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HISTORY
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HISTORY
Los
Angeles Junior College was established
on September 9, 1929, by the Los Angeles
Board of Education. Dr. William H. Snyder
served as the institution’s first
director. During its first year, we offered
only first-semester courses. The “semi-professional
courses” were for students who wanted
to limit their college education to two
years, and the “certificate courses”
were for those looking to continue toward
university work. There were more than
1,300 students taught by some 54 faculty.
The first Associate in Arts degrees were
conferred June 19, 1931.
Governance
of LACC has changed through the years.
Until 1931, it was a division of the
Los Angeles Secondary School District.
In 1931, the electorate voted to establish
a separate Los Angeles Junior College
District. In 1938, the Board of Education
changed the name to Los Angeles City
College. In July 1969, the California
State Legislature enacted legislation
allowing the separation of the nine-campus
Los Angeles Community College District
from the Los Angeles Unified School
District. A seven-member Board of Trustees
was elected and formally assumed governance.
(The other eight colleges in the LACCD
are: East Los Angeles College; Los Angeles
Harbor College; Los Angeles Mission
College; Los Angeles Pierce College;
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College;
Los Angeles Valley College; Southwest
College; West Los Angeles College.)
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