Riverside Community College
Encyclopedia
Riverside City College, or 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
.
. Originally known as Riverside City College, or as Riverside's Junior College, 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.
The high school and the college resided in separate buildings until September 1965, when the high school moved to its own campus on Victoria Avenue
allowing the college total control of the Magnolia property.
Today, Riverside City College is part of the greater Riverside Community College District serving more than 21,000 students each semester, including Chicago rapper, Jamar Core. Students attending RCC may choose to earn an associate’s degree, transfer to a four-year college or university
or earn a career certificate that prepares them to enter the workforce.
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
. RCC is home to the world class Winter Guard "Fantasia", as well as the award winning RCC Marching Tigers Band
, Drumline and award-winning student newspaper "Viewpoints". The college is home to the School for Nursing. RCC is one of California’s leading community colleges and is a landmark in downtown Riverside.
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 UC 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
.
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Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, United States. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District
Riverside Community College District
The Riverside Community College District, or RCCD, is the community college district serving Riverside, California, United States, and neighboring cities. It is part of the California Community Colleges System...
, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System
California Community Colleges system
The California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...
.
History
RCC first opened in 1916 at the same site location as the Riverside Polytechnic High SchoolRiverside Polytechnic High School
Riverside Polytechnic High School is a four-year public high school in Riverside, California, United States, and part of the Riverside Unified School District...
. Originally known as Riverside City College, or as Riverside's Junior College, 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.
The high school and the college resided in separate buildings until September 1965, when the high school moved to its own campus on Victoria Avenue
Victoria Avenue (Riverside, California)
Victoria Avenue is a divided scenic road in Riverside, California that cuts through an area referred to as the greenbelt. Originally developed in 1892 to connect the Arlington Heights area to downtown Riverside, the road became a popular tourist attraction because of the many trees and exotic...
allowing the college total control of the Magnolia property.
Today, Riverside City College is part of the greater Riverside Community College District serving more than 21,000 students each semester, including Chicago rapper, Jamar Core. Students attending RCC may choose to earn an associate’s degree, transfer to a four-year college or university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
or earn a career certificate that prepares them to enter the workforce.
In addition to the college located in downtown Riverside, there are other college locations in Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley, California
Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...
, Norco
Norco, California
Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,063, up from 24,157 at the 2000 census...
, 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
Rubidoux, California
Rubidoux was a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,280, up from 29,180 at the 2000 census. Like much of the fast-growing Inland Empire Metropolitan Area, Rubidoux is rapidly changing...
. 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
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
and science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, and performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
and vocational education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
. RCC is home to the world class Winter Guard "Fantasia", as well as the award winning RCC Marching Tigers Band
RCC Marching Tigers
The RCC Marching Tigers is the marching band of Riverside Community College. The band has appeared in countless parades such as the Tournament of Roses Parade, Fiesta Bowl Parade, the Hollywood Christmas Parade, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, various athletic events, Bands of America Grand...
, Drumline and award-winning student newspaper "Viewpoints". The college is home to the School for Nursing. RCC is one of California’s leading community colleges and is a landmark in downtown Riverside.
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
Digital media
Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
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
Film industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
and act as a feeder school
Feeder school
Feeder school is a name applied to schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions that provide a significant number of graduates who intend to continue their studies at specific schools, or even in specific fields....
for the film and visual culture BA program at UC Riverside.
The Marching Band performed at the Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2010, and at Bandfest at Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College is a community college in Pasadena, California, USA, located on Colorado Boulevard. PCC is the third largest community college campus in the United States. PCC was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. In 1954, Pasadena Junior College merged with another junior...
.
Notable alumni
- Jeff BajenaruJeff BajenaruJeffrey Michael Bajenaru is a former MLB baseball pitcher.Bajenaru began his college career at the Riverside Community College. The Oakland Athletics drafted him in the 13th round after his sophomore season, but he elected not to sign. He parlayed his community college performance into a...
- Major League Baseball - Chester CarlsonChester CarlsonChester Floyd Carlson was an American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney born in Seattle, Washington....
- American physicist, inventor, and patent attorney - DeNique FordDeNique FordDeNique Ford is a professional Arena Football defensive back for the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League. Ford is a 2007 graduate of Eastern Washington University.-Early Years:...
- Professional Arena Football - Jess HillJess HillJesse Terrill Hill was an American athlete, coach and college administrator who was best known for his tenure as a coach and athletic director at the University of Southern California. His career spanned six decades...
- Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1937, first person to both play for and coach Rose Bowl champions - Bobby KieltyBobby KieltyRobert Micheal Kielty is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.-College :...
- Major League Baseball - Richard S. PratherRichard S. PratherRichard Scott Prather was an American mystery novelist, best known for creating the "Shell Scott" series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring.- Early life and career :...
- American mystery novelist, pseudonyms David Knight and Douglas Ring - Jeff SotoJeff SotoJeff Soto is an American contemporary artist. His distinct color palette, subject matter and technique have been said to bridge the gap between Pop Surrealism and Street Art.-Early life:...
- Professional Artist, painter - Brian StokesBrian StokesBrian Alexander Stokes is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball...
- Major League Baseball - Susan StraightSusan StraightSusan Straight is an American author and National Book Award finalist.-Background:Susan Straight has published six novels, a novel for young readers and a children's book...
- Published writer and novelist, Professor at the University of California, Riverside - Tommy HansonTommy HansonThomas J "Tommy" Hanson is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Hanson was considered by Baseball America to be the top prospect in the Braves farm system going into the 2009 season...
- Major League Baseball
Notable former faculty
- Kurt BarberKurt BarberKurt Barber is the defensive line coach for UNLV's football team and a former standout linebacker in college and in the National Football League.-High school career:...
- 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 JaegerEdmund JaegerEdmund Carroll Jaeger, D.Sc. was an American biologist known for his works on desert ecology. He was born in Nebraska and moved to California in 1906...
- noted biologist (the Edmund C. Jaeger Desert Institute on the Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley College, or MVC, is a community college located in Moreno Valley, California, United States. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System.-External links:*...
campus is named in his honor) - Jess MortensenJess MortensenJesse "Jess" Philo Mortensen was a NCAA champion track athlete and coach. Mortensen is one of only three men to win Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship team titles as both an athlete and coach.Mortensen was captain of the 1930 NCAA championship track team at the University of...
- NCAA champion track athlete, USC track and field, Coach at RCC - Jerry TarkanianJerry TarkanianJerry Tarkanian , also known as "Tark the Shark", is a retired college basketball coach known as one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history...
- NCAA Basketball coach, RCC coach
Past Winter Drumline Shows
- 2002: The Sound of Silence
- 2003: South Africa
- 2004: The Apple
- 2005: Manifest Destiny
- 2006: The Sacred Geometry of Chance
- 2007: Momento
- 2008: City of Light
- 2009: Totem
- 2010: My Steampunk Heart
- 2011: Hope, Dream, Fly
External links
- Riverside Community College District
- Viewpoints
- The Logistics Management Program
- Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center
- RCC Winter Drumline
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