West Los Angeles College (WLAC) - (310) 287-4200

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West Los Angeles College is an accredited California Community College offering paths to university transfer, career education and courses for personal or professional growth. It occupies 70 park-like acres overlooking Culver City, Marina Del Rey and Greater West Los Angeles. On a clear day, from the highest points on campus, you can see the Pacific Ocean. With an active student population of nearly 12,000 regular and extension students, our 110 full-time faculty, more than 300 hourly faculty and 112 classified staff create an educational environment unique in Southern California.

West creates success through its innovative programs. The college offers traditional transfer and associate degrees through its academic programs as well as certificate and special programs. Each semester, the college offers nearly 1,000 classes in 12 different academic disciplines. The College also offers Associate Degrees in 41 different subjects, 16 different Certificates of Completion, 25 different Skill Certificates and 26 different Transfer Associate Degrees.

Our students reflect the diversity of our service area, as well as general trends in education and the economy. In the 2003-2004 academic year, we enrolled 8,305 students. Forty-six percent of our students were under the age of 24; another 29% were between 25 and 34 years of age. Students are 9% Asian/Pacific Islander, 46% African American, 29% Hispanic and 12% White. Sixty-three percent of our students are women.

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