Los Angeles City College

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As a comprehensive community college, Los Angeles City College offers programs, course work, support, and guidance to develop a community of learners--both near and far--with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for optimal growth and action in their personal and professional lives....

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School Overview:

  • Los Angeles City College
  • Community College Avg.
County Los Angeles County, CA -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 5,233 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 10,421 students 1,443 students
Total Enrollment 15,654 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 63% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 44% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,155 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 59% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $893 $1,275
% Students Receiving Loans 6% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $2,742 $3,143

School Notes:

  • Set on an attractive 49 acres, Los Angeles City College was the original location for UCLA before it moved to Westwood, CA. The college facilities include more than a dozen multistory classroom buildings including a library, computer labs, fitness centers, theatre, and TV/film studios. Through a $147 million bond award, the college is further enhancing itself with a new and advanced technology learning facility, increased parking, and expanded athletic/fitness and child development centers.
  • Los Angeles Junior College was established on September 9, 1929, by the Los Angeles Board of Education. Dr. William H. Snyder served as the institution's first director. During its first year, we offered only first-semester courses. The "semi-professional courses" were for students who wanted to limit their college education to two years, and the "certificate courses" were for those looking to continue toward university work. There were more than 1,300 students taught by some 54 faculty. The first Associate in Arts degrees were conferred June 19, 1931.
  • The mission of the LACCD colleges is to provide comprehensive lower-division Transfer Education, Occupational Education, General Education, Transitional Education, Counseling and Guidance, Student Services, Continuing Education, Community Services, and Joint Programs that are appropriate to the communities served and that meet the changing needs of students for academic and occupational preparation, citizenship, and cultural understanding.
  • Los Angeles City College, a California public, tax-supported community college, is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education.
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

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  • Inqlings: Temple play picked for D.C. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
    posted on March 9, 2010 at 12:02:00 am
    Temple University's original drama SHOT! is one of three productions chosen to be performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington. SHOT! is a fact-based drama about the decline of North Philly.
  • Finalists tout their ideas on running MJC (Modesto Bee)
    posted on March 5, 2010 at 06:55:56 am
    The three finalists for the presidency at Modesto Junior College talked accreditation, budget cuts and construction projects as they pitched their philosophies and experience in public forums this week.
  • 3 finalists vie for MJC presidency (Modesto Bee)
    posted on February 24, 2010 at 05:32:30 am
    Three high-ranking administrators at Southern California community colleges are the finalists to lead Modesto Junior College, which has been seeking a president since Richard Rose left the campus in December.
  • Wayne H Johannsen, 77 (The Kitsap Sun)
    posted on February 23, 2010 at 10:58:00 pm
    Wayne H Johannsenof Port OrchardMarch 18, 1932to Feb. 1, 2010VeteranWayne H. Johannsen, 77, a resident of Port Orchard, died at his home of congestive heart and kidney failure on February 1, 2010. He was born in Dubuque, IA on March 18, 1932 to Elmer H. and Lila (Murphy) Johannsen. He graduated from high school in 1950 and East Los Angeles City College in 1952. On October 5, 1973, he married ...
  • L.A.'s time of harmonic divergence (Los Angeles Times)
    posted on February 19, 2010 at 06:01:37 am
    The city's racial divide troubles a black and a Latino bound by their shared past of cultural harmony. When I met my long-lost African American godfather last week, it was a bittersweet experience.

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