Cerritos College history

Originally, classrooms were rented in the now defunct Excelsior High School in September 1956.

On July 24, 1957, the Cerritos Junior College District won the case against Dairy Valley (now Cerritos) to use the undeveloped land as an educational site.

March 25, 1958 – Field House is the first campus building completed

On September 1959, the college moved from Excelsior High School to the current site.

1966 – The Board of Trustees approves the purchase of the “South 40,” enlarging the campus to 135 acres

1979 – The Cerritos College Foundation was established

December 7, 1981 – 40 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Cerritos College dedicates the United StatesS. Pelias Bell from the United StatesS. Pelias that survived the attack.

1984 – California community colleges introduce enrollment fees: $5 per unit, $50 for 12 units and $100 for annual, full-time students

Institutionally administered financial aid is available to distance learners. It first offered distance learning courses in 1985.

1992 – Library expansion enlarges the facility from 22,000 square feet to more than 40,000

1994 – New library renamed the Wilford Michael Library and Learning Resource Center

1999 – ASCC underwrites the development of Falcon Square (formally called “The Quad”)

March 2, 2004 – Residents pass a $210-million Measure CC bond measure to modernize the campus

May 17, 2006 – Science building opens as the college’s first completed bond project

March 2, 2012 – Facilities and Purchasing Complex opens

July 16, 2014 – Liberal Arts/DSP&S building opens

September 17, 2015 – Cerritos College celebrates 60 years

The Class of 2020 celebrated 5,300 degrees and certificates awarded – the largest graduating class in campus history

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