Norco College
{{Short description|Community college in Norco, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Norco College
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| image = Norco College seal.png
| motto = Today's Students,
Tomorrow's Leaders
| established = 1991
| type = Public community college
| parent = Riverside Community College District
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| faculty = 100 full-time faculty
250 part-time faculty
| president = Monica Green
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| students = 8846 (Fall 2021) {{Cite web|url=http://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Enrollment_Status.aspx|title=California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart}} - select "collegewide search", "Norco college", "Fall 2021"
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| city = Norco
| state = California
| country = United States
| campus = Urban, {{convert|141|acre|ha}}
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| colors = Burgundy, white {{color box|#4A121A}}{{color box|white}}
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| mascot = Mustang
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| website = [http://norcocollege.edu www.norcocollege.edu]
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| coor = {{Coord|33.913904|N|117.569495|W|region:US-CA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| logo = Norco College logo.svg
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Norco College is a public community college in Norco, California. Norco College is part of the Riverside Community College District (RCCD), which is part of the larger California Community Colleges System.
History
Preparation for the establishment of Norco College began in the 1980s,{{cite news|last=Surman|first=Barry|title=College Campus Will Help Norco Make the Grade, Officials Say|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-15-me-2897-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=15 December 1986}} when the Riverside Community College District paid the U.S. government one dollar to acquire a {{convert|141|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel of land.{{cite web|title=RCCD History|url=http://www.rccd.edu/Pages/RCCDHistory.aspx|publisher=Riverside Community College District (RCCD)|access-date=23 August 2011}} (The college is on land once associated with The Hotel Norconian, a luxury resort that was acquired by the United States Navy in December, 1941; it was converted into a military hospital during World War II.{{cite web|title=Luxury meets the United States Navy|url=http://www.lakenorconianclub.org/old/norconian_brief_history.htm|publisher=The Lake Norconian Club Foundation}} Today the original hotel property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places{{cite web|title=Actions taken on properties: 1/31/00 through 2/04/00|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2000-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|publisher=U.S. National Park Service, National Register Of Historic Places}} and is currently home to the U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division.{{cite web|title=NSWC Corona Division: Base Facilities|url=http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/corona/content/facilities.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712091356/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/corona/content/facilities.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2010|publisher=Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division|access-date=22 August 2011}})
RCCD opened the Norco Campus in April 1991, with an intent to meet the needs of students in the rapidly growing cities of Corona and Norco. The campus enrolled 3,088 students in its first semester—an opening scheduled to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the parent Riverside institution.{{cite web|title=Institutional Self Study in Support of Initial Accreditation 2007|url=http://academic.rcc.edu/norco/accreditation/docs/Norco%20SelfStudy%202007.pdf|publisher=RCCD Norco Campus|access-date=23 August 2011|page=3}}
In January, 2010, Norco College received full accreditation{{cite web|title=ACCJC Letter Granting Initial Accreditation (PDF)|url=http://academic.rcc.edu/norco/accreditation/docs/NorcoActionLetter.pdf|work=Norco College Reports and Letters|publisher=Norco College|access-date=18 August 2011|author=The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges}} from Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC),{{cite web|title=ACCJC Directory of Accredited Institutions|url=http://www.accjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ACCJC-DIRECTORY-OF-ACCREDITED-INSTITUTIONS_August_10_-2011.pdf|publisher=The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges|page=21|date=August 2011}} to become 112th accredited college in the state of California Community College System.{{cite news|last=Parrilla|first=Leslie|title=Norco and Moreno Valley campuses get recognition|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/highereducation/stories/PE_News_Local_W_wcollege02.3ea04dd.html|access-date=18 August 2011|newspaper=The Press Enterprise|date=1 March 2010}}
=2004 Measure C=
In March 2004, voters in the Riverside Community College District approved a $350 million bond measure to support the acquisition and modernization of classroom buildings and other facilities on RCCD sites.{{cite web|title=Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee Frequently Asked Questions|url=http://www.rccd.edu/community/cboc/Pages/faqs.aspx|publisher=Riverside Community College District|access-date=22 August 2011}}
A portion of the RCCD Measure C funds were allocated to Norco College, and to date have funded the installation of an artificial turf soccer field and the construction of two new buildings:{{cite web|title=Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee Completed Projects|url=http://www.rccd.edu/community/cboc/Pages/CompletedProjects.aspx|publisher=Riverside Community College District.|access-date=20 August 2011}}
- Industrial Technology Building (June 2009){{cite web|title=Norco College Industrial Technology Building|url=http://www.rccd.edu/community/cboc/projects/Pages/norcoITBuilding.aspx|publisher=RCCD Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee|access-date=20 August 2011}}
- Norco College Center for Student Success (October 2010){{cite web|title=Norco College Center for Student Success|url=http://www.rccd.edu/community/cboc/projects/Pages/norcoSuccessCenter.aspx|publisher=RCCD Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee|access-date=20 August 2011}}{{cite news|last=Ghori|first=Imran|title=Norco College opens Center for Student Success|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_wcollege28.3431e21.html |newspaper=The Press-Enterprise|date=27 August 2010}}
=Title V funding=
Since 2009, Norco College has been awarded two U.S. Government Title V grants.
In October 2009, Norco College received a $2.8 million five-year grant to enable creation of a Game Art program with tracks for Game Design, Game Programming, and Game Audio.{{cite web|title=NorTech: Portal to Norco Game Creation|url=http://academic.norcocollege.edu/nortech/|publisher=Norco College|access-date=17 August 2011}} A second component of the grant is the integration of games, simulations, and electronic portfolios into other transfer and career tech programs.{{cite web|title=Game Simulation Program Ramps Up to Meet Demand|url=http://www.rcc.edu/norco/files/RCCNorcoNewsletter09.pdf|work=Norco Campus Community Report|publisher=Norco College|access-date=20 August 2011}}
In October, 2011, Norco College was awarded an additional five-year $3.8 million Title V grant to support development of new programs. Norco College is partnering with California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), to create complementary academic programs in the fields of in commercial music, new media, game programming, and mobile application development.{{cite web|title=Norco College Wins $3.8 Million Grant|url=http://www.rccd.edu/administration/strategiccomm/news/Pages/norcoTitleV.aspx|publisher=Riverside Community College District|access-date=19 August 2011}}
Mascot
The mascot of Norco College is the Mustang,{{cite news|last=Rokos|first=Brian|title=Norco College gets new image – and more|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_wnorco07.1f3fcbd.html|access-date=23 August 2011|newspaper=The Press Enterprise|date=6 February 2011}} an icon which reflects the "Horsetown USA" character of Norco.{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Susan|title=Horse-centric Norco's a mix of trails and tails|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-26-re-guide26-story.html|access-date=23 August 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=26 January 2003}}{{cite web|title=About Norco|url=http://www.ci.norco.ca.us/about/default.asp|publisher=City Of Norco|access-date=23 August 2011}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.norcocollege.edu/ Official website]
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Category:Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Category:California Community Colleges
Category:Universities and colleges in Riverside County, California
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1991