Los Angeles Southwest College

Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) is a public community college in the unincorporated area of West Athens, California in Los Angeles County, California.^[2] It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and its service area includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Unincorporated Westmont, and West Athens.

Los Angeles Southwest College

Type	Public community college
Established	September 1967[1]
President	Dr. Seher Awan
Academic staff	300
Administrative staff	125
Students	8,200 (full-time)
Location	West Athens (Los Angeles postal address) , California , United States 33.929358°N 118.305395°W / 33.929358; -118.305395
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Cougars
Website	www.lasc.edu

History

Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,^[1] two years after the Watts riots, in response to complaints of both officials and citizens that not enough was being done to educate the area's mostly African American population. The college, located at the intersection of Western Avenue and Imperial Highway, is the only community college in South Central Los Angeles.

Aerial view of LA Southwest College from the south, with the I-105 freeway in foreground and practice baseball fields.

LASC has secured over $500 million of bonds to complete its master facilities master plan by 2025. As a "green campus", LASC has a college-wide recycling program and will have the majority of its building meeting some level of LEED standard.

Notable alumni

Student body composition as of 2022

Race and ethnicity[3]	Total
Hispanic	50%	50
Black	35%	35
White	5%	5
Unknown	4%	4
Asian	3%	3
Two or more races[a]	3%	3
Foreign national	0%
Gender Distribution
Male	29%	29
Female	71%	71
Age Distribution
Under 18	15%	15
18-24	38%	38
25-64	46%	46

• Larry Brown, Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders cornerback, Super Bowl XXX MVP
• Othyus Jeffers, former NBA player
• Ivan Johnson, former NBA power forward
• Sam Johnson, former NFL player
• Isaac Larian, founder and CEO of MGA Entertainment^[4]
• Curtis Millage, former professional basketball player
• Chris Mims, former NFL player
• Dayvon Ross, former NFL player

See also

• West Athens, California

Notes

1. Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.

References

1. "History of LASC". LASC. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
2. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: West Athens CDP, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
   Compare to: "Home". Los Angeles Southwest College. Retrieved November 19, 2023. LA Southwest College 1600 West Imperial Highway Los Angeles, CA 90047
   Despite the "Los Angeles, CA" postal address, it is not in the city of Los Angeles.
   Note: Note that the City of Houston had stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
3. "Student Life (Fall 2022): Los Angeles Southwest College". USNEWS. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
4. "He left the slums of Iran as a teen. Now he runs one of America's biggest toy companies". CNN. November 21, 2018.

External links

• Official website