
Welcome to Rio Hondo College’s Public Safety Division. The Division of Public Safety offers students the opportunity to learn, obtain, train, and apply traits that will allow them to seek employment in different areas of the public sector. Employment can range in many areas of our government as well as the private sector, but all have the same interest in mind, to make sure our neighborhoods are safe places to live, work, and play.
OUR LOCATIONS

The Administration of Justice Annex is located on the lower level parking structure 2A of Rio Hondo’s Main Campus Grounds. Here, the Annex houses multiple classrooms for learning as well as a spacious hall for gym, strength training, and learning defense and control tactics. Outside the Annex, cadets will master drill guides and exercise hands on skills learned in class. A memorial stands at the entrance of The Annex in memory of our fallen soldiers.
3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601
Phone: (562)463-7772

Rio Hondo’s Regional Fire Training Center is one of our off- campus locations. Located in Sante Fe Springs, Rio’s Training Center contains a classroom building for theory and skills. A shaded lunch area is provided right outside classrooms for breaks. Our Center also houses a multitude of disaster simulations/fields such as ladder evolutions, trench rescue, live fire training, rope rescue, and more.
11400 Greenstone Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562)941-4082
LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS/NEWS:
*COVID- 19 UPDATES* Due to COVID- 19, Rio Hondo College will be operating on a hybrid model for the SPRING 2022 SEMESTER. We are NOT 100% in- person. Please look to your instructor’s notifications and registration information of how your class is to be conducted. Rio Hondo will be following CDC, WHO, LA County Department of Health and OSHA guidelines to ensure utmost health and safety of our students and employees. Mandatory Vaccination Status or Approved Deferral/Exemption: In- Person Classes Mandatory vaccination status or approved deferral/exemption is required for any in-person classes. Proof of vaccination/deferral/exemption is to be submitted HERE. Online courses still available for those without proof. Rio Hondo COVID-19 App: Campus Pre- Screening and QR Codes Prior to entering campus grounds, a pre- screening survey is required for any potentional COVID-19 symptoms on the Rio Hondo App. If cleared, a campus pass on the app will be issued. Students must then scan QR codes in front of classrooms/buildings that will alert them for any potential close- contact exposure to COVID-19. Please click below for app links. Apple App Store: Rio Hondo College App Google Play Store: Rio Hondo College App Computer Fill-Out Form please contact covid-response@riohondo.edu For updates on our online instruction, remote student services, and other resources at this time please CLICK HERE. |
DEADLINES
Fire Academy Applications: TBA for Fall 2022!
Wildland Applications: TBA
Media Release:
Rio Hondo College Advocacy Results in
Homeland Security becoming the Newest Academic Discipline in CA