Founded in 1955, Cerritos College is a public comprehensive community college serving an area of 52 square miles of southeastern Los Angeles county. The college offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions. Over 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies each year.
Cerritos offers several levels of involvement including Certificates of Achievement; Certificates of Completion; Verification of Completion; Associate in Arts Degree and the Transfer Program which entails college courses in general education and major taken during the freshman and sophomore years to prepare for transfer to a university.
Cerritos is located in Norwalk, Los Angeles County with a total enrollment of about 20000.
