Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, also known as L.A. Trade-Tech, is a public community college in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was originally founded as Frank Wiggins Trade School in 1925. It became Trade-Technical Junior College, as a community college, in 1954. The college merged with Los Angeles Community College District in 1969. The campus is spread across an area of 25 acres.

L.A. Trade-Tech offers academic courses leading towards four-year colleges and numerous vocational programs. The college is most noted for its two-year degree programs in fashion merchandising, fashion design, culinary arts, and cosmetology.

LATTC is home to a fully-staffed International Students Center (ISC) that features a student lounge. There are also various bilingual counselors available on campus. Some of the special organizations for foreign students are the university transfer center, the writing center, tutoring, and the career center.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mechanics and repair, engineering technician, science and laboratory technician, cooking and culinary arts, family and social work, design, construction trades, production trades, beauty and cosmetology, and office and administration.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.

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 17,487 in 2009-2010 (9,752 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 19% 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 (10 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (56 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (29 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (161 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Manufacture
• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Apparel and Textiles
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Construction Trades
• Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer
• Electrician
• Plumbing Technology/Plumber

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (114 awarded)

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

DESIGN (62 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Dance

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (69 awarded)

• Electromechanical Instrumentation/Maintenance Techs
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (102 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (165 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (101 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair
• Small Engine Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Journalism
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (59 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (22 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (26 awarded)

• Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright
• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (14 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician