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Rio Hondo College

Rio Hondo College
3600 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA 90601

Official telephone: (562) 692-0921
Website: www.riohondo.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 18,367
Full-time undergraduates: 3,989
Part-time undergraduates: 14,378
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 150 acres
City or town school is located in: Whittier, CA
Population of city/town: 86,635
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Satellite locations at The El Monte Education Center, the South Whittier Education center, and the Santa Fe Spring Regional Training Center.
Nearest major city: Los Angeles
Distance of nearest major city: 35 miles
Population of nearest major city: 3,844,307

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s)
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Student study rooms.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
Total number of registered organizations: 29
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Choral groups, dance, drama, film, music ensembles, music theatre

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Steve Hebert,
Dean, Physical Education
School colors: black and gold
School mascot: Roadrunners
Athletic conference memberships: California Community College Athletic Association

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's water polono 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 
Women's water polono 


GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles (35 miles)
Nearest other airport: Ontario, CA (30 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Fullerton, CA (15 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: El Monte, CA (6 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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