Los Angeles Mission College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Los Angeles Mission College is a two-year community college located in Los Angeles, California. The college opened its doors to students in the February of 1975. It is the ninth college established in the Los Angeles Community College District. The campus is spread across an area of more than 20 acres. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Los Angeles Mission College’s campus is home to several clubs and organizations. It also fields several competitive men’s and women’s teams in sports like baseball, softball and soccer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, liberal arts, law, and cooking and culinary arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,908 in 2009-2010 (6,377 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 12% 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)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (23 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (168 awarded)

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

HOSPITALITY (4 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LAW (53 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (309 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects

MEDICINE (12 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (13 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (12 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Security and Loss Prevention Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (20 awarded)

• Psychology