October marked a month of significant milestones and recognitions for Rio Hondo College, all carrying the same theme: service to students. Rio Hondo College was honored with a Diversity Champions Award in recognition for our extraordinary Pathway to Law School program, which guides students from community college, through four-year
Rio Hondo College educators have developed plans to offer a cybersecurity certificate and degree program in fall 2018 to help meet rapidly growing demand for technical experts capable of shielding sensitive electronic data. “This effort reflects the creative and innovative approach that is a hallmark of Rio Hondo College’s faculty,” Superintendent/President Teresa Dreyfuss said.
The strengths of Rio Hondo College’s campus community were demonstrated during September, as we stood together to remember the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, expressed our unwavering support for students in the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, supported students who come from foster homes and gathered with our K-12 colleagues.
Rio Hondo College’s Pathway to Law School program will hold its first-ever mentorship mixer to connect students with 17 area judges and attorneys.
Dear Campus Community, In light of the White House announcement today to end DACA, we at Rio Hondo College reaffirm our unconditional commitment to immigrant, refugee, and undocumented community members, and those with DACA status. As we stated in our letter to the community on November 16, 2016, we stand strongly in support of our students regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity or national origin.
Our campus was abuzz this summer as Rio Hondo College staged some of its most important programs of the year – a summer “camp for members of the local Boys & Girls Club, a CTE Academy for area seventh-graders and events designed to welcome and orient our new freshmen. All these programs celebrate Rio Hondo College’s mission to provide access to higher education and offer students the support essential to succeed.
To all students interested in obtaining a GO RIO Bus Pass for the Fall 2016 Semester, please take note of the following key pieces of information. In short, there are three new changes to the GO RIO program that are outlined below: