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| ACEDD-CAD PROGRAM: The Architecture, Civil, Engineering Design Drafting and CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting) program at Rio Hondo College introduces students to the vast career fields of Design Drafting and prepares them to enter the workplace as CAD technicians / designers. The program also prepares students to transfer and continue their education in Engineering, Architecture and Design. In addition to these, the program provides a place for those currently working in related occupations to improve and up-grade their job skills. The Program has received national recognition and its curriculum is annually evaluated by industry professionals. The programs faculty is comprised of professional educators with numerous years of teaching and industry experience. In its state of the art facilities the program provides a lab based hands on learning environment offering instruction in four content areas. The four areas are: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Civil, and Engineering Design Drafting. |
| ACUTE CERTIFIED NURSE'S ASSISTANT: Each student holds a Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate from the State of California upon entrance. This program provides opportunities, for the graduate to practice in the acute care settings. |
| ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: The Administration of Justice Department is part of the College’s Public Safety Division, one of the state’s largest fully comprehensive public safety training programs. The division provides educational and training programs in various state certified programs through its Regional Training Centers for Law Enforcement, Fire Technology and homeland security. The academic programs provide certificate programs, associate of science degrees and transfer degrees. The Administration of Justice programs prepare students with the basic knowledge to know about the various law enforcement and correctional career fields. The academy programs also prepare students with the basic state certifications to become a P.O.S.T. certified police officer, dispatcher or laws of Arrest (PC 832). For those career professionals advanced courses are taught in a variety of subjects, some of which are perishable skills, force options, driving simulators, firearms and homeland security classes. |
| ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY: The Rio Hondo College Alternative Energy Technology Program is an ETA International Certified program that provides opportunities for its students to gain knowledge and experience in the Green Energy industry. The faculty recognizes the importance of real-world experience and tailors teaching and learning strategies to include this through student-centered, competency-based, and hands-on instruction. The skills and knowledge gained from the program provides the basis for student and career success by delivering the resources that lead to industry-based certificates, college-based certificates of achievement, associate degrees, transfer degrees, and lifelong learning. |
| ANIMATION: Rio Hondo’s Digital Animation program provides students with the artistic and technical background that will prepare them for the creativity and innovation necessary to succeed in the entertainment arts. Industry Professionals from local studios guide the animation program at Rio Hondo. Each semester students have an opportunity to get to know people working in the Entertainment Arts through workshops, Panel discussions and lectures. |
| ANTHROPOLOGY: With an emphasis on describing the diversity of people across societies and through time, Anthropology uses techniques drawn from both social sciences and the hard sciences to investigate issues ranging from genetics to religious rituals and from the distant past to the immediate present. |
| ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND DRAWING CONTENT AREA: The Architecture and Architectural Design and Drawing content area prepares students to work as CAD technicians / designers in building design and construction as well as in development of products used in the housing and building industry. The content area provides instruction in CAD software applications that include the latest BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology. Software applications include: AutoCAD, MicroStation, REVIT, and Bentley Build. In addition to application of CAD software, the content area emphasizes design standards, industry drawing standards, and application of codes and regulations. The content area also offers courses to prepare students to transfer to Universities offering degrees in Architecture. |
| ART (COMMERCIAL ART): The Digital Arts courses at Rio Hondo go beyond software training. Design issues, aesthetics and problem solving are always integrated into the courses. All of the Commercial Arts courses are taught by instructors with strong backgrounds in art and design. Situated in a comfortable learning environment, students enjoy state of the art Macintosh labs running current software. |
| ART (STUDIO ART): The Studio Arts courses at Rio Hondo College introduce the beginner to materials and methods while challenging the experienced artist to explore and achieve in skill development, problem solving and creative expression. Students are exposed to both traditional and contemporary art making processes. Courses include two and three dimensional design, freehand drawing, life drawing, and representational and abstract painting. |
| ART HISTORY: The Art History courses offered at RHC introduce students to artistic traditions from around the world and across time, enabling students to understand the visual arts as tangible expressions of the cultures of the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Art History offers an interdisciplinary approach, exploring the relationships between artistic developments and many other disciplines including history, politics, religion, music, philosophy, and anthropology. |
| ASSOCIATED DEGREE NURSING (ADN) PROGRAM - REGISTERED NURSING: The Health Science and Nursing Division offers the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Program to prepare students for the Registered Nurse (RN) licensing examination. This is a two year program designed to prepare students for employment as a registered nurse. At the completion of the program, each graduate will be a planner and provider of care, provider of safety, communicator, client teacher and member of the profession. |
| ASTRONOMY: The Astronomy program offers a diverse and comprehensive selection of courses designed to meet general education requirements, prepare astronomy majors for future courses, and provide a greater understanding and appreciation of the universe. |
| ATHLETICS: The athletic program is comprehensively designed to assist student athletes in the areas of matriculation, sportsmanship and skill development. Through each individual athletic team, the Rio Hondo College Athletic Department aims to produce leaders that will one day provide a positive contribution to their community. The Athletic program assists the college in continuing to meet its mission statement and servicing the development of the complete student athlete. |
| AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY: The Rio Hondo College Automotive Technology Program is an ASE-Certified program that provides opportunities for its students to become educated, responsible, and employable community members. Completers are prepared to become ASE Certified in a variety of subjects ranging from General Service to a Licensed Smog Technician. The faculty recognizes the importance of preparing automotive technology students to work on all types of vehicles in a variety of service and repair facilities as the modern automobile evolves. Teaching and learning strategies will include student-centered, competency-based, and hands-on instruction. In addition, the program will set in place quality customer/technician and employer/employee relationship skills to assure workplace and educational competencies have been met. The end result will prepare students for optimal success in higher education and technical careers in an environment that will encourage a lifelong pursuit of learning. |
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| BASIC SKILLS MATH: The Basic Skills Program at Rio Hondo College is dedicated to building strong foundational skills for all students that will prepare them for the mathematical content of vocational programs, advanced levels of mathematics required for transfer level courses, and lifelong learning. |
| BIOLOGY: The Biology Department is committed to preparing students to pursue rewarding careers in biology and related disciplines. We support the College's mission by providing this preparation in innovative, challenging and quality means, leading to a transfer degree in biology. We accomplish this mission by utilizing both classical and modern approaches to biological inquiry. |
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| CALCULUS: The Calculus program delivers curriculum specifically designed to allow students to transfer to a four-year university. Many students taking courses in the Calculus program choose majors in the sciences, engineering, finance, business administration (many MBA programs now require a full year of Calculus), and the medical sciences, to name a few. All the courses in the Calculus Program promote and improve skills in reading, written communication, and critical thinking. These skills are stressed throughout the various courses in the program as students must be able to apply their mathematical knowledge in order to solve problems. |
| CERTIFIED NURSE'S ASSISTANT (CNA): This entry level nursing program strives to be an exemplary program that provides opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds, gender, ethnicity's and cultures to be educated, responsible and caring community members. Graduates are prepared for California State certification as a Certified Nurse Assistant. The faculty recognizes the importance of also preparing students to practice in a variety of settings as health care delivery evolves. |
| CHEMISTRY: The Chemistry Department at Rio Hondo College provides a challenging academic experience for students with diverse backgrounds and educational goals. The Department supports enrollment in other programs at the College, particularly the Biological Sciences and Nursing. The program provides a safe and engaging laboratory experience for students to learn the fundamentals of the subject through quality instruction using modern techniques and equipment. Common themes are addressed in all courses, including the relevance of chemistry to everyday life; its connections with the life sciences and human health; the use of the scientific method to solve problems; and the ability to communicate technical data and results. |
| CHICANO STUDIES: The Chicana/o Studies Program and its Associate of Arts Degree is multidisciplinary as it draws from humanities, language and fine arts, and the social sciences. This course of study focuses on the experiences of Mexican Americans with the intent of recognizing the socio-historical, political, and economic contributions of Mexican Americans to United States. |
| CHILD DEVELOPMENT: The Child Development/Education Department provides students with knowledge of Child Development/Education concepts, theories and applications along with information and techniques to ensure success in the Child Development field's multidisciplinary career paths. |
| CIVIL DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, CIVIL DESIGN AND DRAWING CONTENT AREA: The Civil Design Technology and Civil Design and Drawing content area prepares students to work as CAD technicians / designers in the wide ranging civil career field. This career field includes jobs in structural design drawing, piping drawing, transportation design drawing. environmental design drawing and land development design drawing. The content area provides instruction in CAD software applications that include: ESRI Arc-View GIS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, REVIT, and Bentley Build, Autodesk Civil 3D and MicroStation In-Roads. In addition to application of CAD software, the content area emphasizes design standards, industry drawing standards, and application of codes and regulations. With its hillside campus, the content area provides an excellent setting to learn both traditional and GPS based land Surveying. The content area also offers courses to prepare students to transfer to Universities offering degrees in Civil Engineering. |
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| DANCE: The Rio Hondo Dance Program is noted for the high quality of its productions and the personal attention given to its dancers. The two annual department concerts showcase faculty, guest artist, and student choreography. Additional performance experiences are available to advanced students, who are selected by audition, to be part of the Rio Hondo Dance Collective. The touring ensemble members’ performance and choreographic opportunities include on campus venues, area dance festivals and community concerts |
| DRUG STUDIES: The Human Services/Drug Studies program is designed to prepare students for para-professional jobs in social service and/or addiction treatment agencies. Completion of the Drug Studies certificate and/or degree provide students with a fundamental requirement for state approval as Certified Addiction Treatment Counselors. Likewise, many of the courses for both Human Services and Drug Studies are major transferable to several local colleges in the California State University system. |
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| ECONOMICS: The mission of the economics department is to expand students’ understanding of how an economic system works, including why a market system can lead to instability or undesirable outcomes. Students will also learn how government policies can be used to improve economic outcomes. Our goal is for students to intelligently discuss economic issues in local and global. |
| ELECTRONICS: The Rio Hondo College Electronics Technology Program prepares students for employment in various electronics related areas and/or for the pursuit of advanced degrees in electronics by educating them in the fundamental concepts, knowledge, and laboratory techniques and skills. The skills and knowledge gained from the program provides the basis for student and career success by delivering the resources that lead to industry-based certificates, college-based certificates of achievement, associate degrees, transfer degrees, and lifelong learning. |
| ENGINEERING: The engineering program seeks to offer a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that is innovative and challenging and enhances the intellectual and personal growth of those students who are working toward transferring to a four-year institution. |
| ENGINEERING DESIGN DRAFTING CONTENT AREA: The Engineering Design Drafting content area prepares students to work as CAD technicians / designers for industries that design and manufacture products of all kinds. The content area provides instruction in CAD software applications that include: 2 and 3d applications such as AutoCAD as well as parametric applications such as SolidWorks and Inventor. In addition to CAD software, the content area also provides opportunities for students to utilize 3d scanning and printing as part of the design process. The content area emphasizes design standards, industry drawing standards, understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance as well as Descriptive Geometry and the importance of good sketching skills. The content area also offers courses to prepare students to transfer to Universities offering degrees in engineering. |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: The Rio Hondo College Environmental Science Department is a comprehensive environmental education and training center designed to prepare students to enter into, or to upgrade skills in, the expanding fields of the environmental sciences. |
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| FIRE TECHNOLOGY: Fire Technology: The Fire Technology Department is part of the College’s Public Safety Division, one of the state’s largest fully comprehensive public safety training programs. The division provides educational and training programs in various state certified programs through its Regional Training Centers for Law Enforcement, Fire Technology and Homeland Security. The academic programs provide certificate programs, associate of science degrees and transfer degrees. The Fire Technology programs prepare students with the basic knowledge to know about the various fire services careers. The academy programs also prepare students with the basic state certifications to become an emergency medical technician (EMT), firefighter, and wildland hand crew. For those career professionals advanced courses are taught in a variety of subjects, some of which are rescue courses, truck academy, State Fire Marshal classes and various Homeland Security classes. |
| FOSTER CARE: The mission of the Foster/ Kinship Care Education & Independent Living Programs is to provide ongoing quality education, resources and support services to caregivers of children and youth in out-of-home/foster care as well as current & former foster youth/students. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION BIOLOGY: The General Education Biology Program offers quality general education biology curricula to all students of the College. This program delivers life science courses to complement and enhance the General Education offerings of the College . In addition to meeting the basic elements of a life science requirement, all general education biology classes emphasize critical thinking and problem solving skills particularly in the laboratory activities. Some of the other skills emphasized within our courses include the use of mathematics and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing. Lastly students in any general biology class will learn how to conduct a scientific inquiry and how to use scientific knowledge to solve problems and work in teams. In essence, the goal is to increase scientific literacy of students enrolled in any general biology course and foster skills that can be integrated and applied across all fields of study. |
| GEOGRAPHY: The Geography Program offers innovative, challenging, and quality courses which introduce students to geographic terms and concepts, applying them effectively in both description and analysis of physical and human conditions on the earth's surface in topical and regional contexts. |
| GEOLOGY: The geology program at Rio Hondo College introduces students to earth's history, structures, materials, processes and its hazards. It also offers much local and practical information and fulfills the needs for our students seeking a major in the earth sciences, general education, and physical science requirement. |
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| HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY: The Rio Hondo College Heavy Equipment Technology Program includes AED Foundation’s skill standards that provide opportunities for its students to become educated, responsible, and employable community members. Completers will be OSHA, Powered Industrial Trucks, and EPA Section 609 Certified. The faculty recognizes the importance of preparing the heavy equipment technicians to work on different types of modern off-road heavy equipment in a variety of repair facilities and in the field. Teaching and learning strategies will be focused, competency-based, and hands-on instruction. The program will set in place quality customer/technician and employer/employee relationship skills to ensure that workplace and educational goals have been met. The end result will prepare the students for maximum success in higher education and technical careers in an environment that will encourage a lifelong pursuit of learning. |
| HISTORY: The History department offers challenging, innovative and quality courses that will facilitate lifelong learning and promote responsible, informed citizenship leading to an appreciation of historical thinking. Our courses satisfy general education requirements and prepare students for a transfer degree in History. |
| HOME HEALTH ASSISTANT (HHA): Each student holds a Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate from the State of California upon entrance. The application of theoretical concepts occurs in the Health Science Skills Center and the community clinical facilities. This additional certification allows the graduate to practice in the Home environment. |
| HONDA PACT PROGRAM: The Rio Hondo College Honda PACT Program is an ASE-Certified program that provides opportunities for its students to become educated, responsible, and employable community members. Completers are prepared to become Honda/Acura Service Technicians at a Honda/Acura Dealership. The faculty recognizes the importance of preparing students to work on all types of Honda/Acura vehicles as the modern automobile evolves. Teaching and learning strategies will include student-centered, competency-based, and hands-on instruction. In addition, the program will set in place quality customer/technician and employer/employee relationship skills to assure workplace and educational competencies have been met. The end result will prepare students for optimal success in higher education and technical careers in an environment that will encourage a lifelong pursuit of learning. |
| HUMANITIES: The Humanities Department offers an interdisciplinary view of the world's greatest civilizations. These civilizations are examined through their art, literature, history, philosophy, religion, music, values and traditions. The curriculum is designed to develop critical thinking and analytical skills in which the students will be able to evaluate the influences, commonalities and differences among the different time periods and disciplines. The curriculum establishes a solid foundation that will provide the students with essential skills and knowledge needed to be lifelong learners. |
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| LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN DRAWING CONTENT AREA: The Landscape Architecture Design Drawing content area prepares students to work as CAD technicians / designers in the field of landscape design and planning and landscape maintenance. The content area has been developed with an emphasis on sustainable design and climate sensitive planting. The content area emphasizes design standards, industry drawing standards, use of technology as well as traditional methods of illustration. The content area also offers courses to prepare students to transfer to Universities offering degrees in Landscape Architecture. |
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| KINESIOLOGY: We offer both Activity and Theory courses to meet our student's educational needs. To clarify the difference in the schedule: KIN = Theory course, KINA = Activity course. Some of our theory (KIN) courses are offered fully online, hybrid, or in our traditional on campus classrooms. We have an exciting and dynamic Kinesiology faculty to capture your interests and allow you to take control of your health and wellness for a lifetime. Our activity (KINA) courses are only offered in the traditional manner, meaning not online or hybrid. For RHC graduation, 2 of your 62 units required must be KINA units. |
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| MESA: MESA and the TRiO Support Student Services STEM Program enable educationally and financially disadvantaged students to prepare for and graduate from a four-year college or university with a math-based degree in STEM - Science Technology Engineering Mathematics fields. In addition through MESA/TRiO SSS STEM, students develop academic and leadership skills, increase educational performance, and gain confidence in their ability to compete professionally. MESA/TRiO SSS STEM has particular interest in and focus on students from those groups who historically have had the lowest levels of attainment to four-year and graduate level STEM programs. MESA/SSS STEM students and graduates will be better able to make significant contributions to the socioeconomic well-being of their families and their communities. |
| MUSIC: The Music Department at Rio Hondo College offers unique opportunities that go beyond core music curriculum. Students are afforded individual attention by teachers who regularly compose and perform outside of academia. The faculty is equally focused on preparing students for transfer as music majors to four year colleges and universities and on giving all students the background and knowledge to enrich their lives through music. |
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| PHILOSOPHY: With its emphases on questioning, truth-seeking, values-articulation, dialogue, critical thinking, and personal growth, philosophy, in its classical form, aims at nothing less than making one a better person. Learning how to think critically, to reflect on complicated and important questions, and to develop an understanding of the cosmos, oneself, and one’s values is an essential aspect of the lifelong learning needed to live well. |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: The Rio Hondo Photography program offers courses from beginning black and white to large format color, both in film and digitally. Our studio space gives students the opportunity to explore composition and lighting while our full darkroom gives students the opportunity to work in a full wet darkroom environment. Students are encouraged to explore a full range of image making possibilities. The diverse faculty brings unique and varied approaches to photography, representing both the commercial and art worlds. |
| PHYSICS: The physics program offers a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that is innovative and challenging and enhances the intellectual and personal growth of those students who are working toward transferring to a four-year institution. |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE: The Political Science Program provides students with the essential tools needed by citizens living within a democratic society. The critical thinking skills, knowledge of ideologies, policy formulation approaches, and an understanding of how political systems work offered through this program are essential as a basis for life-long learning and the pursuit of excellence. |
| PRE-HEALTH SCIENCE: The Biology Department is committed to preparing students to pursue rewarding careers in the health related services. We support the college's mission by providing this preparation in innovative, challenging and quality means. We accomplish this mission by utilizing both classical and modern approachesin Biology. |
| PSYCHOLOGY: The Psychology program provides students with a challenging curriculum to develop critical thinking skills to understand human behavior. |
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| SOCIOLOGY: The mission of the Rio Hondo College Sociology program is first, and foremost the instruction of Sociology. The Sociology Faculty is committed to providing students comprehensive knowledge and analytical understanding of society and the individual through the various courses offered. The program also emphasizes the cultivation of critical thinking skills by using Sociology as a tool to awaken a student's 'Sociological Imagination'. |
| STUDENT SUCCESS & RETENTION: The Office of Student Success & Retention develops and enhances efforts throughout the college to improve student learning in the core areas of reading, writing, English as a New Language (formerly known as ESL), math, and learning strategies. Focusing mainly on basic skills, these current efforts include providing academic enrichment programs, such as, Summer Bridge, Springboard, Gateway Tutoring, and Fast Track Learning Communities. The primary objectives of these programs are to achieve high levels of retention and success among basic skills students and to prepare them to succeed throughout more advanced courses of study. Toward this end, funding from both the California Basic Skills Initiative and the federal Title V-HSI grant provides significant support for fostering faculty professional development as well as implementing and evaluating various best practices. |
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| THEATRE: The Theatre Arts Program at Rio Hondo College provides an opportunity for students to explore and develop their theatre skills in a wide range of areas. As performers, directors, playwrights, designers and technicians, students explore all aspects of the theatrical world through first hand experience. Under the expert guidance of theatre professionals, our students learn by doing, onstage and behind the scenes. |
| TRANSFER LEVEL MATH: The Transfer Level Program at Rio Hondo College is dedicated to teaching transferable mathematics courses to all students so that they will obtain the critical thinking skills necessary at the four-year university. We are committed to offering a wide breadth of courses so that all prerequisite mathematics courses can be taken here at Rio Hondo College before transferring. |
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| WELDING TECHNOLOGY: The Rio Hondo College Welding Program is an AWS-Certified program that provides opportunities for its students to become educated, responsible, and employable community members. Completers are prepared to become licensed and certified in a variety of subjects ranging from general metal cutting and welding to a Licensed and Certified Welder. The faculty recognizes the importance of preparing welding technology students to work on all types of metals in a variety of workplace environments as the modern welding technology evolves. Teaching and learning strategies will include student-centered, competency-based, and hands-on instruction. In addition, the program will set in place quality employer/employee relationship skills to assure workplace and educational competencies have been met. The end result will prepare students for optimal success in higher education and technical careers in an environment that will encourage a lifelong pursuit of learning. |
