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East Los Angeles College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• East Los Angeles College has an international, multicultural student body that complements the 14 communities comprising its primary service area. The college offers both academic transfer courses which prepare students for admission to four-year colleges and universities and occupational programs which prepare students for careers in two years or less. Many of the students who transfer from East Los Angeles College to a four-year university move on to nearby California State University, Los Angeles, or to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
• The college is located in the suburban community of Monterey Park, California, ten miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Facilities include an Instructional Center; Bookstore; Cafeteria; Library; 20,000 seat sports stadium; 2,000 seat auditorium; and a 1,500 seat indoor swim stadium.
• East Los Angeles College was established in 1945 and was first located on the Garfield High School campus. In 1948, the college moved to its present 82 acre site on Avenida Cesar Chavez in Monterey Park, a suburb located six miles from the Los Angeles Civic Center. ELAC is one of the nine public community colleges within the Los Angeles Community College District.
• East Los Angeles College is committed to offering students an excellent education at the lowest possible cost. Assistance in the forms of grants, fee waivers, scholarships, loans and employment are provided by a variety of federal, state, and private sources.
• East Los Angeles College established the South Gate Educational Center in 1997 to better serve a growing student population that lives in the southern part of the college's service district. A wide variety of career and academic courses is offered and many students have successfully transitioned to universities and productive careers from the Center.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Questions/Answers (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
  posted on September 3, 2009 at 04:10:30 am
  Questions and answers on Tribune stories from readers like you. MONTEREY PARK - It was hard to ignore the charcoal plumes of ash and smoke hovering Weingart Stadium last week as dusk set in during an East Los Angeles College football practice.
• Judy Chu Becomes First Chinese American Woman Elected To Congress (Free Internet Press)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 08:32:07 pm
  Judy Chu can trace the beginnings of her career as a San Gabriel Valley activist and political leader back to the early 1970s and her freshman year in college.
• Judy Chu becomes first Chinese American woman elected to Congress (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on July 16, 2009 at 12:45:23 am
  The San Gabriel Valley Democrat, who will represent the 32nd District, adds the victory to a 24-year political career. She won with nearly 62% of the vote and the support of local political leaders. Judy Chu can trace the beginnings of her career as a San Gabriel Valley activist and political leader back to the early 1970s and her freshman year in college.
• 11-year-old graduates college (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 11:47:40 am
  At age 11, Moshe Kai Cavalin is already a college graduate.
• 11-year-old earns degree from East Los Angeles College (San Jose Mercury News)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 06:52:28 pm
  MONTEREY PARK— He was just awarded an Associate in Arts degree from East Los Angeles College — at age 11.

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