More than 250,000 students enroll in Los Angeles community colleges each year.
Community colleges in Los Angeles are part of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). This district covers 36 cities and is the largest public college district in the United States. The district covers the San Fernando Valley, Beach Cities, Hollywood, East and West Los Angeles, and neighboring regions of Los Angeles. Three colleges in the district are located in the city of Los Angeles. Colleges offer two-year diploma/degree programs in a range of disciplines. The LACCD uses one online admission process for all colleges.
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College is located in Hollywood. The college is on a 49-acre campus that houses computer labs, athletic/fitness facilities, a library, a theater, a center for child development and studios for TV and film. LACC has two satellite learning centers and offers distance learning via instructional TV. Degrees or certificate programs offered include accounting, business, chemistry, cinema, computer sciences and information technology, dental technology, dietetics, electronics, engineering, finance, journalism, law, liberal arts, music, nursing, political science, psychology, radiologic technology, real estate, theater, Chicano studies and English.
Los Angeles City College
855 N. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
323-953-4000
lacitycollege.edu
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Southwest College is located in the southwest area of L.A. The college offers associate's degree programs, certificates and diploma courses. Students can study art history, business administration, drafting, electronics technology, interdisciplinary study, journalism, law, paralegal studies, registered nursing, political science, sociology and speech communications. Students can attend in a classroom or online. The college also provides an Anytime Student Assistance Program (ASAP) to help students who need assistance completing course or program requirements.
Los Angeles Southwest College
1600 West Imperial Highway
Los Angeles, CA 90047-4899
323-241-5225
lasc.edu
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles Trade Technical College is on a 25-acre campus, two miles south of the business district of central L.A. The college offers associate's degree programs in arts and sciences. The focus of two-thirds of the curriculum is on advancing career skills. Study areas include art trades, child development, community and economic development, cosmetology, culinary arts, electronics and computer technology, fashion, labor studies, transportation technology and construction, design and manufacturing. A continuing education program provides free noncredit courses to students in areas such as vocational/career preparation, employment readiness, skills for college success and college orientation.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
400 West Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-763-7000
college.lattc.edu
Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Valley College campus is 15 miles from L.A., in the San Fernando Valley. The college offers courses that prepare students for university-level or vocational work. Degree and certificate programs include anthropology, architecture, astronomy, biology, broadcasting, cinema arts, earth science, engineering technology, ethnic studies, English, foreign language (Spanish, French, German and Italian), geology, geography, history, motion picture production technician, nursing, respiratory therapy, sociology, speech communications and theater arts. The college has an Advanced Manufacturing Training Institute (AMTI) and an Institute for Developing Entertainment Arts & Studies (IDEAS). Students can enroll in cooperative education or extension certificate programs.
Los Angeles Valley College
5800 Fulton Avenue
Valley Glen, CA 91401
818-947-2600
lavc.edu
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