The mission of El Camino College is to offer quality comprehensive educational opportunities to its diverse community.
El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in the city of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is commonly referred to as "El Co" or "ECC". It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (105,000 m²).
The El Camino Community College District was officially established as of July 1, 1947. Today the college serves nearly 25,000 students of a diverse background within the El Camino Community College District, including the cities of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lawndale, Hawthorne, Lennox, Gardena and Inglewood. El Camino College offers nearly 2,500 different classes offered in some 850 different programs, including vocational, undergraduate, and honors courses, many available in online and televised formats for distance education.
El Camino is known for its large program in English as a Second Language (ESL) which emphasizes a strong academic approach to prepare students for college-level work in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Students who have maintained continuous attendance may choose to graduate under the catalog requirements in effect at the time they graduate from El Camino College can either choose an Associate of Arts GE Degree or an Associate of Science GE Degree.
El Camino's forensics program has won awards on a national level for a number of years, often beating 4-year universities such as Notre Dame and UCLA.
In addition to traditional undergraduate education, El Camino offers a variety of faculty organized and campus cooperation study abroad programs. In recent years students have traveled to locations such as Vienna, Austria; Oxford, England; Sydney, Australia; Paris, France; and Shanghai, China. Students receive full class credit for classes taken abroad, as arranged with college administrators.
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Full-Time vs. Part-Time
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In State vs. Out-of-State
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 651 | $ 4,731 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 624 | $ 4,704 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 27 | $ 27 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,258 | 23% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 636 | 34% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 766 | 3% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,008 | 1% | |
Any Aid: |
37% |
