Cerritos College

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Cerritos College
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Type Public community college
Established1955(70 years ago) (1955)
Accreditation Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Budget$102 million [1]
President Jose Fierro [2]
Academic staff
292 (full-time)
847 (part-time) [2]
Administrative staff
956 [2]
Students22,731 (2016–17) [1]
Location
Norwalk, California
,
U.S.

33°53′09″N118°05′41″W / 33.8857°N 118.0946°W / 33.8857; -118.0946
Campus Metropolitan, 135 acres (54.6 ha)
Colors    Blue & white [2] [3]
Nickname Falcons
Sporting affiliations
 California Community College Athletic Association
South Coast Conference
Southern California Football Association [4]
MascotFranco the Falcon [5]
Website www.cerritos.edu
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Cerritos College
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Cerritos College MCIS building
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Entrance to Cerritos College
Falcon Stadium in 2008 CerritosFalconStadium.jpg
Falcon Stadium in 2008

Cerritos College is a public community college in Norwalk, California. It offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions.

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History

The college was founded in 1955. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a local ranch in the 19th century. In turn the college was part of the inspiration for the renaming of the neighboring city of Dairy Valley to Cerritos. The district covers Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Norwalk, La Mirada, and Hawaiian Gardens.

Originally, classrooms were rented in the now defunct Excelsior High School in September 1956. [6] On July 24, 1957, the Cerritos Junior College District won the case against Dairy Valley (now Cerritos) to use the undeveloped land as an educational site. [6] In September 1959, the college moved from Excelsior High School to the current site. [6]

Organization and administration

The founder was Ralph Burnight of Redlands, a resident of Bellflower and superintendent of the Excelsior School District. The current college president is Jose Fierro.

Campus modernization

On February 15, 2017, the school opened two new buildings: a new Math and Computer Information Sciences building, and a Fine Arts complex. Together, the new facilities cost over $55 million and were funded by Measure G bond dollars. [7]

Housing

On June 11, 2020, Cerritos became the first California community college to have housing for students without a place to live or with uncertain housing. [8]

Athletics

Men's sportsWomen's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross Country
Cross CountrySoccer
FootballSoftball
SoccerSwimming & Diving
Swimming & DivingTrack & Field
Track & FieldVolleyball
Water PoloWater Polo
WrestlingWrestling

Student Life

Student demographics as of Fall 2023 [9]
Race and ethnicityTotal
Hispanic 69.2%
 
White 9.7%
 
African American 6.5%
 
Asian 5.7%
 
Unknown3.5%
 
Filipino 2.9%
 
Multiracial 2.2%
 
Pacific Islander 0.3%
 
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2%
 

Notable alumni

Anthony Rendon 70th and current Speaker of the California State Assembly Anthony Rendon official photo.jpg
Anthony Rendon 70th and current Speaker of the California State Assembly

References

  1. 1 2 "2016–2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Facts at a Glance" (PDF). Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cerritos College Public Affairs – Graphic Standards". Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Official Website for Cerritos College Athletics". Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "ASCC MASCOT". Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Cerritos College : Insight Newsletter" (PDF). Cms.Cerritos.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cerritos College : Releases 2017 Newsletter". Cms.Cerritos.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ↑ Cereitos college opens state's first housing development for students fig homelessness, KTLA, June 11, 2020
  9. ↑ "Annual/Term Student Count Report". California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Damacio Page MMA Bio". Sherdog.com. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bao Quach BIO". Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bao Quach MMA Bio". Sherdog.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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