Technology – The Channels

SBCC begins using online tool to connect teachers and students

September 23, 2016

This week students can expect to receive emails about their outstanding, or concerning performance through a new online program called Starfish. The program, which goes through Pipeline, is just starting to take effect in hopes to strengthen o...

DSPS to launch student-friendly online program this summer

ALLISON SNELL, Channels Staff

May 2, 2016

City College is making it more efficient for students with learning disabilities to manage their classes by adopting a new online program. The Disabled Students Programs and Services, or DSPS, is going to start using the program, Cloc...

City College student, Amanda Allen, finds herself at home in the geology department on Monday, April 11, at Earth and Biological Science building at Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara. Allen’s favorite things in the department are the giant sloth skull and the plethora of crystals that line the walls.

SBCC geology graduate propels towards goals with NASA project

April 20, 2016

Tesla Motors visited Santa Barbara City College’s Automotive Service / Technology Department on Wednesday, April 6, in Santa Barbara to discuss the future of alternative fuel transportation industries and the need for trained technicians to support the rapid growth in these fields. Tesla Motors, has been a buzz in the news lately with the offering of its’ new Model 3 that boasts a base sticker price of $35,000, that Tesla says should target the average household.

Tesla Motors speaks to students about evolving job opportunities

April 6, 2016

Andy Howell, a staff scientist at Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network and a part time physics instructor at UCSB, speaks on astronomy as a guest lecturer at City College on Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Physical Science Building on East Campus. The lecture comprised a part of his studies over the last 15 years on supernovae and dark energy. 'The best part about my job is being able to figure something out about the universe that no other human being has ever known,' Howell stated.

SBCC Astronomy Club hosts presentation on dark energy

November 13, 2015

ISIS infiltrates social media; creates fear among U.S. citizens

TAYLOR MUNSELL, Channels Staff

May 1, 2015

In America, we use social media for sharing photos, making dates and shopping. About 7,000 miles across the world, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria uses it as a mode of recruitment while sharing bloody videos of decapitation ...