About Riverside City College

History

As the seventh oldest community college in California, RCC has served residents of the Inland Empire for 109 years. Originally, Riverside Junior College (the name when established) shared facilities with Riverside Polytechnic High School. In 1924, the College built its first two buildings which are now a part of the popular quadrangle, a central hub of student activity on the RCC campus to this day. In 1965 local voters passed an education bond providing funds to construct a new high school and Poly High School relocated a few miles away. This move provided RCC the opportunity to plan and build for future growth. Measure C, a $340 million bond measure, was approved in 2004 by voters in the Riverside Community College District. For the next 18 years, RCC benefited through construction of new facilities and modernization of classroom buildings. In 2024 voters approved a new bond, Measure CC, that will provide another $954 million for more construction at the three colleges, and to start building the Inland Empire Technical Trade Center, a new RCC satellite campus in Jurupa Valley.

Mission Statement

Riverside City College (RCC) is an open-access, Hispanic-Serving Institution that builds upon the strengths and socio-cultural experiences of our diverse student population and the communities we serve. Our college advances equity, access, and inclusion by supporting the attainment of workplace skills, career technical certificates, degrees, and transfer programs, which promote social and economic mobility for our students and the communities they serve.

Vision

Empowering lives through equity, access, service, and excellence in education.