Los Angeles Southwest College

Los Angeles Southwest College
Type	Public community college
Established	September 1967
President	Dr. Seher Awan
Academic staff	300
Administrative staff	125
Students	8,200 (full-time)
Location	Los Angeles, California, United States; 33°55′46″N 118°18′19″W / 33.929358°N 118.305395°WCoordinates: 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

Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) is a public community college in the unincorporated area of West Athens, California in Los Angeles County, California. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and its service area includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Unincorporated Westmont, and West Athens.

History[]

Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,^[1] two years after the Watts Rebelllion, 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[]

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
Curtis Millage, former professional basketball player
Chris Mims, former NFL player
Dayvon Ross, former NFL player

*Fall Demographics of student body* ^[2]
Ethnic Breakdown	2018^[3]	2017^[4]
Hispanic and Latino American	46%	41%
African American	37%	46%
Asian American	1%	1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	0%	0%
White	2%	2%
Multiracial Americans	2%	2%
International students	1%	1%
Unknown	11%	6%
Female	69%	70%
Male	31%	30%

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "History of LASC". LASC. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
^ "2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".
^ "2018 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".
^ "2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".

External links[]

Official website

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[LASC_hist-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "History of LASC". LASC. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

[2] "2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".

[3] "2018 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".

[4] "2017 USNEWS: Los Angeles Southwest College Overview".

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Los Angeles Southwest College

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History[]

Notable alumni[]

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References[]

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