Fullerton College welcomed more than 700 new students and their families to campus on August 13 for the 8th annual Smart Start Saturday. The campus-wide event, which is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Student Services, is designed to help new students prepare for the fall semester, and provide information on programs… Read more »
Students won’t need to feel lost on campus during the first week of classes; information booths will be available at three locations on campus starting August 22 and will remain open throughout the week. The booths offer information about campus resources and help new students navigate the college during the busiest week of the semester.… Read more »
Fullerton College students will have an opportunity to learn about the latest trends and research in urban farming thanks to a new aquaponics lab. Starting this fall semester, students taking Horticulture 255 F Hydroponics/Aquaponics will learn in a hands-on laboratory the theory and practice of both types of crop production. The class will provide students… Read more »
On Tuesday, June 14, the NOCCCD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Gilbert Contreras, Jr. to serve Fullerton College as the vice president of student services. He joins Fullerton College after serving as the dean of student services at Cerritos College. Prior to Cerritos College, Contreras worked at Cypress College as the manager… Read more »
Fullerton College received a statewide commendation for increasing the number of students earning an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) during the 2014-2015 academic year. The Campaign for College Opportunity and the California Business Roundtable recognized the college on June 2 at a ceremony in Sacramento. Fullerton College conferred 552 Associate Degrees for Transfer in 2014-15,… Read more »
The summer semester at Fullerton College isn’t just for students attending an accelerated eight-week semester. It’s also a time for prospective students to become familiar with the college’s programs and services, an opportunity for youth to begin thinking about college as a part of their future, and a chance for the community to visit the… Read more »
Fullerton College will be closed on Fridays through August 11 while the campus operates on a four-day, 10-hour workweek schedule. The Lab School, which provides daycare to the college and surrounding community, will maintain its normal hours. The Lab School is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. All college departments will be… Read more »
Fullerton College will celebrate the graduating class of 2016 with plenty of exciting “firsts” for both students, families, and the campus as a whole on Saturday, May 28. The ceremony, which will be held for the first time on the campus’ Sherbeck Field at 10 a.m. will once again honor student achievements, which have led… Read more »
Fullerton College proudly announces that Sophia Alexander has been awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship worth up to $40,000 a year to complete a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college or university. Alexander is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and serves as president of Associated Students, staff editor for LiveWire Journal,… Read more »
“There is no greater pain to the human heart that can compare to the torment of losing your child.” Those are the words of Nick Arman, Fullerton College’s academic counselor in the Veterans Resource Center. While Arman and his family can’t change what happened to their much-loved, 16-month-old child, Laila Arman, they have found a way to… Read more »
