Cerritos College
Type | Public community college |
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Established | 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] |
Students | 22,731 (2016-17)[1] |
Location | , U.S. 33°53′09″N 118°05′41″W / 33.8857°N 118.0946°W |
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] |
Mascot | Franco the Falcon[5] |
Website | www |
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.[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 Dr. 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 sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross Country |
Cross Country | Soccer |
Football | Softball |
Soccer | Swimming & Diving |
Swimming & Diving | Track & Field |
Track & Field | Volleyball |
Water Polo | Water Polo |
Wrestling | Wrestling |
Notable alumni
Hispanic and Latino American | 74% |
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African American | 1% |
Asian American | 8% |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1% |
White European Americans | 1% |
Multiracial Americans | 1% |
International students | 1% |
Unknown | 7% |
Female | 55% |
Male | 45% |
- John Saul- horror author
- Grace Napolitano - U.S. Representative
- Bob Apodaca – Colorado Rockies retired pitching coach
- Marcelo Balboa – US National soccer team captain
- Rod Barajas – Los Angeles Dodgers catcher / San Diego Padres Quality Control Coach
- Bret Barberie – Major League Baseball player
- Mike Benjamin – Major League Baseball infielder
- Bobby Magallanes - Atlanta Braves assistant hitting coach
- Corey Bojorquez – Cleveland Browns punter
- Rich Camarillo – former New England Patriots player
- John Corbett – actor
- T. J. Houshmandzadeh – former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver
- Kareem Larrimore – former Dallas Cowboys cornerback
- Jeff Tedford – Fresno State Bulldogs head coach (note: Tedford graduated from California State University, Fresno State)
- Joe Gibbs – former Washington Redskins head coach
- Jim Zorn – former Seattle Seahawks quarterback and Washington Redskins head coach
- Ron Yary – former Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Ray Wersching – former San Francisco 49ers kicker
- Herb Welch – former New York Giants player
- George Horton – University of Oregon former baseball coach
- Tom Nieto – Major League Baseball former catcher, coach
- Kirk Jellerson – college football coach
- Demetrin Veal – Tennessee Titans former defensive tackle
- Brian Hunter – Major League Baseball former infielder
- Louie Medina – Major League Baseball
- Damacio Page state champion wrestler; current mixed martial artist, formerly for the WEC and the UFC[10]
- Craig Worthington – former Major League Baseball third baseman
- Houston McTear – former world record sprinter
- Bobby McFerrin – musician
- Steve Seungjun Yoo – Korean-American singer
- Eric Draper – personal photographer for U.S. President George W. Bush
- Bobby Lane – former American football player
- Emanuel Newton - (attended) professional mixed martial artist
- Fou Fonoti – former American football player
- Han Ye-seul - South Korean actress
- Steve Mooshagian- American football player and college football coach, National Football League coach
- Elijhaa Penny – National Football League player
- Tupe Peko – National Football League former player
- Bao Quach – wrestler;[11] Professional MMA fighter[12]
- Rodney Allen Rippy – actor
- Lorenzo Romar – former Washington Huskies head basketball coach
- Broderick Thompson – former National Football League player
- Tom Tolbert – radio sports talk host and former NBA player
- Dusty Wathan - third base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies
- John Force - NHRA Funny car driver
- D. J. Reed - New York Jets defensive back
- Rhamondre Stevenson - New England Patriots running back
- A.J. McKee - former Bellator MMA featherweight champion
References
- ^ a b "2016–2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Facts at a Glance" (PDF). Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Cerritos College Public Affairs – Graphic Standards". Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "The Official Website for Cerritos College Athletics". Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "ASCC MASCOT". Cerritos College. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cerritos College : Insight Newsletter" (PDF). Cms.Cerritos.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Cerritos College : Releases 2017 Newsletter". Cms.Cerritos.edu. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Cereitos college opens state's first housing development for students fig homelessness, KTLA, June 11, 2020
- ^ "2017 USNEWS: Cerritos College Overview".
- ^ "Damacio Page MMA Bio". Sherdog.com. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Bao Quach BIO". Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ "Bao Quach MMA Bio". Sherdog.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.