Los Angeles Southwest College
 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification.(March 2014) |
| Type | Publiccommunity 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″N118°18′19″W/ 33.929358°N 118.305395°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Website | lasc.edu |
Los Angeles Southwest College(LASC) is apubliccommunity collegein theunincorporated areaofWest Athens, CaliforniainLos Angeles County,California.[2]It is part of theLos Angeles Community College Districtand its service area includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Unincorporated Westmont, and West Athens.
History[edit]
Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,[1]two years after theWatts 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 ofWestern AvenueandImperial Highway,is the only community college inSouth Central Los Angeles.
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]
- Larry Brown,Dallas CowboysandOakland Raiderscornerback,Super Bowl XXXMVP
- Othyus Jeffers,former NBA player
- Ivan Johnson,former NBApower forward
- Sam Johnson,former NFL player
- Isaac Larian,founder and CEO ofMGA Entertainment[3]
- Curtis Millage,former professional basketball player
- Chris Mims,former NFL player
- Dayvon Ross,former NFL player
| Ethnic Breakdown | 2018[5] | 2017[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic and Latino American | 46% | 41% |
| African American | 37% | 46% |
| Asian American | 1% | 1% |
| Native Hawaiianor otherPacific 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ab"History of LASC".LASC.RetrievedJanuary 9,2009.
- ^"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: West Athens CDP, CA"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedNovember 19,2023.
Compare to:"Home".Los Angeles Southwest College.RetrievedNovember 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." - ^"He left the slums of Iran as a teen. Now he runs one of America's biggest toy companies".CNN.November 21, 2018.
- ^"2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".
- ^"2018 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".
- ^"2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".
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