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Araceli Covarrubias

Araceli Covarrubias

Associate​ Professor, Spanish

Norco College School of Communication,
​Humanities & Languages


Araceli Covarrubias is a Spanish professor. She earned an associate of art degree from Santa Ana College, a baccalaureate and master’s degree in Spanish from California State University, Long Beach. Prior to teaching Spanish, Covarrubias taught ESL for Santa Ana College’s non-credit adult program. She enjoys cooking, gardening, and spending time with her husband and three children.​


To view the Spanish​ program page, click here.​​



Mustang of the Month - August 2023

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Mustang of the Month August 2023 Araceli Covarrubias

​Araceli’s nominator writes about the amazing work she does in her leadership roles with the Faculty Association and as co-chair of the Art, Humanities, and World Languages department. They write that Araceli faces all issues with honesty, common sense, and a full heart; “she is not afraid to take a hard stand but also not afraid to compromise.” Araceli shines as a representative for her department in APC with insightful comments and recommendations made consistently and without fail with the lens of equity.