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American Sign Language
Arabic
Mandarin Chinese
French
German
Ancient Greek
WELCOME!

Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

 

 




Why study languages at RCC?
  • The World Languages Department at Riverside Community College is a stand-out among California Community Colleges, offering for-credit courses in more languages than most other institutions in the state.
  • You can enroll in begining to intermediate courses in 13 different languages, available in morning, afternoon, evening and weekend formats.
  • Our faculty is highly trained in their field of specialization and interested in making your language acquisition experience, fun, meaningful and successful.
  • Our classes emphasize the development of communicative competence, including listening, reading, speaking and writing.
  • All three campuses have access to digitized language materials available on our servers and on the Internet.
  • And, most importantly, the study of diverse cultures and languages promotes:
    • intercultural communication and sensitivity
    • peace
    • a spirit of openness for and understanding of other cultures and lifestyles
    • increased analytic and interpretive capacities
    • better math and English skills
    • improved entrance exam scores
    • clear career advantages and marketability in today's increasingly diverse local, national and world context

We invite you to join us! Enroll now in one of our exciting courses!!


FACULTY CHAIRS

Rosario Mercado (Moreno Valley) email - 571-6136

Diana MacDougall - Chair (Riverside) e-mail - 222-8832

Dorothy Campbell - Asst. Chair (Riverside) e-mail - 222-8562

Fernando Salcedo (Norco) e-mail - 372-7032

 

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