| East Los Angeles College | |
|---|---|
| Established: | 1945 |
| Type: | Community college |
| President: | Robert Isomoto |
| Location: | Monterey Park, California,  United States |
| District: | LACCD |
| Colors: | Green & white |
| Mascot: | The Husky |
| Website: | www.elac.edu |
East Los Angeles College is a community college, of the Los Angeles Community College District, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD is the Community college district serving Los Angeles California and some of its neighboring cities School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A community college is a type of Educational institution. The term has different meanings in different countries The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD is the Community college district serving Los Angeles California and some of its neighboring cities Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. It compliments 14 communities comprising its primary service area. It was located in northeastern East Los Angeles (hence the name) before that part of unincorporated East Los Angeles was annexed by Monterey Park in the early 1970s. See also East Los Angeles (region East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L ELAC, as it is known, is located in the southern area of Monterey Park where it is primarily populated by second generation Mexicans/Hispanics/Latinos (the areas north of the hills are heavily populated by second generation Chinese Americans).
ELAC is a two year college, offering associate degree programs in over 25 fields as well as both academic transfer courses which prepare students for admission to the University of California and California State University system and occupational programs which prepare students for careers in two years or less. An associate degree is an Academic degree awarded by Community colleges Junior colleges four-year Universities, Business colleges The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. History Today's California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now San José State University) a
ELAC is considered by many as the primary accessible higher education stepping stone for East Los Angeles (East LA) and its surrounding areas e. g. Lincoln Heights, Boyle Heights, City of Commerce, Montebello, Bell, Bell Gardens, Maywood, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Vernon; as well as the South West San Gabriel Valley areas of Alhambra and Monterey Park. ELAC offers high school students that did not acquire the GPA, grades, or missed the college/university deadlines an opportunity to acquire and/or further develop the necessary Math, English, study and discipline skills, explore majors and career fields, and be able to research four year colleges and universities that grant B. A. /B. S. degrees.
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Associated Students Union
The Associated Students Union (ASU) is an organization that emphasizes social and cultural programs representative of the varied student body. Campus clubs have open membership to students who are members of the ASU.
Theatre and Arts
ELAC is the home to the Vincent and Mary Price Gallery and the Vincent Price Art Museum, the repository of the art collection of famous actor Vincent Price. Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered
Trivia
ELAC's football field is the site of graduation ceremonies for local high schools such as Garfield High School in East Los Angeles.
In 1984 ELAC hosted Olympic field hockey matches.
Also, ELAC's football field is also famously known as a location where the film Forrest Gump was filmed in particular when Forrest Gump is mowing the football field at his Alma Mater, while the football field can be clearly recognized as ELAC's football field in the background.
Notable alumni
- Antonio Villaraigosa - Mayor of Los Angeles
- Leroy D. Baca- Sheriff of Los Angeles
- Gloria Molina - Los Angeles County Supervisor
- Art Torres - California Democratic Party, Chairman
- Bob Pacheco - Former 60th District Assemblyman
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