Cerritos College News Release

Photo of Ted Edmiston, Jason Macias, Bob Epple, Carmen Avalos, Bob Arthur, Bill Farmer, Tom Jackson and Bob Hughlett (from left) NORWALK, Calif. - March 6, 2009 - Cerritos College officials, Board of Trustees and community members attended a groundbreaking for the new $17 million Classroom/ Laboratory/Office Building Complex 1 on Wednesday, March 4. Dignitaries in attendance included Sue Arthur, president of Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Joseph Cho, City of Cerritos councilman, Jesse Urquidi, immediate past president of Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, field representatives for Senator Alan Lowenthal, Assemblyman Charles Calderon and Assemblyman Tony Mendoza.

The 34,000 square foot, two-story building will be funded by the G.O. bond and will be home to five general classrooms for Architecture, Astronomy, Earth Science, Engineering, Engineering Design Technology, Mathematics and Physics, and seven large laboratories, faculty offices and division offices for Technology and Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM). Anticipated opening of the complex is fall 2010.

Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently surpasses 24,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.

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Cerritos College

Releases 2009