Los Angeles Harbor College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Los Angeles Harbor College, also referred to as LAHC or Harbor College, is a coeducational, public community college located in Wilmington, California, United States. It was established in September 1949. The College has an urban campus.

The departments in LAHC include the following:

• Behavioral Sciences
• Business
• Communications
• Health Sciences
• Humanities & Fine Arts
• Science, Family & Consumer Studies
• Social Science

The sports teams of LAHC are called the Seahawks. The official mascot is the Seahawk. The College sponsors baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The College also has a cheerleader squad.

Notable alumni of LAHC include James "The Rev" Sullivan, drummer of the band Avenged Sevenfold; Douglas L. Barry, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief; Bob Lowery, Former star football player of the Atlanta Falcons; and Dennis Johnson, Former Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns basketball player.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, nursing and emergency medicine, music, and office and administration.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,083 in 2009-2010 (6,336 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (9 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electromechanical Instrumentation/Maintenance Techs
• Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (29 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (343 awarded)

• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (109 awarded)

• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• Office Management and Supervision

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (9 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting