LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE U-19

855 North Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029-3590
Tel: (323)953-4000; Admissions: (323)953-4000; Fax: (323)953-4294; Web Site: http://www.lacc.cc.ca.us/

Description: District-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Los Angeles Community College District System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1929. Setting: 42-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 25,000. Students come from 52 states and territories, 43% Hispanic, 12% black, 19% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 62% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for international applicants or optics, radiological technology programs. Option: Peterson's Universal Application. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 9/5. Notification: continuous until 9/5.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $0 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $5364 full-time. Mandatory fees: $688 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. 150,000 books and 150 serials. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campus-wide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See University of California - Los Angeles