Cerritos College Expands rSmart Sakai CLE Implementation

Phoenix, Arizona. rSmart, the leading open source application software company serving education, today announced that Cerritos College is expanding the use of the rSmart Sakai CLE after completing a successful summer pilot. The rSmart Sakai CLE was carefully chosen over proprietary course management products such as Blackboard and WebCT.

Cerritos College is a two-year institution located in Norwalk, California. The college offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions. With 1,200 students successfully completing their course of studies each year at Cerritos, M.L.Bettino, dean, Technology Training, Staff Development & Distance Education, believes that implementing the rSmart Sakai CLE is “a strong step in the right direction towards enhancing and growing our eLearning offerings and capabilities.” During the next 12 months, Cerritos College expects at least 150 faculty members and more than 6,000 students to use the rSmart Sakai CLE.

“It is an honor for us to work with a college that has an ongoing commitment to technological innovation and a devotion to assisting faculty and students with the use of technology for teaching and learning”, said Dan Barber, vice president of Sales at The rSmart Group. “The rSmart Sakai CLE will provide Cerritos College with a collaboration and learning environment that supports online educational activities for teaching, learning, research projects, portfolios, and more.”

About The rSmart Group

The rSmart Group is the leading open source application software company serving the higher education market. rSmart packages, certifies, deploys, and supports a suite of enterprise financial and collaborative learning applications for colleges and universities. As an active member of open source projects like Kuali and Sakai, rSmart is able to provide its clients with software applications specifically designed to meet the unique needs of institutions of higher education. This collaborative approach allows rSmart to offer colleges and universities open source applications that break their dependence on traditional proprietary software vendors. Please visit www.rsmart.com for more information.

About Cerritos College

Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently surpasses 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.