WHERE 9,289 DREAMS TURN INTO DEGREES
Early College Gives High School Students a Head Start This year, Cerritos College celebrated its first Early College graduating class. Seventy-two students from Norwalk, Bellflower, and Whitney High Schools completed college coursework while earning their high school diplomas. Early College gives students a powerful head start with up to 46 transferable units and as much as $30,000 in tuition savings. These students don’t just get ahead. They prove that college dreams can start early and stay local.
Norwalk HS
Benjamin Lee Degree: Mathematics for Transfer, Physics for Transfer Transfer School/Major: UC Berkeley – Computer Science Goal: Join the Google Brain research team to advance ethical, human-centered AI
Sharlize Lemus
Degree: Engineering Transfer School/Major: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – Mechanical Engineering Goal: Become a test engineer for an aircraft or electric vehicle manufacturer
Bellflower HS
Whitney HS
A Record-Breaking Year of Falcon Success Cerritos College does it again. The Class of 2025 made history, earning a record 9,289 degrees and certificates—more than ever before. Every number represents a story of persistence, ambition, and transformation. Falcon graduates don’t just cross a stage. They launch into their futures. Ninety-two percent of Cerritos College students who apply to a CSU get accepted, and our transfer students thrive at universities across California and beyond.
2024-25 Cerritos College Foundation Scholarships
The payoff is real. Graduates earn an average of $9,000 more per year than those with only a high school diploma, and those who transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree boost their annual earnings by $30,000. Education here builds lifetime earning power and economic mobility. With results like this, we are powering local economic growth. When students have the right support, they soar higher and our communities grow stronger. This is what progress looks like. This is the Falcon spirit in motion.
Degrees and Certificates Awarded More than double in five years!
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$202,537 Awarded (up 50% from 2023-24)
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254 Scholarships Granted to 228 Students
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