The Environmental Scan, made filterable
Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 3 entries, 15 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 7 source-verified findings (5 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.
Inland Empire / Desert
filter to regionEngaged People
- 🆕Faculty AI professional development sessions (Fall 2025). Norco College Academic Senate minutes (Sept 22, 2025) document RCCD Distance Education Fall 2025 FLEX/PD sessions including 'Deep Dive into ChatGPT 5.0' (167 faculty attended Aug 22, 2025) and a fall 'Deep Dive into AI' series: 'Deep Dive into AI: Notebook LM' (Oct 3) and 'Deep Dive into AI: CoPilot' (Oct 31). Fall 2025 · high confidence — source
PeoplePolicyResources
Team/Lead: Norco College/Senate/Students
- 2023 Student Technology Survey
- Sept 2024 Senate has drafted an AI policy, in consultation with sister colleges
- Per sister college RCC’s Academic Senate: “President Scott-Coe: The Norco draft of an AI framework (with notes from colleagues at Moreno Valley College) was shared at District Academic Senate. It is comprehensive as well as flexible, with the goal to create more cohesion across the three colleges/district. Discussion ensued about how to review the new document. Senate agreed to review the Norco/MVC framework draft alongside TLLC’s materials in Fall.”
- Sept 2024 Received Two AI Grand Challenge Grant Award
- AI Grand Challenge Grant "Sub to Berkeley: The AI Grand Challenge grant supports education by leveraging AI for teaching and learning. This grant helps to address two equity gaps found within the Engineering program: success and Retention for Hispanic Males.
- AI Grand Challenge Grant "Sub to UCR": Our application proposes to use AI to help close equity gaps in STEM courses at Norco College by providing resources to aid student learning during and after lectures. AI tools will be utilized to fill the need for online student tutor services. AI will also be used to increase AI inside and outside of the classroom to improve students' experiences and increase their success.
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Policies
PolicyPeople
Team/Lead: Norco College
- Not yet found. Appears to rely on Student Conduct Standards: academic integrity
- Not include on Norco Syllabus resources
- Per sister college RCC’s Academic Senate: “President Scott-Coe: The Norco draft of an AI framework (with notes from colleagues at Moreno Valley College) was shared at District Academic Senate. It is comprehensive as well as flexible, with the goal to create more cohesion across the three colleges/district. Discussion ensued about how to review the new document. Senate agreed to review the Norco/MVC framework draft alongside TLLC’s materials in Fall.”
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Resources
- 🆕Library research guide: Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to A.I. The Norco College Library publishes a guide 'Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to A.I.' (author Miguel Castro, Library Services Platform Librarian) for students, faculty and curious learners covering generative & agentic AI fundamentals, a curated AI tool directory, ethics & academic integrity in AI use, and citing AI in APA and MLA formats. 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕AI guide listed as faculty/library instruction resource. Norco College's library Faculty Guide lists the 'Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to A.I.' guide under Library Workshop Handouts as an instructional resource for faculty and their students (last updated Nov 6, 2025). 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Data Science students win ASA AI hackathon. Norco College news (Aug 13, 2025) reports five data science students won first place in a Digital Health mini-hackathon at the American Statistical Association's inaugural AI Workshop NYC (July 20, 2025), building an AI-driven healthcare solution called 'Pulsepanion.' 2025 · high confidence — source
- 🆕District Strategic Plan 2025-2030 generative AI objectives. The RCCD District Strategic Plan 2025-2030 draft, presented in Norco College's College Council Nov 13, 2025 materials, sets an objective to leverage generative AI and emerging technologies, with actions to pilot AI-powered tools (chatbots, virtual advisors), support faculty exploring AI in teaching, and implement AI tools for real-time degree audit/academic planning. 2025 · high confidence — source
- DS-PATH Data Science pathway with UC Riverside (includes Machine Learning course). RCCD (including Norco College) partners with UC Riverside on DS-PATH, offering an Associate of Science in Data Science (40 units) and a Certificate of Achievement in Data Analytics (30 units); the curriculum includes 'Introduction to Machine Learning' and 'Big Data' as electives. Supported by NSF HDR Data Science awards #2123444, #2123271, #2123313. undated (program established ~2022) · high confidence — source
- Associate degree in Data Science offered at Norco. Norco College advertises an associate degree in Data Science within its School of Math, Engineering, Computer Science & Game Development; computer information systems program lists artificial intelligence among its principal areas of study. undated · high confidence — source
ResourcesPeople
Team/Lead: Norco College
- PD
- Teaching and Learning Council
- AI and Norco College
- Maker Faire OC
- Courses
- AI noted as part of CIS program and Computer Science