if you sign up (I only have a limited supply so when I run out, I run out) - Sign up below

MORE CURRENT JOB OPENINGS

• Student Success Liaison - Student success coaches apply through handshake or email andrew_hellier@gcccd.edu with your resume (deadline May 24, 2024)
• International Counseling (Ambassador)- Deadline Extended to June 9, 2024 - Apply using the button below

BASIC NEEDS

If you need support with food, housing, transportation, textbooks, parking pass, technology, or other basic needs, please complete the following request form below.

If this is an emergency, please call 911 or the San Diego Access & Crisis Line at 888-724-7240.

• Child Care
• Financial Assistance
• Food & Housing 
• Health Services
• Mental Health Counseling
• Campus Showering Facilities
• Transportation & Parking Passes
• Textbooks & Technology
• Help applying for these resources & more

FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS & RESOURCE FAIR - 3rd Tuesday of the Month MAIN QUAD 12pm-2pm

• May 21, 2024

PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION - 4th Friday of the Month

Parking Lot 7

10am-11am

• May 24, 2024

As F1 Visa International Students, you do not qualify for Federal Financial Aid, but there may be other services that you do qualify for. So if you need some of these services, fill out the request form and they will work with you to help find resources for you.

Summer ACE Class

Study English in the summer

“If you don’t use it, you lose it!” You can keep your English skills sharp by taking an ACE class this summer. 

ACE is American Collegiate English, an intensive English program on campus. Students at the ESL 105 and 115 levels can enroll in an ACE summer class which meets June 3 to July 25.

Choose from these classes: Presentations (focus on Listening/Speaking), American Pronunciation, Writing for College, and Reading for College. Classes meet twice a week, either 2 hours in the afternoon OR 3 hours in the morning, depending on the class.

Class cost is $350 for the afternoon class or $490 for a morning class. Not for credit. 

Questions? Contact Alyona Gorokhova and Sandy Kuntz at ace.grossmont@gcccd.edu, call 619-644-7293, or text 619-663-8567.

Stagehouse Theater

Our Town

Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire—an allegorical representation of all life—is an American classic. It is the simple story of a love affair that asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death.

Hyde Art Gallery

Student Art Exhibition

May 8th - May 22nd

Closing Reception:

Tuesday, May 21st, 4:00pm-7:00pm

Student Award Ceremony at 5pm