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==History==
==History==
Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,<ref name="LASC hist" /> two years after the [[Watts riots]], in response to complaints of both officials and citizens that not enough was being done to educate the area's mostly African American population. The college, located at the intersection of [[Western Avenue (Los Angeles)|Western Avenue]] and [[Imperial Highway]] in [[South Los Angeles]], now serves an area population that is diverse.
Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,<ref name="LASC hist" /> two years after the [[Watts riots|Watts Rebelllion]], in response to complaints of both officials and citizens that not enough was being done to educate the area's mostly African American population. The college, located at the intersection of [[Western Avenue (Los Angeles)|Western Avenue]] and [[Imperial Highway|Imperial Highway,]] is the only community college in [[South Los Angeles|South Central Los Angeles]], serving an incredibly diverse service area.


LASC offers numerous academic programs and training in various workforce areas including [https://www.lasc.edu/about-lasc/administration/administrative-services/information-technology technology]-based occupations, [https://www.lasc.edu/naces/index coding], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/cte-workforce-division/business/Amazon-Web-Services-CA Amazon Cloud Computing], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/cte-workforce-division/business/index business], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/liberal-arts/behavioral-social-sciences/social-justice-studies-aat social justice], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/liberal-arts/behavioral-social-sciences/addiction-studies-aof addiction studies], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/Math-Science-Health-Kinesiology-Nursing/nursing/cna-chha-careers CNA], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/math-science-health/nursing/index nursing], an award-winning social justice [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/liberal-arts/arts-humanities/theater-arts-aat theater program], and more! You can find all of the Los Angeles Southwest Programs on the [https://programmap.lasc.edu/ Program Mapper], an easy tool to show career pathways and courses to completion. LASC also provides FREE classes to the community including [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/Guided-Pathways/NACES ESL], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/Guided-Pathways/NACES citizenship], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/Continuing-Education/building_construction construction pre-apprenticeship], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/Continuing-Education/careers_for_a_cause homeless services], [https://www.lasc.edu/programs/divisions/Continuing-Education/phlebotomy phlebotomy], and more!
LASC offers numerous academic programs and training in various workforce areas including [[technology]]-based occupations, [[business]], [[electronics]], [[Urban development]], [[music technology]], and [[theater production]]. LASC also provides [[ESL]] and [[citizenship]] classes.


[[File:Los Angeles Southwest College (view from south at 700 ft).jpg|thumb|400px|right|Aerial view of LA Southwest College from the south, with the [[Interstate 105 (California)|I-105 freeway]] in foreground and practice [[baseball field]]s.]]
[[File:Los Angeles Southwest College (view from south at 700 ft).jpg|thumb|400px|right|Aerial view of LA Southwest College from the south, with the [[Interstate 105 (California)|I-105 freeway]] in foreground and practice [[baseball field]]s.]]
LASC has secured over $500 million of bonds to complete its master plan by 2012.{{update inline|date=April 2016}} As a "green campus", LASC has a college-wide recycling program and will have the majority of its building meeting some level of LEED standard.
LASC has secured over $500 million of bonds to complete its master facilities master plan by 2025. As a "green campus", LASC has a college-wide recycling program and will have the majority of its building meeting some level of LEED standard.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==

Revision as of 01:20, 23 July 2021

Los Angeles Southwest College
TypeCommunity College
EstablishedSeptember 1967[1]
PresidentDr. Seher Awan
Academic staff
300
Students8,200 (full-time)
Location
Los Angeles
,
California
,
United States

33°55′46″N 118°18′19″W / 33.929358°N 118.305395°W / 33.929358; -118.305395
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue and Gold
MascotCougars
Websitewww.lasc.edu

Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) is a public community college in the unincorporated area of West Athens, California in the Los Angeles County, near the city of Los Angeles. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District.

History

Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,[1] two years after the Watts Rebelllion, in response to complaints of both officials and citizens that not enough was being done to educate the area's mostly African American population. The college, located at the intersection of Western Avenue and Imperial Highway, is the only community college in South Central Los Angeles, serving an incredibly diverse service area.

LASC offers numerous academic programs and training in various workforce areas including technology-based occupations, coding, Amazon Cloud Computing, business, social justice, addiction studies, CNA, nursing, an award-winning social justice theater program, and more! You can find all of the Los Angeles Southwest Programs on the Program Mapper, an easy tool to show career pathways and courses to completion. LASC also provides FREE classes to the community including ESL, citizenship, construction pre-apprenticeship, homeless services, phlebotomy, and more!

Aerial view of LA Southwest College from the south, with the I-105 freeway in foreground and practice baseball fields.

LASC has secured over $500 million of bonds to complete its master facilities master plan by 2025. As a "green campus", LASC has a college-wide recycling program and will have the majority of its building meeting some level of LEED standard.

Notable alumni

Fall Demographics of student body [2]
Ethnic Breakdown 2018[3] 2017[4]
Hispanic and Latino American 46% 41%
African American 37% 46%
Asian American 1% 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0% 0%
White 2% 2%
Multiracial Americans 2% 2%
International students 1% 1%
Unknown 11% 6%
Female 69% 70%
Male 31% 30%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "History of LASC". LASC. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ "2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".
  3. ^ "2018 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".
  4. ^ "2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".

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