[4] (The college is on land once associated with The Hotel Norconian, a luxury resort that was acquired by the United States Navy in December, 1941; it was converted into a military hospital during World War II.

[5] Today the original hotel property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places[6] and is currently home to the U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division.

[11] In March 2004, voters in the Riverside Community College District approved a $350 million bond measure to support the acquisition and modernization of classroom buildings and other facilities on RCCD sites.

[17] A second component of the grant is the integration of games, simulations, and electronic portfolios into other transfer and career tech programs.

[18] In October, 2011, Norco College was awarded an additional five-year $3.8 million Title V grant to support development of new programs.