Cerritos College

Cerritos College
Cerritos College
Established 1955
President Dr. Linda L. Lacy
Students 23,000
Location Norwalk, California, USA
Colors Blue & White
Nickname Falcons
Website http://www.cerritos.edu/

Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. The college serves as part of the inspiration for the renaming of the neighboring city of Dairy Valley to Cerritos.

The college offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions. There is also a student-run radio station, WPMD. It also provides a student-run newspaper, Talon Marks.

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Academics

Founded in 1955, Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college serving an area of 52 square miles (130 km2) of southeastern Los Angeles county. The college offers Associate’s degrees degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions. Over 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies each year. Cerritos College attracts students directly from high school, but they also attract the returning student who may have been out of school for many years. They serve first generation college students as well as college students with a college family tradition.[1]

Diversity

The Cerritos College student body is a majority of minorities: Hispanics, Asians, African-Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans together account for more than 60% of its students. The College has a student body that is 54.6% Hispanic, 12.4% Caucasian, 10.2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.6% Filipino, 7.3% Black, 0.5% Native American, and the rest undeclared. Students come from more than 30 California cities, with 60% of the students coming from cities outside the college district, bypassing other community colleges to attend Cerritos. Cerritos College ranked third in California and sixth in the nation among Hispanic-serving community colleges for the number of associate degrees granted to Hispanic students in 2006.[2]

Athletics

The mascot of Cerritos is the Falcon. Its teams compete in the South Coast Conference of the California Community College Athletic Association. Men’s sports titles have included 2 titles in Soccer, one each in Water Polo, Swimming, and Diving, 7 in Wrestling, 11 in Basketball and Baseball, and 6 in Tennis.

Women's titles include 2 titles each in Cross Country and Track and Field, 8 each in Volleyball and Basketball, 3 in Softball, and 4 in Tennis.

2008

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ http://cms.cerritos.edu/campus-guide/
  2. ^ http://cms.cerritos.edu/campus-guide/mission-statement.htm
  3. ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-01/sports/sp-2472_1_los-alamitos-high-school LA Times
  4. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitRi00.htm Pro Football reverence

External links

Coordinates: 33°53′09″N 118°05′40″W / 33.88570°N 118.09457°W / 33.88570; -118.09457

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