Los Angeles Southwest College

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.

History

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.

Mission Statement

"Los Angeles Southwest College is committed to providing an environment for quality learning to enrich the lives of our diverse population."

Goals

In order to accomplish the mission, their stated goals are to provide:
* 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
* Manage effectively educational and financial resources

College-wide Objectives

In order to accomplish these goals, certain college-wide objectives must be met. Therefore, Los Angeles Southwest College will:

* Provides comprehensive transfer, career, and occupational programs;
* Provides a comprehensive general education program;
* Provides special support and developmental programs and services;
* Provides a comprehensive program of counseling and guidance services to all students;
* Provides community service, non-credit, and continuing education programs;
* Provides a comprehensive program of student activities;
* Provides an awareness of these program services to residents in the college service area;
* Provides a comprehensive shared governance model in decisions affecting the college;
* Establishes and maintain staff balance, responsive to diversity;
* Plans and evaluate all programs and services of the college;
* Provides professional development for faculty, staff, and administration;
* Provides a college environment with the equipment, library materials, instructional supplies, audio visual materials, facilities, and other professional support services appropriate to each program;
* Maintains an environment supportive of innovation;
* Constructs and maintain a safe and attractive physical environment; and
* Provides for the safety and security of college students, staff, and facilities.

External links

* [http://www.lasc.edu Los Angeles Southwest College official website]