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Eva Reyes (pictured above, center) grew up in South Los Angeles with her “loud Afro-Latino family.” In high school, Eva tutored at-risk middle school students and taught dance classes. This helped her stay out of trouble and led her to work with youth and family services, specifically gang intervention. After graduating high school, Eva started taking classes at South West College and attended many other colleges in the area before finding her home at LACC. After struggling with her classes in...
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On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, Los Angeles City College held their first annual ‘Veterans Have Talent’ in honor of Veteran’s Day. Before the talent portion of the event kicked off, Blas Villalobo, Veterans Advisory Commissioner at Los Angeles County Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and LACC’s Congressman Adam Schiff said a few words to the more than 200 veterans in attendance. LACC has the largest number of veterans within the Los Angeles Community College District, over 500, and was rated...
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LACC Foundation accepted 13 exemplary students into the Presidents Scholars Program for the 2015-2016 year. The President’s Scholar Award provides outstanding graduating high school students full support for tuition, books, and supplies in order to graduate and/or transfer to a four-year college or university. In addition to the scholarship, each President’s Scholar receives a notebook tablet, campus orientation, free parking, free admission to cultural events, membership in the Ralph Bunche Honors program, and an invitation to an annual reception with the...
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Marian Montano graduated from John Marshall High School in 2014 with hopes of transferring to a four-year university. Even with a GPA of 3.96 and a great SAT score, she did not receive acceptance into the four universities she applied to. She believes that it was a result of bad advice on filling out her applications and personal statements. After receiving the hard news, she turned her attention towards LACC. She applied to LACC’s President’s Scholars Program, an elite...
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On Tuesday May 12, 2015, Los Angeles City College Foundation awarded scholarships to 291 students, totaling over $173,000 dollars. LACC Foundation scholarships are made possible by our generous and devoted emeriti, alumni, and community partners. Since 1999, the Foundation has awarded over $2.9 million in scholarships to LACC students. Congratulations to all 2015 recipients!
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In January, Electronics Engineering student Gerardo Hernandez attended the AT&T Hack-a-Thon in Las Vegas and walked away with a First Place award and some big prizes – Alumni Director Leigh Stenberg recently sat down with him to discuss his winnings and hear his LACC story. When Gerardo Hernandez graduated high school, he was, in his own words, “going nowhere”. Bouncing between service jobs at places like Papa John’s and Starbucks, Gerardo, born and raised in Silver Lake by his...
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Every year LACC’s math club students participate in a two-round mathematics competition sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AATYC). The competition was founded in 1970 and today includes over 200 colleges in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda with over 12,000 competitors. In the last decade the LACC team, helmed by their fearless leader, Professor Anatoliy Nikolaychuk, has landed in 1st place five times, most recently in 2014. Not only did the 2014 team earn...
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This fall, LACC Foundation awarded Roberto Tejada of Inglewood, CA one of its highly competitive President Scholar awards. Earning the designation of President’s Scholar is the highest honor that incoming high school graduates can achieve upon entering Los Angeles City College as freshmen. The President’s Scholar award provides outstanding graduating high school students who commit to attend LACC for two years with full support for tuition, books and supplies, in order to graduate and/or transfer to a four-year college...
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“I believe that there is a fire that is burning deep down in the depths of our souls that reminds us each and every day that we were meant to do better. Let that fire continue to run wild. Let it run wild all the way down to your spirit and allow yourself to be a wildfire.” – Henry Brown ‘14 LACC Student Speaker Henry Brown 2014 from LACC Foundation on Vimeo.
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June 2014 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Los Angeles City College Registered Nursing Program. In all, 16 cohorts of students have graduated — adding 423 registered nurses to the health care community! In celebration of its ten-year anniversary, the program has created A Nurse’s Mission, its first alumni-to-student scholarship program with funds donated from Frances Rice-Farrand, LACC educator, and Camille Diaz, 2004 Class President. Nursing professionals make a difference in the lives of patients every day. Now you...
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