Cerritos College

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Cerritos College

Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	1955(69 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]
Students	22,731 (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]
Mascot	Franco the Falcon[5]
Website	www.cerritos.edu

Cerritos Collegeis apubliccommunity collegeinNorwalk, California. It offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions.

The college was founded in 1955. It was named afterRancho 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 toCerritos. The district covers Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Norwalk, La Mirada, and Hawaiian Gardens.

Originally, classrooms were rented in the now defunctExcelsior High Schoolin September 1956.^[6]On July 24, 1957, the Cerritos Junior College District won the case against Dairy Valley (nowCerritos) 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]

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.

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]

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]

Men's sports	Women's sports
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

Fall 2017 Demographics of student body ^[9]

Hispanic and Latino American	74%
African American	1%
Asian American	8%
Native Hawaiianor otherPacific Islander	1%
White European Americans	1%
Multiracial Americans	1%
International students	1%
Unknown	7%
Female	55%
Male	45%

• Bob Apodaca–Colorado Rockiesretired pitching coach
• Marcelo Balboa– US National soccer team captain
• Rod Barajas–Los Angeles Dodgerscatcher /San Diego PadresQuality Control Coach
• Bret Barberie–Major League Baseballplayer
• Mike Benjamin– Major League Baseball infielder
• Corey Bojorquez–Cleveland Brownspunter
• Rich Camarillo– formerNew England Patriotsplayer
• John Corbett– actor
• Eric Draper– personal photographer for US PresidentGeorge W. Bush
• Fou Fonoti– former American football player
• John Force–NHRAFunny car driver
• Joe Gibbs– formerWashington Redskinshead coach
• George Horton–University of Oregonformer baseball coach
• T. J. Houshmandzadeh– formerCincinnati Bengalswide receiver
• Brian Hunter– Major League Baseball former infielder
• Kareem Larrimore– formerDallas Cowboyscornerback
• Bobby Magallanes–Atlanta Bravesassistant hitting coach
• Bobby McFerrin– musician
• Houston McTear– former world record sprinter
• Louie Medina– Major League Baseball
• Steve Mooshagian– American football player and college football coach, National Football League coach
• Grace Napolitano–U.S. Representative
• Emanuel Newton– (attended) professionalmixed martial artist
• Tom Nieto– Major League Baseball former catcher, coach
• Art Olivier, Mayor ofBellflower, California
• Damacio Page– state champion wrestler; currentmixed martial artist, formerly for theWECand theUFC^[10]
• Elijhaa Penny– National Football League player
• Tupe Peko– National Football League former player
• Bao Quach– wrestler;^[11]ProfessionalMMAfighter^[12]
• D. J. Reed–New York Jetsdefensive back
• Rodney Allen Rippy– actor
• Lorenzo Romar– formerWashington Huskieshead basketball coach
• Bubby Rossman– major league baseball pitcher for thePhiladelphia Phillies
• John Saul– horror author
• Jeff Tedford–Fresno State Bulldogshead coach (note: Tedford graduated from California State University, Fresno State)
• Jim Vellone- formerMinnesota Vikingsguard
• Dusty Wathan– third base coach for thePhiladelphia Phillies
• Herb Welch– former New York Giants player
• Ray Wersching– formerSan Francisco 49erskicker
• Craig Worthington– former Major League Baseball third baseman
• Kirk Jellerson– college football coach
• Demetrin Veal–Tennessee Titansformer defensive tackle
• Bobby Lane– former American football player
• Broderick Thompson– former National Football League player
• Tom Tolbert– radio sports talk host and formerNBAplayer
• Rhamondre Stevenson–New England Patriotsrunning back
• A.J. McKee– formerBellator MMAfeatherweight champion
• Ron Yary– formerMinnesota Vikingsoffensive tackle, member ofPro Football Hall of Fame
• Han Ye-seul– South Korean actress
• Steve Seungjun Yoo– Korean-American singer
• Jim Zorn– formerSeattle Seahawksquarterback andWashington Redskinshead coach

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