Veteran educator and community college trustee Nichelle Henderson is bringing a lifetime of hands-on classroom experience to her campaign for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a position she believes demands true educational expertise—not just political ambition.
Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has expanded its academic offerings to include six new baccalaureate degree programs, two of which have online options, making higher education more affordable and accessible.
Dr. Pauline Merry has dedicated her life’s work to expanding the minds of young adults through education.
Nichelle Henderson has been elected as president of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees for 2024.
Educational Nonprofit Sends Youth Participants to College with $4 Million in scholarship funds. The program, which serves 50 foster youth and low-income youth each year, guides these students in gaining access to post-secondary education with little to no student debt.
The Los Angeles Community College District has reopened enrollment for its College Promise program — which offers free tuition and guaranteed admission to first-time, full-time students – through Sept. 15 for the fall semester.
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is moving forward with one of the single-largest bulk orders of laptop-style devices in the history of California’s community college education system to help meet the burgeoning technology needs of its students to complete lessons in remote learning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A second districtwide online open enrollment fair for the upcoming semester will be held today for the nine campuses in the Los Angeles Community College District.
The district, which held its first virtual enrollment fair on Aug. 12, is highlighting its flexible class schedules, guaranteed admission and affordability to would-be applicants.
First-time, full-time students may be eligible for two years of free tuition, plus a free Chromebook, under the district’s L.A. College Promise Program. More information can be found at lacollegepromise.org.
On July 8, 2020, the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees signed the Clean Energy and Sustainability Resolution committing the community college district to eliminate carbon-based electricity consumption by 2030 and replace all other carbon-based energy use with clean, renewable energy sources by 2040.
The head of the Los Angeles Community College District announced today that any of its classes that cannot be converted into an online learning platform when remote instruction begins next Monday will be temporarily postponed until at least May 4 amid the coronavirus crisis.
“The situation is very fluid and may change over the coming days. These measures do not address courses and services that do not lend themselves to an online or remote learning format. There are still many outstanding questions, which we will try to address in the coming days and report on as new developments arise. I am confident that we will all be able to work together to get through the challenging days ahead,” said Angela Echeverri, District Academic Senate President.
This is the 21st year that the expo will be in town.
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17th annual convention helps thousands of local, low-income students plan for college and maximize federal and state financial aid The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with its affiliate, UNITE-LA, will provide college preparation, financial aid and scholarship training to more than 6,000 students who attend their 17th annual College & Career Convention. They will also award $1,000 scholarships to 20 students who attend the event on Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. “A great way to ensure more young adults are able to pursue higher education is to alleviate students’ financial
The new science building will offer an array of studies and house an observatory.