Rio Hondo College
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| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1963 |
| Endowment | $79.6 million (2011) |
| President | Teresa Dreyfuss |
| Vice-Presidents | Dr. JoAnna Schilling, Myeshia Armstrong, Henry Gee |
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Academic staff
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590 |
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Administrative staff
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254 |
| Address |
3600 Workman Mill Road Whittier CA 90601, Whittier, California, USA 34°01′08″N 118°02′01″W / 34.01889°N 118.03361°WCoordinates: 34°01′08″N 118°02′01″W / 34.01889°N 118.03361°W |
| Colors | Black and gold |
| Nickname | Roadrunners |
| Mascot | Roadrunner |
| Website | www |
Rio Hondo College is a community college located in the city of Whittier, California, United States, named after the Rio Hondo. Founded in 1960, it mainly serves the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, and South El Monte. The college is accredited by Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Aside from its academic programs, the college is also home to Rio Hondo Fire Academy and Rio Hondo Police Academy.
Rio Hondo College:
Rio Hondo offers on-campus, online, and off-campus courses to all of its students.
Rio Hondo College strives to be an exemplary California community college, meeting the learning needs of its changing and growing population and developing a state of the art campus to serve future generations.
Rio Hondo College is committed to the success of its diverse students and communities by providing dynamic educational opportunities and resources that lead to degrees, certificates, transfer, career and technical pathways, basic skills proficiency, and lifelong learning.
Rio Hondo College District was established in October 1960, encompassing the boundaries of Whittier Union High School District. As it expanded to include the El Rancho Unified and El Monte Union High School Districts, it established a Board of Trustees in April 1962. In May 1963, the Board named the proposed community college Rio Hondo, named after the neighbouring Rio Hondo River.
While voters in the district approved a US$12 million to build Rio Hondo College in October 1963, classes were temporarily conducted at Sierra and El Rancho High Schools. The present campus, off Workman Mill Road, was opened for classes in Fall 1966.
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