Education

Within a 45 minute drive of Corona, residents and business leaders have access to a large array of private and public colleges & universities. Altogether, there are more than 38 campuses with a combined 2012 enrollment of more than 230,000 students. The list includes nationally known private, liberal arts schools like the Claremont Colleges and the University of Redlands. Impressive scientific work is being conducted at Harvey Mudd College, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, the Keck Graduate School of Applied Life Science and the University of California, Riverside. Loma Linda University boasts one of the top medical schools in the world. California State University, San Bernardino has an excellent School of Business. And, there are five nearby community colleges including Riverside Community College, Norco.

A leading national research institution, the University of California-Riverside, is located minutes from downtown Corona. Annual enrollment hit 17,187 students in 2009 and projections of 25,000 by 2015 highlights the regions fast paced growth. UC Riverside offers 80 bachelor, 46 master's, 38 Ph.D and 17 California teaching and administrative credential programs from five colleges.

Corona-Norco Unified School District

The Corona-Norco Unified School District has 31 primary schools, 8 intermediate schools and 8 high schools. Currently CNUSD has more than 54,000 students of which 35,707 are in primary school and 17,611 in intermediate and secondary schools. CNUSD spends $7,192 on each student, totaling $380 million annually to provide a 28:1 student-teacher ratio. High school graduates average 20.53 on the ACT and 1463 on the SAT exams.

Education at a Glance

• 38 Colleges and Universities within 40 miles
• Engineering Schools:
  • Cal Poly Pomona #8 "Top Public Schools in the Western Region"
  • Cal Poly Pomona #12 in the Nation "Campus Ethnic Diversity" amongst private and public universities
• Business Schools:
  • Long Beach State #5 in "Top Public Schools in the Western Region"
  • Cal State Fullerton's Mihaylo College of Business & Economics is the 5th largest accredited business school in the U.S.
  • Cal State San Bernardino's Entrepreneur Program ranked 4th in the nation
• CNUSD: 31 Primary, 8 Intermediate, and 8 High Schools.
• CNUSD: ACT avg: 20.53, SAT avg: 1463

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