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Community college in Culver City, California, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West Los Angeles College (West L.A. College or WLAC) is a public community college in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California.[2] It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Los Angeles Community College District. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.[3] The school offers associate degrees including 18 vocational-oriented programs in addition to 25 transfer programs. The college awards more than 600 degrees and certificates annually in 39 fields.
Motto | Go West, Go Far! |
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Type | Public community college |
Established | February 1969 |
President | James M. Limbaugh |
Students | 9,859 (2012)[1] |
Location | , U.S. 34°00′14.81″N 118°23′11.76″W |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue and gold |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Sporting affiliations | CCCAA – WSC, SCFA (football) |
Website | www |
Beginning in the fall of 2016, WLAC became one of only 15 community colleges in the State of California approved to offer a bachelor's degree. The bachelor's degree awarded at WLAC is in Dental Hygiene.
Ethnic breakdown | 2018[5] | 2017[6] |
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Hispanic and Latino American | 47% | 45% |
African American | 20% | 23% |
Asian American | 4% | 5% |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
White | 10% | 11% |
Multiracial Americans | 3% | 3% |
International students | 2% | 3% |
Unknown | 13% | 9% |
Female | 60% | 58% |
Male | 40% | 42% |
The college's athletic teams are nicknamed the Wildcats. The teams were previously known as the Oilers. The Wildcats nickname was adopted in 2008.[7] The college currently sponsors 12 varsity sports, five men's, six women's, and one co-ed. West Los Angeles competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports except football, which competes in Southern California Football Association (SCFA).[8]
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The college athletic fields hosted track and field events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
Race and ethnicity[9] | Total | ||
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Hispanic | 48% | ||
Black | 20% | ||
White | 15% | ||
Unknown | 5% | ||
Asian | 6% | ||
Two or more races[lower-alpha 1] | 4% | ||
Foreign national | 1% | ||
Gender Distribution | |||
Male | 38% | ||
Female | 62% | ||
Age Distribution | |||
Under 18 | 10% | ||
18-24 | 42% | ||
25-64 | 47% | ||
Over 65 | 1% | ||
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