Riverside City College is a community college located in Riverside, California, United States. The college is part of the Riverside Community College District, as well as the larger California Community Colleges System. RCC first opened in 1916 at the same site as the Riverside Polytechnic High School . Originally known as Riverside City College or as Riverside Junior College, the school changed its name to Riverside Community College in the 1960s. In 2008, the Board of Trustees renamed the institution back to Riverside City College. The junior college expanded from the Riverside Poly campus... and in 1924 constructed the first two buildings of the campus quadrangle in 1924. When Riverside Poly re-located to its own campus on Victoria Avenue in 1965 the college assumed total control of the Magnolia property. Today, Riverside City College is part of the greater Riverside Community College District, which more than 21,000 students each semester. Students attending RCC may choose to earn an associate's degree, transfer to a four-year college or university or earn a career certificate.
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