Cerritos College

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Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college founded in 1955 located in Norwalk, California. It was named after Rancho Los Cerritos, a ranch that served prominently in the region in the 19th century. The college serves as part of the inspiration for the renaming of the neighboring city of Dairy Valley to Cerritos.

The college offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions. There is also a student-run radio station, WPMD. The majority of students are of Latin American descent, and there is a sizable Asian population as well.

[edit] Athletics

The mascot of Cerritos is the Falcon, and its teams compete in the South Coast Conference. In Men's sports, they have won 2 titles in Soccer, one each in Water Polo and Swimming and Diving, 7 in Wrestling, 11 each in Basketball and Baseball, and 6 in Tennis.

In Women's, they have 2 titles each in Cross Country and Track and Field, 8 each in Volleyball and Basketball, 3 in Softball, and 4 in Tennis.

[edit] Notable alumni

• T.J. Houshmandzadeh - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver
• Tom Tolbert - NBA player
• Lorenzo Romar - former Washington Huskies head coach
• Jeff Tedford - California Golden Bears head coach (note: Tedford graduated from Fresno State)
• Joe Gibbs - Washington Redskins head coach
• Han Ye Seul - MBC Fantasy Couple Korean actress

[edit] External links

• The Talon Marks, the college newspaper
• Cerritos College Homepage
• Cerritos College News (Student Run)
• WPMD, the Cerritos College radio station, "Where People Make A Difference."