DISTRICT PHILOSOPHY
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) affirms the principle that individuals should have opportunities to develop to their full potential. To that end, our main responsibility is to students and to providing an education that benefits students and enables them to contribute to society.

The LACCD colleges, therefore, should be accessible to all individuals who have the capacity and motivation to profit from higher education. Curricula and services of our colleges should provide means for fulfilling the promise of open access.

We recognize the necessity to adapt to the changing educational needs of the LACCD communities and to the growing diversity among students. The quality of the educational experience is judged by its value to students and communities, not merely by quantitative appeal. We further recognize that academic freedom is essential to excellence in education.

The mission of the LACCD colleges is to provide comprehensive lower-division Transfer Education, Occupational Education, General Education, Transitional Education, Counseling and Guidance, Student Services, Continuing Education, Community Services, and Joint Programs that are appropriate to the communities served and that meet the changing needs of students for academic and occupational preparation, citizenship, and cultural understanding.

In pursuit of this mission, we endeavor to:

• promote equal opportunity for participation;

• maintain appropriate standards for academic achievement;

• provide an educational environment that meets the needs of students with varied learning skills;

• provide support services that contribute to instructional effectiveness and student success;

• affirm the importance of multi-cultural, international, and inter-cultural collegiate experiences that foster individual and group understanding; and

• manage effectively educational and financial resources.

 

FUNCTIONS OF THE LACCD COLLEGES
To accomplish the educational philosophy and mission of the Los Angeles Community College District, Los Angeles City College offers the following types of educational programs.

• Transfer. A college program that enables the student who completes two years of study to continue upper division (third year) work at accredited four-year colleges and universities through careful and continuous articulation with accredited collegiate institutions and high schools.

• Occupational. An occupational education program planned to offer the student basic business, technical, and professional curricula to develop skills that can lead to employment, job advancement, certification, or the Associate degree.

• General Education. A program of General Education course work consisting of Associate degree programs and other planned experiences that develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for the student to be effective as a person, a family member, a worker, and a citizen, thereby enhancing the quality of life for the individual and for the society at large.

• Transitional Education. A program of remedial and basic skills education for students needing preparation for community college.

• Continuing Education. A program of continuing education consisting of graded and ungraded classes to provide opportunities for personal and occupational competence that supplements formal full-time college attendance.

• Counseling and Guidance. A counseling and guidance program incorporating academic, career, and personal counseling to assist the student in the establishment of educational goals and in the selection and pursuit of a life work compatible with his or her interests, aptitudes, and abilities.

• Student Services. A student services program assisting students in matters of admissions, financial aid, job placement, matriculation and other related student services activities.

• Community Services. A program of not-for-credit classes offered to meet the needs of the community for vocational and recreational courses, community and cultural events, and civic functions, completely financed by fees charged those attending the classes.

• Joint Programs. Joint programs with business, industry, labor, education, government, international and other institutions that are of mutual benefit to sponsoring institutions, enhance the educational opportunities of program participants, and advance the mission and functions of the LACCD.

 

ACCURACY STATEMENT
The Los Angeles Community College District and Los Angeles City College have attempted to make this catalog accurate and may, without notice, change general information, courses, or programs offered. The reasons for change may include student enrollment, level of funding, or other issues decided by the District or college. The District and college also reserve the right to add to, change, or cancel any rules, regulations, policies and procedures as provided by law.