local school district, and was also among the first continuing education programs in California to serve 100,000 students per academic year. Today, the Continuing Education system consists of seven campuses and 56 partnered locations throughout the city where instruction may be offered in collaboration with schools, community service providers, and other institutions. Instruction offered at Continuing Education includes: Computer information technology Career training Disability support programs English as a second language (ESL) GED/high school diploma Parenting education U.S. Citizenship preparation Admissions The San Diego Community College District conducts open enrollment in all of its three community colleges and seven Continuing Education campuses. Academics City College, Mesa College, and Miramar College as public two-year community colleges administered by the San Diego Community College District offer credit programs leading to degrees, transfer, employment, and skills improvement along with the District's Continuing Education division of seven major campuses throughout San Diego. As required by the voters of San Diego in 1972, the San Diego Community College District is to provide education for all high school graduates and adults 18 years of age and older in the service region. This charge includes providing adult basic education, including GED/High School Diploma, through sophomore-level college degree programs, with both academic and vocational curricula. San Diego Community Colleges offer over 130 individual disciplines with over 300 academic programs that lead to associate degrees or Certificates of Performance. Academics are held within individual schools at each college which in turn are divided into separate departments holding their areas of study and instruction. References External links California Community Colleges School districts in San Diego County, California Universities and colleges in San Diego Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 1972 establishments in California Educational institutions established in 1972