Rio Hondo College News Stories

Browse past news stories for Rio Hondo College in Whittier, CA.

• New faces expected to solidify left side of infield - LSU The Reveille
  posted on February 3, 2013 at 10:40:35 pm
  New faces expected to solidify left side of infieldLSU The ReveilleThe new Tigers third baseman transferred from Rio Hondo College in Whittier, Calif., where he ...
• Around Whittier: Feb. 2 - Whittier Daily News
  posted on February 2, 2013 at 04:01:33 am
  Around Whittier: Feb. 2Whittier Daily NewsRio Hondo art exhibit this month. Rio Hondo College's Art Gallery presents "Super-Natural," a Paul ...
• RIO HONDO STUDENTS PROVIDE FREE TAX PREPARATION - Mid Valley News
  posted on January 23, 2013 at 09:50:57 pm
  RIO HONDO STUDENTS PROVIDE FREE TAX PREPARATIONMid Valley NewsThe eight to ten volunteer students became IRS certified through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance ...
• Man arrested in sexual battery case at Rio Hondo College
  posted on August 10, 2011 at 02:18:48 am
  A 33-year-old man was arrested on the Rio Hondo College campus on suspicion of sexual battery after several female students alleged that ...
• Around Whittier: July 28
  posted on July 28, 2011 at 04:27:45 am
  Ronald Gonzales-Lawrence, a Little Lake City School District board member, ...
• Rio Hondo College officials hope to reopen police academy in October
  posted on June 19, 2011 at 04:27:15 am
  WHITTIER - A year after the state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training suspended it over improper testing, Rio Hondo College's Police Academy could reopen in October with two new ...
• About 1,000 graduates earn degree from Rio Hondo College
  posted on May 27, 2011 at 08:04:30 am
  WHITTIER - Thousands of families and supporters gathered Thursday at Rio Hondo College for its ...
• AREA COLLEGES: Harlan will be leaving Rio Hondo for personal reasons
  posted on May 27, 2011 at 05:34:54 am
  For the second time in less than a year, Rio Hondo College is ...
• General contractor defaults on Rio Hondo College construction project
  posted on May 19, 2011 at 02:42:41 am
  WHITTIER - Diffenbaugh Construction Co., the general contractor hired by Rio Hondo College to ...
• AREA COLLEGE BASEBALL: No. 1 seed Rio Hondo rolls into semifinals
  posted on May 14, 2011 at 06:03:36 am
  WHITTIER - Whatever power may have been missing from the Rio Hondo College baseball team during last ...
• Photo Gallery: GCC vs. Palomar
  posted on May 13, 2011 at 10:04:42 pm
  GCC's Erik Suarez runs to home plate as he makes a home run during a game against ...
• Late rally lifts Rio Hondo in series clincher
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 06:03:16 am
  WHITTIER - Down to its final four outs of the season, the Rio Hondo College baseball team mounted an improbable two-out, ...
• Early Morning Spot Fires Break Out in Whittier
  posted on May 1, 2011 at 04:46:14 am
  Authorities reported 5 separate fires in the area. WHITTIER (KTLA) -- ...
• Rio Hondo College Dance Collective performs at regional dance festival
  posted on April 30, 2011 at 04:12:32 am
  The Rio Hondo College Dance Collective recently displayed its talents at the ...
• `Labor issues' prompt temporary work stoppage on Rio Hondo College construction
  posted on April 28, 2011 at 01:42:32 am
  WHITTIER - A labor dispute caused a two-week shutdown of construction on the new Administration of Justice building at ...
• Rio Hondo students don gladiator garb for annual RiOlympics
  posted on April 13, 2011 at 01:27:52 am
  WHITTIER - The annual RiOlympics games at Rio Hondo College are like a mix of the popular TV shows "Wipeout" and ...
• Thrall is clutch when it counts: Pinch hit keys Rio Hondo win
  posted on March 25, 2011 at 06:34:20 am
  The battle for Foothill Conference leadership took a turn in favor of Rio Hondo College. The host Roadrunners, ranked No. 2 in Southern California in ...
• Rio Hondo College unveils new center for nursing students
  posted on March 23, 2011 at 01:13:15 am
  WHITTIER - Rio Hondo College officials threw open the doors Tuesday on a new regional training center aimed at getting ...
• Rio Hondo College police academy gets another shot to rebuild
  posted on March 19, 2011 at 01:12:32 am
  WHITTIER - Five months after its police academy was placed on suspension, Rio Hondo College is now being allowed to slowly build ...
• Rio Hondo College Foundation hosts gala
  posted on March 7, 2011 at 05:13:12 am
  The Rio Hondo College Foundation's fourth annual President's Gala will begin with a champagne reception at 5:30 p.m. followed ...
• Rio Hondo College hosts high-school girls for Women's History conference
  posted on March 5, 2011 at 06:12:32 am
  WHITTIER - March is Women's History Month - and for Rio Hondo College officials, that means another year of helping ...
• Girls get inside career look at math, science jobs through AAUW conference
  posted on February 26, 2011 at 01:57:15 am
  WHITTIER - Nearly 500 eighth-grade girls descended Friday on Rio Hondo College, where they got an inside look at jobs ...
• Rio Hondo College partners with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to offer fair housing curriculum
  posted on February 10, 2011 at 05:18:58 am
  WHITTIER - Rio Hondo College will soon be graduating the next generation of fair housing advocates, through a ...
• Rio Hondo head launches local community meetings
  posted on February 5, 2011 at 12:18:58 am
  As part of its commitment to maintain strong partnerships and open lines of communication with the community, Rio Hondo College continues with ...
• Rio Hondo College professor and Mt. SAC trustee Baca named to statewide task force
  posted on January 29, 2011 at 05:49:24 am
  WHITTIER - Manuel Baca, Rio Hondo College government professor and Mt. San Antonio College trustee, has ...
• Rio Hondo College in the thick of construction projects
  posted on January 28, 2011 at 08:30:46 am
  WHITTIER - The old locker rooms and P.E. offices are gone, new emergency phones are set for installation and a student services complex with a new ...
• Rio Hondo College in the thick of construction projects
  posted on January 28, 2011 at 07:03:58 am
  WHITTIER - The old locker rooms and P.E. offices are gone, new emergency phones are set for installation and a student services complex with a new ...
• Rio Hondo College develops security system
  posted on January 24, 2011 at 05:18:58 am
  As part of Rio Hondo College's ongoing commitment to provide safe learning environments for students, employees and the public, ...
• Former Rio Hondo student receives award
  posted on January 23, 2011 at 10:18:58 am
  Former Rio Hondo College student Reina Ferrufino, now attending UC Berkeley, recently received the Minerva Scholarship, issued by the ...
• Rio Hondo sets `State of the College' visits
  posted on January 16, 2011 at 01:18:58 am
  As part of its commitment to maintain strong partnerships and open lines of communication with the community, Rio Hondo College continues with ...
• Whittier Assistance League awards scholarships to students
  posted on January 15, 2011 at 01:35:42 am
  Assistance League is awarding a total of $10,000 in scholarships to four ...
• Ex-official: Abuse cost thousands for Rio Hondo College
  posted on January 8, 2011 at 06:19:08 am
  WHITTIER - Ammunition at Rio Hondo College's Police Academy was possibly being abused ...
• Founding Pellissier family loses a member
  posted on January 2, 2011 at 02:48:58 am
  Francois Robert Pellissier, longtime Whittier resident, real estate appraiser and member of the ...
• Rio Hondo public safety dean Santoro calls it quits
  posted on December 10, 2010 at 01:48:59 am
  WHITTIER - Joe Santoro, the Rio Hondo College dean of public safety who also oversaw its police academy, is ...
• Rio Hondo College students put on a show for Whittier students
  posted on December 6, 2010 at 01:18:58 am
  WHITTIER - One generation of students is putting on a show for a younger set every Friday at Whittier schools. About a dozen ...
• Former Rio Hondo College President Sussman dies at 87
  posted on December 3, 2010 at 02:19:00 am
  WHITTIER - Herbert M. Sussman, who served as superintendent/president of Rio Hondo College in the ...
• NHRA Champion Driver Discusses Career Opportunities with Rio Hondo College Students
  posted on November 24, 2010 at 06:15:37 pm
  Whittier – Antron Brown, driver of the Don Schumacher Racing-owned Matco Tools/ U.S. Army dragster, visited with students at Rio Hondo College on Tuesday, Nov. 9. The former college track star at ...
• Rio Hondo breaks ground on new $28 million P.E. complex
  posted on November 10, 2010 at 04:42:49 am
  WHITTIER - Rio Hondo College officially broke ground Tuesday for a Physical Education complex that will bring new swimming pools, ...
• Professional race car driver visits Rio Hondo College
  posted on November 10, 2010 at 04:14:09 am
  WHITTIER - Antron Brown, driver of the Don Schumacher Racing-owned Matco ...
• Former Rio Hondo College Board of Trustees Member Strumming a New Tune
  posted on November 3, 2010 at 05:05:31 pm
  by Anne Donofrio-Holter Former Rio Hondo College board of trustees member and retired Montebello police chief Garry Couso-Vasquez has embarked on a new career – as drummer for the southern rock band ...
• Rio Hondo College Receives $3.2 Million Federal Grant
  posted on November 3, 2010 at 04:50:20 pm
  Whittier – Rio Hondo College has received a competitive, 5-year, $3.2 million Title V grant from the United States Department of Education Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program to continue the ...
• Rio Hondo gets $3.2M federal grant to help retain, graduate students
  posted on October 30, 2010 at 03:11:12 am
  WHITTIER - Rio Hondo College will receive a $3.2 million, five-year federal grant ...
• Rio Hondo, sheriff's deputies work together to help displaced academy cadets
  posted on October 28, 2010 at 11:56:12 pm
  WHITTIER - A few weeks after its police academy was indefinitely suspended, Rio Hondo College officials say they're ...
• Rio Hondo College professors talk campaign issues
  posted on October 28, 2010 at 01:26:32 am
  WHITTIER - About 300 people attended a political forum Wednesday to hear Rio Hondo College ...
• Former chief, college board trustee strikes up the band
  posted on October 26, 2010 at 02:26:12 am
  Former Rio Hondo College board of trustees member and retired Montebello Police Chief Garry ...
• Rio Hondo College student named aerospace scholar
  posted on October 22, 2010 at 05:13:27 am
  WHITTIER - Today Rio Hondo College student Peter Kim is taking one giant step toward his dream of becoming an ...
• Rio Hondo College student named aerospace scholar
  posted on October 20, 2010 at 12:57:05 am
  WHITTIER - Today Rio Hondo College student Peter Kim is taking ...
• Classes at college police academy suspended after breach of test security
  posted on October 16, 2010 at 02:53:18 am
  California state panel orders the suspension at Rio Hondo College police academy. Questions on officer tests will have to be rewritten after someone obtained exam materials and put them in a study ...
• Rio Hondo College Foundation readies for annual golf tournament
  posted on October 16, 2010 at 01:41:12 am
  WHITTIER - It's tee time again for the Rio Hondo College Foundation. The foundation, which supports student programs and scholarships, is hosting the 6th Annual ...
• Classes at top police academy suspended amid probe into breach of test security
  posted on October 15, 2010 at 04:23:18 pm
  Classes have been suspended at Rio Hondo College’s police academy and officials are being forced to rewrite questions ...
• Area chiefs: We support Rio Hondo College dean, police academy
  posted on October 15, 2010 at 01:56:18 am
  San Gabriel Valley and Whittier area police chiefs are rallying around Rio Hondo College's police academy and its public safety dean, saying they're confident the outcome of a state ...
• Santoro: Study guide led to test security breach at Rio Hondo police academy
  posted on October 9, 2010 at 02:41:12 am
  WHITTIER - The head of Rio Hondo College's police academy said Friday the breach in test security that ...

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