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 22,287 students (32% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 26:1 is higher than the state community college average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 92% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 77%.
Top Rankings
Cerritos College ranks 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 847 teachers has grown by 47% over five years.
| Cerritos College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 847 staff | 308 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (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
- 215 students | 1.30 Mi18000 Studebaker Road Suite 900A
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 809-5100 1.30215 - Advanced CollegePrivate for-profit25 students | 3.90 Mi13180 Paramount Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280
(562) 408-6969 3.9025 - Long Beach City CollegePublic24,127 students | 4.30 Mi4901 E. Carson St.
Long Beach, CA 90808
(562) 938-4111 4.3024,127 - Cypress CollegePublic15,679 students | 5.70 Mi9200 Valley View
Cypress, CA 90630
(714) 484-7000 5.7015,679 - 5,760 students | 6.40 Mi1111 East Artesia Blvd.
Compton, CA 90221
(310) 900-1600 6.405,760
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