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West Los Angeles College

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.

Campus Location

9000 Overland Avenue
Culver City, CA 90230-3519
USA
Main Tel: (310) 287-4200
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in family and social work, hospitality, real estate and construction management, medicine, law, mechanics and repair, and liberal arts.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate32540
< 1 year certificate1339
1-2 year certificate1119

Students

Student enrollment was 9,975 in 2007-2008 (6,726 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 606
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 5,470
Books and supplies$ 1,482

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

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

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  72
Without tenure; working toward tenure  4
Without tenure; tenure not available  18

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (29 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

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

DESIGN (1 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (104 awarded)

  • Child Development

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

HOSPITALITY (58 awarded)

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

LAW (32 awarded)

  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (200 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • 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

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (73 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (20 awarded)

  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE (7 awarded)

  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (3 awarded)

  • Drawing
  • Film/Cinema Studies

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

  • Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (8 awarded)

  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (7 awarded)

  • Psychology
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

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