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.[2] It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and its service area includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Unincorporated Westmont, and West Athens.

Los Angeles Southwest College
TypePublic community college
EstablishedSeptember 1967[1]
PresidentDr. Seher Awan
Academic staff
300
Administrative staff
125
Students8,200 (full-time)
Location
West Athens
(Los Angeles postal address)
, ,
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

History

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Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,[1] 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.

 
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

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Student body composition as of 2022
Race and ethnicity[3] Total
Hispanic 50% 50
 
Black 35% 35
 
White 5% 5
 
Unknown 4% 4
 
Asian 3% 3
 
Two or more races[a] 3% 3
 
Foreign national 0%
Gender Distribution
Male 29% 29
 
Female 71% 71
 
Age Distribution
Under 18 15% 15
 
18-24 38% 38
 
25-64 46% 46
 

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.

References

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  1. ^ a b "History of LASC". LASC. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: West Athens CDP, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
    Compare to: "Home". Los Angeles Southwest College. Retrieved November 19, 2023. LA Southwest College 1600 West Imperial Highway Los Angeles, CA 90047
    Despite the "Los Angeles, CA" postal address, it is not in the city of Los Angeles.
    Note: Note that the City of Houston had stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
  3. ^ "Student Life (Fall 2022): Los Angeles Southwest College". USNEWS. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "He left the slums of Iran as a teen. Now he runs one of America's biggest toy companies". CNN. November 21, 2018.
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