West Los Angeles College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

West Los Angeles College, also referred to as West L.A. College, West, or WLAC, is a coeducational, public community college located in Culver City, California, United States. It was established in February 1969. The College campus stretches across more than 70 acres of urban land.

The departments at West Los Angeles College include the following:

• Allied Health
• Aviation
• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Communication, Entertainment & Media Arts
• Computer Science & Applications
• Humanities & Fine Arts
• Language Arts
• Science

The sports teams at WLAC are called the Wildcats. The mascot of the College is the Wildcat. The College sponsors baseball, basketball, cross country, football, track and field, soccer, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, hospitality, real estate and construction management, mechanics and repair, fine arts, and law.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 76% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 13,022 in 2009-2010 (8,012 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 17% 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 (29 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (108 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

HOSPITALITY (51 awarded)

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

LAW (32 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (189 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (56 awarded)

• Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Radio and Television
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (25 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

• Drawing
• Film/Cinema Studies

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (14 awarded)

• Corrections
• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling