Los Angeles ORT College

Location and Contact Information

6435 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
USA
Main Tel: (323) 966-5444
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Los Angeles Ort Technical Institute, LAORTI, is a private, not-for-profit institute in Los Angeles, California. LAORTI provides an educational environment that enhances the student's abilities to fulfill their career goals. LAORTI offers associate’s degrees and certificate programs in computer graphics and desktop publishing, medical office management, administrative assistance, accounting, computer aided design and drafting, and business management.

Los Angeles Ort Technical Institute has several scholarship programs for academically talented students. The Financial Aid Office helps students locate suitable federal financial aid programs. Financial assistance may be provided in the form of grants and student loans.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in photography and commercial art, office and administration, and business and management.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Differs by program.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Los Angeles ORT College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant100%$5,143
Institutional Grant91%$756
Federal Grant91%$4,849
Pell Grant91%$4,731
Other Federal Grant91%$118
State or Local Grant4%$1,285

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan88%$4,825
Federal Loan83%$5,027
Other Loan5%$1,178

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Los Angeles ORT College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1East-West UniversityChicago, IL1,171
2Hood Theological SeminarySalisbury, NC248
3City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, IL7,201
4Shorter College-Professional StudiesAtlanta, GA1,987
5City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, IL9,711
6City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, IL4,063
7City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, IL6,873
8Rose State CollegeMidwest City, OK8,132
9City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, IL8,342
10Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, NJ7,902

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
< 1 year certificate877
Associate141
1-2 year certificate 2

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  1

Students

Student enrollment was 177 in 2009-2010 (225 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 33% of the student body. About 32% 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Accounting and Business/Management

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (54 awarded)

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (17 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art