Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) is a public community college in the unincorporated area of West Athens, California in Los Angeles County, California.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2014) |
It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and its service area includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Unincorporated Westmont, and West Athens.
| Type | Public community college |
|---|---|
| Established | September 1967 |
| President | Dr. Seher Awan |
Academic staff | 300 |
Administrative staff | 125 |
| Students | 8,200 (full-time) |
| Location | , , United States 33°55′46″N 118°18′19″W / 33.929358°N 118.305395°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Website | www.lasc.edu |
History
Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967, 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 and Imperial Highway, is the only community college in South Central Los Angeles.
.jpg)
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
- Larry Brown, Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders cornerback, Super Bowl XXX MVP
- Othyus Jeffers, former NBA player
- Ivan Johnson, former NBA power forward
- Sam Johnson, former NFL player
- Isaac Larian, founder and CEO of MGA Entertainment
- Curtis Millage, former professional basketball player
- Chris Mims, former NFL player
- Dayvon Ross, former NFL player
| Ethnic Breakdown | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Los Angeles Southwest College, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.