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Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
29%
Enrollment
14,611
peer median 9,380
Avg net price
$7,532
+$1.3k vs Community College
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About

Los Angeles City College (LACC) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District, and serves Hollywood and it's surrounding neighborhoods. It is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard on the former campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in East Hollywood. From 1947 to 1955, the college shared its campus with California State University, Los Angeles, then known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences (LASCAAS), before the university moved to its present campus of 175 acres (71 ha) in the northeastern section of the City of Los Angeles, 5 miles (8 km) east of the Civic Center.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
29%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,229
$30–48k$7,258
$48–75k$10,294
$75–110k$12,219
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,532
+$1,320vs Community College median $6,212
Pell recipients
75.2%
Federal loans
3.4%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs82
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,526 total
01Liberal Arts
54335.6%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
21914.4%
03Health Professions
20313.3%
04Business
1177.7%
05Social Sciences
946.2%
06Psychology
946.2%
07Visual/Performing Arts
926.0%
08Communication
634.1%
09Computer Sciences
543.5%
10Family/Consumer Sci
473.1%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
14,611
12-mo unduplicated
25,304
Undergraduate
25,304
Graduate
19,526

Gender split

Men
42%10,735
Women
58%14,569

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
50.2%
White
21.3%
Asian
9.5%
Black
9.3%
Two or more
3.6%
Non-resident
3.1%
Unknown
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
30.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
173

Los Angeles City College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Los Angeles City College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLos Angeles City College
29%14,611$7,532Community College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
8,486$11,471Community College
Brightpoint Community College
9,380$5,583Community College
Camden County College
7,622$5,124Community College
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
6,839$3,816Community College
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
7,798$2,651Community College
Clovis Community College
10,358$7,118Community College
Coastline Community College
9,008$9,605Community College
College of Lake County
12,530$6,212Community College
College of Western Idaho
11,015$7,697Community College
Community College of Aurora
8,833$7,466Community College
Illinois Central College
7,906$11,510Community College
Johnson County Community College
18,743$13,912Community College
Lane Community College
6,810$7,427Community College
Los Angeles Mission College
10,690$11,972Community College
McHenry County College
9,399$8,093Community College
McLennan Community College
7,850$6,185Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College
5,940$8,404Community College
Normandale Community College
11,026$12,370Community College
Oakton College
8,329$6,188Community College
Ocean County College
7,095$10,576Community College
Palo Alto College
12,395$4,374Community College
Pima Community College
16,283$3,123Community College
Reedley College
8,796$1,584Community College
San Diego City College
13,242-$818Community College
San Diego Miramar College
14,257-$2,735Community College
Scottsdale Community College
7,065$14,380Community College
Texas Southmost College
8,828$5,458Community College
Washtenaw Community College
11,133$3,561Community College
Wayne County Community College District
11,887$5,762Community College
William Rainey Harper College
13,988$6,186Community College
Peer group median29%9,380$6,212

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Our mission is to improve institutional effectiveness by providing high-quality, easily consumable, reliable, and relevant college data that supports and strengthens informed program, department, unit/division and college-related decision making.

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Documents & reports (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni (26)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Frank Gehry
    Architecture
  • Lawrence Klein
    Economics
  • Kerry James Marshall
    Art
  • Carolyn See
    Literature
  • Alvin Ailey
    Dance
  • Susan Ahn Cuddy
    Military
  • Jerry Leiber
    Music
  • Mike Stoller
    Music
  • Diane Watson
    Politics
  • Odetta
    Music
  • Murray Fromson
    Journalism
  • Lebo Morake
    Music
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