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Cerritos College

Community college in Norwalk, California, US

Field	Value
name	Cerritos College
image	Cerritos College seal.png
type	Public community college
established
accreditation	Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
budget	$102 million
president	Jose Fierro
academic_staff	292 (full-time)
847 (part-time)
administrative_staff	956
students	22,731 (2016–17)
city	Norwalk, California
country	U.S.
coordinates
campus	Metropolitan, 135 acre
colors	Blue & white
sports_nickname	Falcons
sporting_affiliations	California Community College Athletic Association
South Coast Conference
Southern California Football Association
mascot	Franco the Falcon
website
logo	Cerritos College logo.png

| vice-president = 847 (part-time) South Coast Conference Southern California Football Association

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

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. 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. In September 1959, the college moved from Excelsior High School to the current site.

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.

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.

Athletics

Race and ethnicity	Total
Hispanic	{{bartable	69.2	%	2
White	{{bartable	9.7	%	2
African American	{{bartable	6.5	%	2
Asian	{{bartable	5.7	%	2
Unknown	{{bartable	3.5	%	2
Filipino	{{bartable	2.9	%	2
Multiracial	{{bartable	2.2	%	2
Pacific Islander	{{bartable	0.3	%	2
American Indian/Alaska Native	{{bartable	0.2	%	2

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Cerritos College alumni

References

"Facts at a Glance".
"2016–2017 Annual Report".
"Cerritos College Public Affairs – Graphic Standards".
"The Official Website for Cerritos College Athletics".
"ASCC MASCOT".
"Cerritos College : Insight Newsletter".
"Cerritos College : Releases 2017 Newsletter".
(June 11, 2020). "Cereitos college opens state's first housing development for students fig homelessness". KTLA.
"Annual/Term Student Count Report". California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office.

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