West Los Angeles College
 | |
| Motto | Go West, Go Far! |
|---|---|
| Type | Public junior college |
| Established | February 1969 |
| President | Robert Sprague (interim) |
| Students | 9,859 (2012)[1] |
| Location |
9000 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA, USA 34°00′14.81″N 118°23′11.76″W / 34.0041139°N 118.3866000°WCoordinates: 34°00′14.81″N 118°23′11.76″W / 34.0041139°N 118.3866000°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | www.wlac.edu |
West Los Angeles College (also called West L.A. College or WLAC) is a two-year, public community college in the western Baldwin Hills, adjacent to Culver City in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.[2] The college uses a Culver City address.
WLAC is a part of the California Community Colleges System, in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). It is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[3] The school offers Associate's degrees, 18 vocational-oriented programs in addition to 25 transfer programs. The college awards more than 600 degrees and certificates annually in 39 fields.
Beginning in the fall of 2016, WLAC is one of only 15 community colleges in the State of California approved to offer a bachelor's degree. The bachelor's degree given at WLAC is in Dental Hygiene.
Athletics
The Wildcats are members of the Western State Conference, the largest community college conference in the state of California. The teams were previously known as the "Hustling Oilers". WLAC fields teams in 10 intercollegiate sports with five men's teams and five women's teams.
Men's:
- Football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Track & Field
Women's:
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Track & Field
- Cross Country
The college athletic fields hosted Olympic events (the hammer throw, and track and field events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games).
Notable alumni
- Rashied Davis, former NFL wide receiver
- Keyshawn Johnson, former NFL wide receiver
- Warren Moon, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
- Schoolboy Q (born 1986), rapper, also played on the football team[4]
- Ryan Sherriff (born 1990), baseball pitcher
References[5]
- ↑ California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart
- ↑ "City Map" (Archive). City of Culver City. Retrieved on June 28, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.accjc.org/list_accred_coll.htm
- ↑ "Alumni".
- ↑ "Athletics Home: West Los Angeles College". www.wlac.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-25.