Cerritos College announced today that classes for the spring semester, which begins Jan. 11, will be offered primarily online as a result of public health concerns.
“Our decision to remain online is in the best interest of our students, employees and the community,” said Jose Fierro, the Norwalk college’s president/superintendent.
“We remain committed to providing our students with a quality education in a safe learning environment, no matter the format,” he said in a statement released by the school. “We have increased our student support offerings to include housing, basic needs, and technology assistance, emergency aid funds and more resources to make sure that students are successful in their studies while they remain online during these challenging times.”
Cerritos College has expanded its courses to include programs that are fully online, including business administration, commercial music, cloud computing, cyber security, engineering design technology, network/system administration and visual and cultural studies, school officials said.
The college’s fall courses are being offered online—with the exception of a limited number of classes that cannot be offered entirely online, including culinary arts, dental hygiene, automotive and welding.
The announcement comes less than two weeks after the California State University system announced that it would continue with predominantly online instruction for the academic term beginning in January. CSU Chancellor Timothy White said then that “this decision is the only responsible one available to us at this time.”