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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.
| Type | Public community college |
|---|---|
| Established | September 1967[1] |
| 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
editLos 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.
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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
edit| Race and ethnicity[3] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 50% | ||
| Black | 35% | ||
| White | 5% | ||
| Unknown | 4% | ||
| Asian | 3% | ||
| Two or more races[a] | 3% | ||
| Foreign national | 0% | ||
| Gender Distribution | |||
| Male | 29% | ||
| Female | 71% | ||
| Age Distribution | |||
| Under 18 | 15% | ||
| 18-24 | 38% | ||
| 25-64 | 46% | ||
- 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[4]
- Curtis Millage, former professional basketball player
- Chris Mims, former NFL player
- Dayvon Ross, former NFL player
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
References
edit- ^ a b "History of LASC". LASC. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
- ^ "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." - ^ "Student Life (Fall 2022): Los Angeles Southwest College". USNEWS. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "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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