Riverside City College
| Riverside City College | |
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| Established | 1916 |
| Type | Community college |
| Chancellor | Dr. Gregory Gray |
| Students | 19,511[1] |
| Location | Riverside Riverside County, California, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | http://www.rcc.edu/ |
Riverside City College (RCC) is a community college located in Riverside, California, United States. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System.
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[edit] History
RCC first opened in 1916 at the same site as the Riverside Polytechnic High School (Riverside Poly).[2] Originally known as Riverside City College or as Riverside Junior College,[3]:206 the school changed its name to Riverside Community College in the 1960s. In 2008, the Board of Trustees renamed the institution back to Riverside City College.
With the opening of school next fall, Riverside's Junior College will be at the disposal of those who see fit to take advantage of the newest educational facility. The school board realized that the benefits of such a school would be great and according to their March meeting voted to establish such a college. - Annonymous, 1919[4]
The junior college expanded from the Riverside Poly campus and in 1924 constructed the first two buildings of the campus quadrangle in 1924.[5] When Riverside Poly re-located to its own campus on Victoria Avenue in 1965 the college assumed total control of the Magnolia property.
Today, Riverside City College is part of the greater Riverside Community College District, which more than 21,000 students each semester. Students attending RCC may choose to earn an associate's degree, transfer to a four-year college or university or earn a career certificate.
In addition to the college located in downtown Riverside, there are other college locations in Moreno Valley, Norco, and several education centers including the Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, the Center for Teaching Excellence at Stokoe, and the Rubidoux Annex in Rubidoux. RCC is also home to Gateway to College, a charter school that serves those returning to high school seeking diplomas as adults.
RCC maintains programs in liberal arts and science, athletics, and performing arts and vocational education. The school band is the RCC Marching Tigers, which includes the Fantasia Winter Guard, which has won several Winter Guard International awards, a Fall Marching Band, a Winter Drum Line, and a Spring Pep Band. The student newspaper is Viewpoints. The college is home to the School for Nursing.
RCC plans to open the Riverside School for the Arts by 2012 on University Avenue and Market Street, adjacent to the historic White Park. The $57 million dollar project will combine classrooms, studios, and digital media labs with space for public exhibitions and performances. The new school is expected to serve 1,600 students preparing for careers in the film industry and act as a feeder school for the film and visual culture BA program at the University of California, Riverside.
The Marching Band performed at the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2010, and at Bandfest at Pasadena City College.[6]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jeff Bajenaru - Major League Baseball
- Chester Carlson - American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney
- DeNique Ford - Professional Arena Football
- Jess Hill - Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1937, first person to both play for and coach Rose Bowl champions
- Bobby Kielty - Major League Baseball
- Richard S. Prather - American mystery novelist, pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring
- Jeff Soto - Professional Artist, painter
- Brian Stokes - Major League Baseball
- Susan Straight - Published writer and novelist, Professor at the University of California, Riverside
- Tommy Hanson - Major League Baseball
[edit] Notable former faculty
- Kurt Barber - National Football League, Coach at RCC
- Bob Boyd (basketball) - William Robert "Bob" Boyd, Head coach at the University of Southern California (USC) and Mississippi State University, Head coach at RCC
- Edmund Jaeger - noted biologist[3] (the Edmund C. Jaeger Desert Institute on the Moreno Valley College campus is named in his honor)
- Jess Mortensen - NCAA champion track athlete, USC track and field, Coach at RCC
- Jerry Tarkanian - NCAA Basketball coach, RCC coach
[edit] Past Winter Drumline Shows
| Year | Program Title | Placement | Score | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Sound of Silence | 1st | 96.90 | PIW |
| 2003 | South Africa | 3rd | 94.60 | PIW |
| 2004 | The Apple | 2nd | 93.80 | PIW |
| 2005 | Manifest Destiny | 1st | 97.00 | PIW |
| 2006 | The Sacred Geometry of Chance | 4th | 94.00 | PIW |
| 2007 | Memento | 1st | 96.95 | PIW |
| 2008 | City of Light | 2nd | 95.80 | PIW |
| 2009 | Totem | 2nd | 96.90 | PIW |
| 2010 | My Steampunk Heart | 4th | 94.10 | PIW |
| 2011 | Hope, Dream, Fly | 2nd | 95.525 | PIW |
[edit] References
- ^ "RCCD Enrollment Data Dashboard". Riverside Community College District. http://academic.rcc.edu/enrollmentdata/10Spring/riv.jsp. Retrieved 2010-08-07.. First day of 2010 Spring term.
- ^ Riverside City College: History
- ^ a b Ryckman, Raymond E.; Zackrison, James L. (1998). Son of the Living Desert - Edmund C. Jaeger, 1887-1983: Ecologist, Educator, Environmentalist, Biologist, and Philanthropist. Loma Linda, California: R.E. Ryckman. pp. 466. ISBN 9780966356304. OCLC 39497413. LCC QH31.J33 R97 1998 University of California, Riverside, Science Library
- ^ Excerpt from the high school yearbook called The Stag in the year 1919 on page 57, author unknown, Riverside Polytechnic High School
- ^ RCCD Faculty Net. "A Brief History of Riverside Community College"
- ^ Rose Parade Participants
[edit] External links
- Riverside Community College District
- Viewpoints
- The Logistics Management Program
- Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center
- RCC Winter Drumline
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