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San Diego City and San Diego Mesa colleges are among the first in California named as Black-Serving Institutions, a newly established designation recognizing higher education institutions in the state that are aggressively addressing systemic barriers that have kept Black students from reaching their full potential.
The Black-Serving Institution designation was made possible through Senate Bill 1348, which took effect January 1, 2025. Designations are limited to California colleges and universities with at least 10% of its enrolled student population identifying as Black and/or African American, or that have at least 1,500 Black and/or African American students enrolled…