Cerritos College students win prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship

Cerritos College students, Benjamin Lee and Sharlize Lemus, were awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s 2025 Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, one of the most competitive private scholarships in the nation... Link to the full story about JKC

Engineering Technology Club excels at VEX Robotics World Championship

The Cerritos College Engineering Technology Club broke new ground at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship as one of only three community colleges to compete among nearly 750 elite teams from around the world. In their debut appearance, the team placed 25th in the Technology... Link to the full story about the Engineering Technology Club

Laura Estrada and Dr. Michael Page named Managers of the Year

The Association for Cerritos College Management Employees (ACCME) has named Laura Estrada and Dr. Michael Page as the recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Manager Awards. The awards recognize a classified manager and an academic manager who have made significant contributions to Cerritos College through their leadership, involvement, and support of student success, instruction, student services, college operations, community involvement, and employee development. Link to the story about Laura and Michael

Esthela Chavez named Employee of the Month for March 2025

The Outstanding Classified/Confidential Employee Selection Committee named Esthela Chavez, research analyst in Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Planning, and Grants, the March Employee of the Month. Esthela began her career at Cerritos College in November 2020, working in the Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Planning, and Grants Department... Link to the full story about Esthela

Wendy Thomas named Employee of the Month for April 2025

The Outstanding Classified/Confidential Employee Selection Committee named Wendy Thomas, administrative assistant in the President's Office, the April Employee of the Month. Wendy Thomas began her role as a Confidential Administrative Assistant at Cerritos College in October 2022... Link to the full story about Wendy 

Students lead the way in eco-friendly practices

Did you know? Nine out of 10 Falcons do the right thing—they recycle, pick up their trash, and keep our campus clean. Cerritos College was the first California community college to adopt a Break Free From Plastic policy, led by students who care deeply about our planet. With over 70 refill stations and a student-run recycling program, we’ve already eliminated 1.3 million plastic bottles from landfills. Let’s keep the momentum going—small actions make a big difference. Learn more at www.cerritos.edu/greencerritos. 

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Donate blood and get an In-N-Out gift card!

LifeStream Blood Bank will be at the Cerritos College Student Center on Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donate blood and receive a $10 In-N-Out gift card! (while supplies last)

Download the blood drive flyer.