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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
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| Established | 1916 |
| Chancellor | Wolde-Ab Isaac |
| President | Claire Oliveros |
| Students | 20,604[1] |
| Location | ,, United States 33°58′19″N117°22′52″W / 33.97194°N 117.38111°W /33.97194; -117.38111 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Orange andBlack |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | www |
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Riverside City College (RCC) is apubliccommunity college inRiverside, California. The college is part of theRiverside Community College District, as well as the largerCalifornia Community Colleges System.
RCC first opened in 1916 at the same site as theRiverside Polytechnic High School (Riverside Poly).[2] Originally known asRiverside Junior College and later asRiverside City College,[3]: 206 the school changed its name toRiverside Community College in the mid-1980s. In 2008, the board of trustees renamed the institution back toRiverside 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. – Anonymous, 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 onVictoria 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 enrolls about 21,000 students each semester. Students may earn anassociate degree,transfer to a four-year college oruniversity, or earn acareer certificate.
In addition to the campus located in downtown Riverside, there are campuses inMoreno Valley andNorco. Separate education centers include theRiverside County Sheriff's Department Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, the Center for Teaching Excellence at Stokoe, and the Rubidoux Annex inRubidoux. RCC is also home to Gateway to College, acharter school that serves thosereturning to high school seeking diplomas as adults.
RCC maintains programs inliberal arts andscience,athletics, andperforming arts andvocational education. The school band is theRCC Marching Tigers, which includes the Fantasia Winter Guard, which has won severalWinter Guard International awards, a Fall Marching Band, a Winter Drum Line, and a Spring Pep Band. Thestudent newspaper isViewpoints. The college is home to the School for Nursing.
In 2016, RCC opened the Henry W. Coil Sr. and Alice Edna Coil School for the Arts on University Avenue and Market Street, adjacent to the historic White Park. The school is the home of the college's music program, including the internationally renowned RCC Chamber Singers, and the RCC Jazz Ensemble. The school combining classrooms, studios, anddigital media labs, built around a state of the art concert hall designed with adjustable acoustics. The new school serves around 1,000 students preparing for careers in vocal or instrumental performance,music education, and careers in themusic industry.
The college's marching band performed at theTournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2010, and atBandfest atPasadena City College.[6]
The Riverside City College Tigers compete in theOrange Empire Conference (OEC) and Southern California Football Association, which operates within theCalifornia Community College Athletic Association.[7] The college currently fields nine men's teams and nine women's teams.
The athletic facilities include Fran Bushman Tennis Courts, Riverside Aquatics Complex,Samuel C. Evans Complex,Wheelock Gymnasium andWheelock Stadium.[8]
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