Press Releases / Media Advisories

WHITTIER – Rio Hondo College Student Trustee Diana Laureano attended President Trump’s State of the Union speech on Feb. 5 as a guest of U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez, using the opportunity to continue her advocacy on behalf of her fellow undocumented community members. Laureano, who is studying philosophy and political ...
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WHAT: Rio Hondo College will partner with the Office of Assembly Majority Leader Ian C. Calderon to host a Cash 4 College financial aid overview and a financial aid application lab for students and their families, including free assistance with the 2019-20 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and ...
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WHITTIER – The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) has named Rio Hondo College Vice President of Student Services Henry Gee as one of two recipients of the 2019 Fred Turner Award for Outstanding Service to NASPA. The lifetime achievement award is named for a past chair of the ...
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WHITTIER – Rio Hondo College will host about 200 high school counselors from area school districts as well as other local high school officials for its sixth annual Regional Counselor Breakfast at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18. The event, which runs through 11:30 a.m., will be held in the Campus ...
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WHAT: Fifty firefighters from across California are hewing their way through structures with axes and chainsaws and carving up cars during an advanced training course this week at Rio Hondo College’s annual Regional Truck Academy. WHEN: Through Friday, Jan. 18 WHERE: Rio Hondo Fire Training Center, 11400 Greenstone Ave., Santa ...
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WHAT: Rio Hondo College will host a solar eclipse viewing party for students from Whittier City School District, East Whittier School District and South Whittier School District. The event is co-hosted by the local school districts with telescopes and volunteers from the Whittier Astronomical Society. WHEN: 6:30 to 10 p.m ...
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WHAT: Rio Hondo College will hold its first Homecoming Celebration in 22 years with events honoring both academic and sports programs. The free program is presented by the Rio Hondo College Foundation. Programs feature alumni receptions by the nursing and police programs, food and fun activities for the campus community ...
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WHITTIER – Rio Hondo College’s Board of Trustees held an Oath of Office ceremony for one returning board member and two new members in front of a standing-room-only crowd of guests on Dec. 12 before naming new officers during a subsequent board meeting to lead the board through 2019. Trustee ...
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WHITTIER – Rio Hondo College has launched a free tutoring program for area public schools in its Adopt-A-School program, providing college students who are studying child development and related fields to assist K-12 students during and after school. The program was piloted in spring at Scott Avenue Elementary in East ...
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WHITTIER – Rio Hondo College will receive $664,220 in federal grant dollars over the next four years to remove financial barriers to childcare that can prevent students with children from attending college. The Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grant will provide the College with $166,055 annually to ...
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