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Riverside Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Riverside Community College has always been this community's college. One of the oldest two-year colleges in California. RCC traces its heritage back to 1916, to a time when Poly High School sat on what is now the Riverside City Campus.
• Located in the City of Riverside, the campus opened in 1916 on the site of the former Poly High School and today serves more than 19,000 students each semester. Students attending the City Campus can choose to earn an associate's degree, transfer to a four-year college or university or earn a career certificate that prepares them to enter the workforce. Thanks to strong programs in liberal arts and science, athletics, and performing arts, and home to the School for Nursing, RCC is one of California's leading community colleges and is a landmark in downtown Riverside. It is also home to the RCC Chancellor's Office and the Board of Trustees.
• Just as the Riverside City Campus is a focal point for education, athletic and performing arts activities, we believe that the RCC Alumni House will become a focal point for special alumni, college and community events. Reflected within the house are the heritage of Riverside, the Wood Streets, and RCC.
• Riverside Community College is a California public community college, fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Local rivalry game not even in USA’s top 10 (Highland Community News)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 12:21:06 am
  Redlands is a unique football place for this reason: Figure that most similar size cities along the Interstate 10 corridor have failed to produce any rivalries to that of Redlands East Valley and Redlands high schools.
• Hornets ace chemistry in their home opener (The Sacramento Bee)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:49:30 am
  As Sacramento State's newcomers supplied energy, athleticism and excitement, the Hornets' holdovers provided a healthy dose of stability Wednesday night.
• GETTING DEFENSIVE (The Glendale News-Press)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 07:10:08 am
  Kalii Robinson didn’t want another letdown. If Robinson learned anything about last season while playing for the Glendale Community College football team, it was that the defense didn’t play up to its capabilities. That was one of the reasons why the Vaqueros went a disappointing 3-7 and didn’t qualify for a bowl game.
• Pilots defeat Seattle U 98-81 in home opener, improve to 2-0 (The Oregonian)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:15:56 am
      It's not hard to decide which game to underline on the Portland Pilots' schedule. UP's West Coast Conference opener is against nine-time defending champion Gonzaga on Jan. 9 at the Chiles Center, so the Pilots have nearly two months...
• Gerhart Gives Stanford a Heisman Hopeful (New York Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:23:04 pm
  Toby Gerhart, a senior tailback who is also a professional baseball prospect, has stiff-armed convention, critics and convenience while insinuated himself into the Heisman conversation.

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