Cerritos College
Tel:
(562) 860-2451
- The Cerritos College mission is to serve the community by building futures through learning. Our mission is teaching and our faculty has established a distinguished record of scholarship, research and publication. But most important to you, they are dedicated professors.
School Highlights
Cerritos College serves 21,774 students (33% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 50:1 is higher than the state community college average of 44:1.
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 68%.
Cerritos College is one of 49 community colleges within Los Angeles County, CA.
The nearest community college to Cerritos College is Fremont College (1.3 miles away).
Top Placements
Cerritos College places among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 434 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Cerritos College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
Institution Control | Public | Public |
Total Faculty | 434 staff | 97 staff |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Founded in 1955, Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college serving an area of 52 square miles of southeastern Los Angeles county. The college offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions. Over 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies each year. Cerritos College is a public two-year California educational institution accredited by the Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The Cerritos College student body is a majority of minorities: Hispanics, Asians, African-Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Americans together account for more than 60% of our students. Cerritos College attracts students directly from high school. The Wilford Michael Library and Learning Resource Center on the campus of Cerritos Community College offers a wide variety of instructional programs, services and resources to enrich the learning activities of students, faculty and staff. The mission of the Innovation Center is to provide information, training, and opportunities for professional growth. Technical support is provided on all products supported by the Computer Services Department at Cerritos College. In addition to regularly scheduled training sessions on office automation products, we also offer one-on-one consultation, including web design assistance to faculty and staff.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Cerritos College is Fremont College (1.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 387 students | 1.30 Mi18000 Studebaker Road Suite 900A
Cerritos,  CA  90703
(562) 809-5100 1.30387 - Advanced CollegePrivate, for profit125 students | 3.90 Mi13180 Paramount Blvd.
South Gate,  CA  90280
(562) 408-6969 3.90125 - Long Beach City CollegePublic24,403 students | 4.30 Mi4901 E. Carson St.
Long Beach,  CA  90808
(562) 938-4111 4.3024,403 - Cypress CollegePublic15,816 students | 5.70 Mi9200 Valley View
Cypress,  CA  90630
(714) 484-7000 5.7015,816 - 7,611 students | 6.40 Mi1111 East Artesia Blvd.
Compton,  CA  90221
(310) 900-1600 6.407,611
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