Riverside Community College

Located at 4800 Magnolia in the city of Riverside, California, Riverside's Junior College, as it was known back then, opened their first campus in 1916 at the same site location as the Riverside Polytechnic High School. The high school and the college had their own buildings at the same address. It was not until September 1965 that Riverside Polytechnic High School moved to its own campus on Victoria allowing the college total control of the Magnolia property. ^[2][3]

Today, Riverside City College is part of the greater Riverside Community College System serving more than 19,000 students each semester. Students attending Riverside City College, known locally as 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. Riverside City College is part of the greater Riverside Community College District.

In addition to the main campus located in downtown Riverside, there are other campus locations in Moreno Valley, Norco, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and the Rubidoux Annex in Rubidoux.

RCC maintains strong 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 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. The President’s Office and the Board of Trustees are also located on the campus.

On University Avenue at Fairmont Boulevard, RCC plans to open the Riverside School for the Arts by 2012. 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, 2009 and at Bandfest at Pasadena City College. ^[4]

History

"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." Excerpt from 1919 high school yearbook, page 57. ^[5]

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 Atrist, painter
• Brian Stokes Major League Baseball
• Susan Straight Published Writer and novelist, Professor at the University of California, Riverside
• Tommy Hanson Major League Baseball

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
• Jess Mortensen NCAA champion track athlete, USC track and field, Coach at RCC
• Jerry Tarkanian NCAA Basketball coach, RCC coach

Past Shows

• 2002: The Sound of Silence
• 2003: South Africa
• 2004: The Apple
• 2005: Manifest Destiny
• 2006: Sacred Geometry of Chance
• 2007: Memento
• 2008: City of Lights
• 2009: Totem

References

External links

• Riverside Community College
• Viewpoints
• The Logistics Management Program
• Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center
• Zodiac killer