Here’s a list of the exercise facilities available on DCCCD campuses. Please note that hours and availability are subject to change.
Bring your student ID and a towel. You’ll need appropriate swimming attire to use DCCCD’s pools.
Brookhaven College
BHC’s Fitness Lab (weight room) is open to all credit students at no charge:
- Monday-Thursday, 3 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
The gym is usually open:
- Monday and Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
However, please note that it may be closed for events, including volleyball or basketball games, testing, meetings or other college functions. A weekly list of closings is posted in the equipment room where students check in, but the gym may be closed without advance notice.
BHC has a jogging trail marked for either a 1.8-mile or 2-mile run or walk.
Tennis courts, available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis, can be used every day but Friday mornings, when classes are held.
Cedar Valley College
CVC’s weight room is open to all credit students at no charge:
- Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
- Friday, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Tennis courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis, also at no charge.
Eastfield College
EFC’s fitness center is open free of charge to credit students with a student ID:
- Monday and Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Friday, 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
The outdoor pool (which is kept at 88 degrees!) is open Monday-Friday, from noon-4:30 p.m. (A lifeguard is on duty then.)
The soft-surface, outdoor jogging trail is a mile long, marked off in quarter-mile increments.
Outdoor basketball, racquetball and tennis courts are also open, and students can check out golf clubs and use the golf green to play a round.
El Centro College
El Centro’s Physical Fitness Lab, Aerobic Super Circuit and gymnasium are available to all enrolled students from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily at no charge. Bring your valid student ID. Visit the Student Programs and Resources (SPAR) Office for procedures on using the Physical Fitness Lab and Super Circuit.
Mountain View College
MVC has two weight rooms that offer open hours:
- One weight room is generally open 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday.
- The other weight room is used to teach classes and has more limited hours; currently it’s open 12:15-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Mountain View’s “big gym” occasionally has open hours; these are posted on the gym door.
Tennis courts can be used on a first-come, first-served basis. While MVC doesn’t have a formal jogging trail, there are several nice sidewalk areas where you can walk or jog.
North Lake College
North Lake’s fitness center is free during open hours to students taking P.E. classes. For other students, the fee is $45 for three months.
Fitness center hours are:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Tuesday and Thursday, 4 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
- Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
NLC’s tennis courts and pool are open to all credit students, free of charge, when class is not in session. You can also use the jogging trail and the two small outdoor basketball courts.
Richland College
Students taking credit P.E. classes may use Richland’s Fitness Center free of charge. Students not currently taking P.E. classes can sign up to use the Fitness Center for $20 a month. For detailed information, including hours of operation, visit the Richland Fitness Center Web page.
Tennis courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis when classes are not in session; there’s no charge for credit students with an ID.
Richland’s pool is open:
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday and Thursday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
The gym is open on a limited basis for free play, although the busy fall schedule means there aren’t many open hours.
Richland also has a soft-surface, outdoor jogging trail that is 3/4 mile long, marked off in 1/8-mile increments. A one-mile circuit uses some of the sidewalks on campus in conjunction with the soft-surface track.
