The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is a public community college district in San Diego, California. The SDCCD is one of the five community college districts in San Diego County and part of the California Community Colleges system. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the California Community Colleges system is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the University of California system and California State University system. The San Diego Community College District consists of three two-year, associate degree-awarding campuses: San Diego City College, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego Miramar College; and seven San Diego Continuing Education campuses: César Chávez, CE at Mesa College, CE at Miramar College, Educational Cultural Complex (ECC), Mid-City, North City, and West City. San Diego Mesa College also offers a bachelor's degree in health information management. SDCCD is one of the 73 districts containing the 112 public community colleges in the state of California. The three two-year, associate degree-awarding community colleges are accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). Serving more than 102,000 students, it is one of the largest community college districts in the state of California and in the United States. City College became the third community college in the state and Mesa College is one of the largest in the state today. History Community college education in San Diego can be traced to 1914 when the Board of Education of the San Diego City Schools authorized postsecondary classes for the youth of San Diego. Classes opened that fall at San Diego High School with four faculty members and 35 students, establishing San Diego City College. In 1921, City College moved from the high school to share facilities with the State Normal School, the four-year teachers' college which, in 1898, became San Diego State University. For 25 years, the Junior College program remained at San Diego State University. During this period, in 1938, the San Diego Vocational Junior College was established to offer training in technical-vocational skills to post high school students. The following year, the San Diego Evening Junior College was set up to provide college classes in the evening for adults who were unable to attend classes during the day. In 1946, City College moved back to San Diego High School and reorganized into three branches: San Diego Vocational High School, San Diego College Arts and