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Los Angeles Southwest College

  • 2 Year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 333 reviews
    C-
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Professors
      B-
    2. Value
      C-
    3. Diversity
      B
    4. Safety
      A
    5. Student Life
      C
    6. Location
      B-
    LA Southwest is a public college located in West Athens, California in the Los Angeles Area. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,389 undergraduate students. The LA Southwest acceptance rate is 100%. Popular majors include Liberal Arts and Humanities, Business, and Child Care Provider. Graduating 14% of students, LA Southwest alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $19,500.
    About Los Angeles Southwest College...
    Athletic Division
    CCCAA
    Athletic Conference
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    Address
    1600 W. Imperial Hwy.
    Los Angeles, CA 90047
    Branch of
    Los Angeles Community Colleges
    Website
    lasc.edu
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    Admissions

    Acceptance Rate
    100%
    SAT Range
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    ACT Range
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    Application Fee
    $0
    SAT/ACT
    —
    High School GPA
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    Cost

    Net Price
    $7,199/ year
    National
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    $5,252/ year
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    87%

    Academics

    Professors
    B-
    Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Student Faculty Ratio
    19:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    Yes
    85%
    of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.39 responses
    41%
    of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.37 responses
    59%
    of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.37 responses
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    Majors

    Most Popular Majors
    • Liberal Arts and Humanities
      772 Graduates
    • Business
      79 Graduates
    • Child Care Provider
      62 Graduates
    • Police and Criminal Science
      58 Graduates
    • Nursing
      50 Graduates
    • Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling
      47 Graduates
    • Psychology
      41 Graduates
    • Sociology
      23 Graduates
    • Office Management
      17 Graduates
    • Spanish Language and Literature
      10 Graduates

    Students

    Full-Time Enrollment
    1,389Undergrads
    Part-Time Undergrads
    4,459
    Undergrads Over 25
    33%
    Pell Grant
    69%
    Varsity Athletes
    6%
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    After College

    Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
    $24,800/ year
    National
    $33,028
    Graduation Rate
    14%
    National
    49%
    Employed 2 Years After Graduation
    78%
    National
    83%

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    Los Angeles Southwest College Reviews

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    LASC is such a great turn around college, I have taken classes there for years and seeing the campus being remodeled to a beautiful campus is amazing. It finally matches the people that work there. I absolutely love that any time I go to get help, if it is with counseling or admissions, I can tell they are really trying to help me succeed and not just trying to get me out of the office. It's in a location that is easy access to many people of color and low socioeconomic status which means the students are really relatable and diverse!
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    From what I’ve experienced in this college so far, some professors makes classes very easy because there’s a minority majority in this college. Professors have the potential to do a good job, but students are the problem here, they don’t fully commit to study, they just want to earn a degree to start working and earn more money than what they currently are earning. The classes that I’ve most enjoyed in this college are math classes, mainly because they are the “most” challenging classes in this classes, everything else is very easy. In this college you can raise your GPA very easily.
    As a non-traditional student, I find Southwest College to be very convenient. I am able to obtain classes at a time that I am able to go after work. I am also able to choose classes that I need in order to transfer out. The only downside is the lack of resources that the campus has; bathrooms are constantly out of toilet paper and soap is always out by the time the Evening classes starts. Projectors or computers in class are often not working therefore making class presentation more difficult than it should. Bookstore is not opened extended hours.