As a comprehensive community college, Los Angeles Southwest College seeks to provide high quality, accessible and affordable educational opportunities, and services including university transfer, technical, and lifelong learning programs that promote individual development and improve the overall quality of life in a multi-cultural community.
In pursuit of this mission, we endeavor to:
� Promote equal opportunity for participation;
� Maintain appropriate standards for academic achievement;
� Provide an educational environment which meets the needs of students with varied learning skills;
� Provide support services which contribute to instructional effectiveness and student success;
� Affirm the importance of multi-cultural, international, and inter-cultural collegiate experiences that foster individual and group understanding; and
� Manage effectively educational and financial resources.
Los Angeles Southwest College is located in an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Los Angeles.
The school is located east of Los Angeles International Airport, southeast of the city of Inglewood, east of the city of Hawthorne and west of the city of South Gate. LASC is accessible by the Interstate highways I-105, I-110 and I-405.
As a comprehensive community college, LASC offers university transfer, technical, and lifelong learning programs.
LASC was established in 1967, two years after the Watts riots, in response to one of the complaints of both officials and citizens--that not enough was being done to educate the area's mostly African-American population, which was terribly hurt by the civil unrest that scarred the area. A plot of land on Western Avenue and Imperial Highway was selected for the campus.
Today, the enrollment and population is divided almost evenly between African Americans and Hispanics.
"Los Angeles Southwest College is committed to providing an environment for quality learning to enrich the lives of our diverse population."
In order to accomplish the mission, their stated goals are to provide:
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Full-Time vs. Part-Time
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Race/Ethnicity
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In State vs. Out-of-State
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 780 | $ 5,400 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 11 | $ 11 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,023 | 39% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 517 | 80% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 800 | 1% | |
Any Aid: |
81% |
