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Public community college in Wilmington, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Los Angeles Harbor College (LAHC) is a public community college in Wilmington, California. It is one of two community colleges serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles. LAHC serves mainly students from Harbor City, Carson, San Pedro, Gardena, Lomita, Wilmington and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Motto | Education Changes Everything! |
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Type | Public community college |
Established | 1949 |
President | Luis Dorado |
Students | 10,083 |
Address | 1111 Figueroa Place , , , United States 33.784°N 118.284°W |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue and Yellow |
Mascot | Sammy the Seahawk |
Website | www |
LAHC accommodates over 8,900 students per semester and is located between Wilmington and Harbor City, the heart of the Los Angeles harbor region. As of 2010, 37% of LAHC's population were part-time students, with 65% describing themselves as full-time. Its student population is about 40% male and 60% female.
Like most community colleges in the state of California, LAHC offers programs for students to eventually transfer to a four-year university as well as occupational training programs in business and office administration, electronics technology, computer technology, and nursing. The college also offers a program for international students.
Race and ethnicity[19] | Total | ||
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Hispanic | 61% | ||
White | 11% | ||
Asian | 11% | ||
Black | 9% | ||
Unknown | 3% | ||
Two or more races[lower-alpha 1] | 3% | ||
Foreign national | 1% | ||
Gender Distribution | |||
Male | 39% | ||
Female | 61% | ||
Age Distribution | |||
Under 18 | 11% | ||
18-24 | 54% | ||
25-64 | 35% | ||