Citrus College


Citrus College is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendora, California. The Citrus Community College District which supports the school includes the communities of Glendora, Azusa, Charter Oak, Claremont, Monrovia, and Duarte. The school is the oldest public community college in Los Angeles County, California; it was founded in 1915 by educator Floyd S. Hayden. Until 1961 the school was operated by the Citrus Union High School District and served the local area as both a high school and college. As of 2006, Citrus College enrolls over 12,000 students.
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, Citrus College had 632 students who transferred to universities during the 2005–2006 academic year, ranking seventh in the area.

Campus

The Haugh Performing Arts Center is a 1440-seat proscenium venue located on the campus of Citrus College. HPACC is host to over 140 performances annually, with over 100,000 patrons in attendance. Seats are no more than from the stage.
The campus also holds a larger herbarium.
The opening title sequence for the 2010 film MILF was filmed on campus near the Hayden Library and fountain.
The campus is also served by a nearby rail station for the Metro Gold Line as of 5 March 2016.

Athletics

The college's athletic teams are known as the Citrus Owls. The college currently fields eight men’s and eight women’s varsity teams. It competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association in the Western State Conference for all sports except football, which competes in Southern California Football Association. The football and soccer team play at the 10,000-capacity Citrus Stadium.

Programs

Citrus College is home to the acclaimed Citrus Singers program. This program, started by Ben Bollinger back in the 1960s, has provided a foundation for students to learn music and perform. Many of its alumni have gone on to be performers on Broadway and Television. This group is now under the direction of Doug Austin.

Accreditation

This academic institution has accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It features a slew of professional memberships such as: the American Association of Community Colleges and the Community College League of California.

Notable faculty