Cerritos College is a two-year community college located in southern California that provides online degree programs as well as on-campus instruction. The school offers many degrees and certificates within nine divisions including business education, fine arts and communications, health occupations, liberal arts, science, engineering and math, technology , H.P.E.A / athletics, humanities/social sciences and technology training/distance education.
The Business Education Division offers degrees in court reporting, real estate and business communication. Classes include business oral communication, telephone techniques, and international business communications. This division also runs classes devoted to Microsoft training and college-level keyboarding classes.
The Liberal Arts Division at Cerritos has programs that are diverse and challenging including English, reading and speech. Liberal Arts also has a strong foreign language division and teaches English as a second language (ESL), French, Japanese and Spanish as degree programs.
The Humanities/Social Sciences Division at Cerritos offers fields of study in anthropology, history and psychology. Cerritos is the only two-year college in the nation to offer an Associate of Arts in Women’s Studies degree designed to transfer to eight four-year universities.
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Cerritos College.
Cerritos College accepts applications from all students who are high school graduates or are at least 18 years of age. Students must fill out an application as early as possible prior to the start of registration. Applications may be completed online.
Financial Aid
Students must submit a FAFSA form to be considered for aid. Types of aid include grants, loans, scholarships and federal work study programs.
Grants offered through the school include the Child Development Grant, the Chafee Grant and the National SMART Grant.
On Campus Scholarships include the Dr. Wolf De Lyre Scholarship, the Florence Tilson Scholarship for Cosmetology students, and the Lefty “Pendleton” Memorial Scholarship.
The school runs a program called The Leaders Involved in Creating Change (LINC) to help students who are in foster care to transition to independent living. To be eligible students must be former foster youths enrolled at Cerritos.
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Cerritos College 5211th for the average student loan amount.
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Cerritos College was founded in 1955 in Norwalk, California.
There are many clubs and organizations to choose from at Cerritos including the Auto Body Club and the Classical Guitar Club. The school is also part of many Greek programs.
Cerritos runs a Student Activities Center located on campus that offers a place for students to relax before and after class. The Center provides video games, ping pong tables and an overall comfortable atmosphere.
Norwalk, California is a city in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Many movies have been filmed in Norwalk including the blockbuster Speed and the TV series Heroes.
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Cerritos College?
Cerritos participates in many intercollegiate athletic programs including soccer, wrestling and basketball. The Falcons compete in the South Coast Conference in the NJCAA.
The Women’s softball team at Cerritos won the 2008 state championship. The school also boasts 2008 state titles in men’s soccer, women’s track and women’s water polo.
Many professional sports stars have attended Cerritos, including All-Pro wide out T.J. Houshmanzadeh of the Seattle Seahawks and forward Tom Tolbert of the NBA.
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Norwalk, CA 90650-6298
Surrounding community
Small city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000)
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