Los Angeles City College
ARCC 2011 Report: College Level Indicators
DRAFT
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Peer Grouping Table 1.11: Peer Grouping Indicator
College's Rate
Peer Group Average
A
Student Progress and Achievement Rate
42.0
43.9
B
Percent of Students Who Earned at Least 30 Units
70.1
C
Persistence Rate
D
Peer Group Low
Peer Group High
Peer Group
30.3
57.3
A6
72.4
57.8
80.3
B2
61.1
61.0
47.7
74.3
C1
Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Vocational Courses
72.1
73.8
59.7
89.8
D1
E
Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Basic Skills Courses
50.1
59.9
45.4
71.2
E2
F
Improvement Rate for Credit Basic Skills Courses
49.6
57.6
39.5
76.0
F2
G
Improvement Rate for Credit ESL Courses
55.8
48.8
25.9
64.8
G6
Note: Please refer to Appendices A and B for more information on these rates. The technical details of the peer grouping process are available in Appendix D.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6539
Page 311 www.cccco.edu
State of California
Summary of 2011 ARCC Results for LACCD Colleges Source: ARCC 2011 February Draft Report
NOTE: Year 3 is the most recent reporting Period
Measure ‐ College 1.1: Student Progress & Achievement Rate (SPAR) East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.1a: Earned at least 30 units East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.2: Persistence Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.3: Vocational Course Success Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College
Produced by LACC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, 2/15/2011
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 Year 3 Rank
43.1 43.5 49.4 42.6 54.9 37.1 36.7 49.1 42.6
44.0 44.0 44.4 41.7 53.7 39.4 38.0 48.5 42.2
44.5 42.0 49.0 43.0 52.0 40.3 36.4 51.0 46.4
5 7 3 6 1 8 9 2 4
71.5 70.9 69.3 68.3 72.3 60.5 69.1 69.3 65.3
72.1 73.4 69.3 68.0 72.8 66.3 67.9 71.8 66.3
72.0 70.1 68.4 69.9 72.6 69.1 70.4 71.7 63.9
2 5 8 6 1 7 4 3 9
61.6 53.5 59.2 58.1 64.9 51.1 53.9 58.9 54.1
67.6 61.9 65.3 61.4 72.5 59.0 53.7 64.3 57.2
67.6 61.1 66.9 57.2 72.0 47.7 53.6 66.1 57.0
2 5 3 6 1 9 8 4 7
88.0 78.5 76.3 71.6 78.3 72.9 75.3 77.1 80.2
86.8 73.5 74.4 68.8 73.9 68.9 72.4 75.1 76.6
88.0 72.1 74.2 69.7 71.9 71.7 74.4 74.5 72.5
1 6 4 9 7 8 3 2 5
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Summary of 2011 ARCC Results for LACCD Colleges Source: ARCC 2011 February Draft Report
NOTE: Year 3 is the most recent reporting Period
Measure ‐ College 1.4: Credit Basic Skills Success Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.5: Basic Skills Improvement Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.5: ESL Improvement Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.6: Career Development and College Preparation East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College
Produced by LACC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, 2/15/2011
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 Year 3 Rank
59.7 55.3 54.3 54.5 64.8 50.7 48.7 67.9 48.6
57.5 51.3 56.6 52.6 63.4 49.3 44.7 64.9 51.2
55.5 50.1 54.4 51.1 64.9 47.4 45.4 67.7 46.4
3 6 4 5 2 7 9 1 8
57.9 48.5 47.6 48.3 60.3 50.3 46.8 55.4 41.6
55.9 48.0 44.6 54.0 60.6 51.4 46.3 57.8 46.5
55.1 49.6 44.8 57.8 66.6 52.6 42.9 56.0 45.5
4 6 8 2 1 5 9 3 7
68.3 55.4 61.8 78.0 61.1 44.9 5.3 67.7 58.5
61.0 52.5 61.8 76.0 58.8 32.3 16.1 68.1 38.5
64.8 55.8 69.0 77.1 59.2 22.7 25.9 62.5 64.0
3 7 2 1 6 9 8 5 4
19.2 8.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 13.9 0.0
16.5 7.4 0.0 1.4 0.0 5.6 3.6 16.9 0.0
14.9 10.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 3.8 6.4 13.6 0.0
1 3 0 6 0 5 4 2 0
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ARCC 2010 Report: College Level Indicators Self-Assessment Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Self-Assessment / Response Los Angeles City College (LACC) was established in 1928 and opened its doors in 1929. The college is located on 48 acres near Hollywood, a community richly diverse in income, cultures and neighborhood character. LACC has one of the most diverse student populations of any college in America – over 40% of students speak a language other than English at home. The average age of the students is 30.1 years. Over 17% earned their secondary diplomas abroad and over 10% have already earned a Bachelor’s degree. However, the academic preparation of many entering students is lacking: 91% of students assessed place into below college-level English; 97% place into below college-level mathematics. Approximately 74% of our students are first generation college students. Five of the 7 major feeder high schools fall into the lowest 10% of high schools Statewide based on the Academic Performance Index (API). Our diversity has created great successes - LACC takes pride in the accomplishments of its students: the Theater program, Debate Team and the Math Club regularly bring home top national awards. LACC is ranked among the top 100 community colleges nationally in associate’s degrees awarded to Asian American students and to Hispanic students. In addition to a strong transfer curriculum, LACC has highly successful vocational programs as well as extensive basic skills programs. The college offers programs for 66 associate’s degrees, over 80 degree-applicable, career-technical and skills certificates and over 35 non-credit certificates of competency and completion. LACC exceeds peer averages in 5 out of 7 ARCC measures and State averages in 3 of 7 measures. The College’s performance is below peer averages in the Basic Skills Completion and Improvement measures. At the same time, the College’s ESL Improvement and Vocational Completion rates are among the highest in the State. On a three year basis, LACC’s performance increased in 3 of 7 measures; 4 of 7 measures show no increase or a less than 3% decline over the 3 years. This diversity of results reflects the special challenges that LACC faces in providing the high quality educational services. The College is actively addressing Basic Skills issues through the College’s Student Success committee and partnerships with local and state initiatives and organizations. As a result of recent bond measures, the College has opened a new science and technology building, a new library and new child development center and renovated 2 additional buildings and is currently in the process of building a student union, a student services center and more athletics facilities. All of these improvements enable LACC to be an urban oasis of learning that educates minds, opens hearts, and celebrates community.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6511
www.cccco.edu
State of California
ARCC website: http://www.cccco.edu/systemoffice/divisions/techresearchinfo/researchandplanning/arcc/tabid/292/default.aspx
ARCC 2009 Report: College Level Indicators
DRAFT
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Self-Assessment
Los Angeles City College was established in 1929 on the former site of UCLA. The college is located on 48 acres near Hollywood, a community richly diverse in income, cultures and neighborhood character. LACC takes great pride in the accomplishments of its students: The debate team is a consistent national winner, and the Math Club regularly brings home top national awards. LACC is ranked among the top 100 community colleges nationally in associate’s degrees awarded to Asian American students and to Hispanic students. In addition to a strong transfer curriculum, LACC has highly successful vocational programs, as well as extensive basic skills programs. The college offers programs for 66 associate’s degrees as well as for over 80 degree-applicable, career-technical and skills certificates, plus over 35 non-credit certificates of competency and completion. LACC has one of the most diverse student populations of any college in America. The proportion of Hispanic students has grown over the years. The average age of the students is 30.1 years. Over 17.4% earned their secondary diplomas abroad. Academic preparation of many LACC students is lacking: 91% of students place into below college-level English; 97% place into below college-level mathematics. Approximately 74% of our students are first generation college students. Five of the 7 major feeder high schools fall into the lowest 10% of high schools Statewide based on the Academic Performance Index (API). Many LACC students also face poverty. Sixty-one percent of LACC students receive financial aid. LACC has demonstrated good or above average performance on the majority of the accountability indicators. The LACC improvement rate for credit ESL courses is the highest in the peer group and 17.1% over the statewide average for this category. LACC has a higher student progress and achievement rate and a higher annual vocational course success rate than the peer group average. Like most colleges, our performance rates have fluctuated over the three year period. In most of the cases, the variation is about 1%. The concern is the persistence rate indicator which significantly dropped by 7.8%. This phenomenon could be attributed to the fact that the unemployment rate in 2007 in the region was low but housing costs jumped dramatically. The average monthly rent discrepancy between the region and the state increased to 44%; whereas median hourly earnings of the region were lower than overall in the state. We believe that these economic conditions forced our students to go back to work. In contrast, this year LACC, along with most of the colleges in the State, is experiencing sky-rocketing enrollment due to the recession. For Spring 2009, LACC has the highest number of continuing students the college has served in a decade. With the voter-passed propositions A, AA, and now measure J, LACC has finally been able to construct much needed buildings and renovate several others. This includes a new Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, a multi-level parking structure, a new child and family studies center, and a new science and technology building with state-of-the-art laboratories.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6539
Page 36 www.cccco.edu
State of California
ARCC 2008 Report: College Level Indicators
DRAFT
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Self-Assessment
Los Angeles City College was established in 1929 on the former site of UCLA. The college is located on 48 acres near Hollywood, a community richly diverse in income, cultures and neighborhood character. LACC takes great pride in the accomplishments of its students: The debate team is a consistent national winner, and the Math Club regularly brings home top national awards. LACC is ranked among the top 100 community colleges nationally in associate’s degrees awarded to Asian American students and to Hispanic students. In addition to a strong transfer curriculum, LACC has highly successful vocational programs, as well as extensive basic skills programs. Most of LACC’s students are not ‘traditional’. The average age of the students is 30.3 years. Many – 14% already have degrees. Over 19% earned their secondary diplomas abroad. Academic preparation of many LACC students is lacking: 18% of students place into college-level English; 4% place into college-level mathematics. Many LACC students also face poverty. The median household income, according to the 2000 census, of the immediate service area of LACC was $31,397, far below the medians for Los Angeles County and for the State. Sixty-one percent of LACC students receive financial aid. Accountability indicators for LACC demonstrate that students are succeeding at rates that exceed the average for LACC’s peer group for 5 out of 6 measures, and that exceed the State average on the remaining measure. While several measures reveal slight declines over the reported three-year periods—student progress and achievement in obtaining degree, certificate or transfer; persistence; and successful course completion for vocational courses—it’s too early to tell whether or not these changes represent the beginning of a trend or normal annual variation. However, building on our current successes, faculty, staff and administrators continue to explore ways to further enhance student learning and student outcomes. For example, the Basic Skills Taskforce, involving many faculty and staff campus-wide, assessed the programs and services offered at LACC, evaluated best practices and obstacles to accomplishing desired goals, and developed new and enhanced programs to meet the needs of students. Career ladder programs have been developed to facilitate students moving from basic skills courses to credit, vocational preparation and transfer courses. Partnerships with State and County agencies have been formed to address the workforce training needs of the community. Transfer-oriented programs have been re-invigorated, including the Honors Program and the Theater Academy. Responses to concerns with engaging the African-American student population remain to be further developed. In addition, LACC has an array of vital processes that involve faculty and administrators engaged in dialog focused on student success: planning is on-going and keeps the college focused on students; enrollment management focuses on keeping the class schedule aligned with needs; student services offers exciting programs that keep students engaged on campus. Overall the accountability findings are a cause for pride and a sense that LACC students meet their goals despite the many life issues they must juggle as they attend college.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6539
Page 36 www.cccco.edu
State of California
DRAFT
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Peer Grouping Table 1.11: Peer Grouping Indicator
College's Rate
Peer Group Average
A
Student Progress and Achievement Rate
42.0
43.9
B
Percent of Students Who Earned at Least 30 Units
70.1
C
Persistence Rate
D
Peer Group Low
Peer Group High
Peer Group
30.3
57.3
A6
72.4
57.8
80.3
B2
61.1
61.0
47.7
74.3
C1
Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Vocational Courses
72.1
73.8
59.7
89.8
D1
E
Annual Successful Course Completion Rate for Credit Basic Skills Courses
50.1
59.9
45.4
71.2
E2
F
Improvement Rate for Credit Basic Skills Courses
49.6
57.6
39.5
76.0
F2
G
Improvement Rate for Credit ESL Courses
55.8
48.8
25.9
64.8
G6
Note: Please refer to Appendices A and B for more information on these rates. The technical details of the peer grouping process are available in Appendix D.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6539
Page 311 www.cccco.edu
State of California
Summary of 2011 ARCC Results for LACCD Colleges Source: ARCC 2011 February Draft Report
NOTE: Year 3 is the most recent reporting Period
Measure ‐ College 1.1: Student Progress & Achievement Rate (SPAR) East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.1a: Earned at least 30 units East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.2: Persistence Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.3: Vocational Course Success Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College
Produced by LACC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, 2/15/2011
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 Year 3 Rank
43.1 43.5 49.4 42.6 54.9 37.1 36.7 49.1 42.6
44.0 44.0 44.4 41.7 53.7 39.4 38.0 48.5 42.2
44.5 42.0 49.0 43.0 52.0 40.3 36.4 51.0 46.4
5 7 3 6 1 8 9 2 4
71.5 70.9 69.3 68.3 72.3 60.5 69.1 69.3 65.3
72.1 73.4 69.3 68.0 72.8 66.3 67.9 71.8 66.3
72.0 70.1 68.4 69.9 72.6 69.1 70.4 71.7 63.9
2 5 8 6 1 7 4 3 9
61.6 53.5 59.2 58.1 64.9 51.1 53.9 58.9 54.1
67.6 61.9 65.3 61.4 72.5 59.0 53.7 64.3 57.2
67.6 61.1 66.9 57.2 72.0 47.7 53.6 66.1 57.0
2 5 3 6 1 9 8 4 7
88.0 78.5 76.3 71.6 78.3 72.9 75.3 77.1 80.2
86.8 73.5 74.4 68.8 73.9 68.9 72.4 75.1 76.6
88.0 72.1 74.2 69.7 71.9 71.7 74.4 74.5 72.5
1 6 4 9 7 8 3 2 5
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Summary of 2011 ARCC Results for LACCD Colleges Source: ARCC 2011 February Draft Report
NOTE: Year 3 is the most recent reporting Period
Measure ‐ College 1.4: Credit Basic Skills Success Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.5: Basic Skills Improvement Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.5: ESL Improvement Rate East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College 1.6: Career Development and College Preparation East Los Angeles College Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles Valley College West Los Angeles College
Produced by LACC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, 2/15/2011
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3 Year 3 Rank
59.7 55.3 54.3 54.5 64.8 50.7 48.7 67.9 48.6
57.5 51.3 56.6 52.6 63.4 49.3 44.7 64.9 51.2
55.5 50.1 54.4 51.1 64.9 47.4 45.4 67.7 46.4
3 6 4 5 2 7 9 1 8
57.9 48.5 47.6 48.3 60.3 50.3 46.8 55.4 41.6
55.9 48.0 44.6 54.0 60.6 51.4 46.3 57.8 46.5
55.1 49.6 44.8 57.8 66.6 52.6 42.9 56.0 45.5
4 6 8 2 1 5 9 3 7
68.3 55.4 61.8 78.0 61.1 44.9 5.3 67.7 58.5
61.0 52.5 61.8 76.0 58.8 32.3 16.1 68.1 38.5
64.8 55.8 69.0 77.1 59.2 22.7 25.9 62.5 64.0
3 7 2 1 6 9 8 5 4
19.2 8.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 13.9 0.0
16.5 7.4 0.0 1.4 0.0 5.6 3.6 16.9 0.0
14.9 10.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 3.8 6.4 13.6 0.0
1 3 0 6 0 5 4 2 0
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ARCC 2010 Report: College Level Indicators Self-Assessment Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Self-Assessment / Response Los Angeles City College (LACC) was established in 1928 and opened its doors in 1929. The college is located on 48 acres near Hollywood, a community richly diverse in income, cultures and neighborhood character. LACC has one of the most diverse student populations of any college in America – over 40% of students speak a language other than English at home. The average age of the students is 30.1 years. Over 17% earned their secondary diplomas abroad and over 10% have already earned a Bachelor’s degree. However, the academic preparation of many entering students is lacking: 91% of students assessed place into below college-level English; 97% place into below college-level mathematics. Approximately 74% of our students are first generation college students. Five of the 7 major feeder high schools fall into the lowest 10% of high schools Statewide based on the Academic Performance Index (API). Our diversity has created great successes - LACC takes pride in the accomplishments of its students: the Theater program, Debate Team and the Math Club regularly bring home top national awards. LACC is ranked among the top 100 community colleges nationally in associate’s degrees awarded to Asian American students and to Hispanic students. In addition to a strong transfer curriculum, LACC has highly successful vocational programs as well as extensive basic skills programs. The college offers programs for 66 associate’s degrees, over 80 degree-applicable, career-technical and skills certificates and over 35 non-credit certificates of competency and completion. LACC exceeds peer averages in 5 out of 7 ARCC measures and State averages in 3 of 7 measures. The College’s performance is below peer averages in the Basic Skills Completion and Improvement measures. At the same time, the College’s ESL Improvement and Vocational Completion rates are among the highest in the State. On a three year basis, LACC’s performance increased in 3 of 7 measures; 4 of 7 measures show no increase or a less than 3% decline over the 3 years. This diversity of results reflects the special challenges that LACC faces in providing the high quality educational services. The College is actively addressing Basic Skills issues through the College’s Student Success committee and partnerships with local and state initiatives and organizations. As a result of recent bond measures, the College has opened a new science and technology building, a new library and new child development center and renovated 2 additional buildings and is currently in the process of building a student union, a student services center and more athletics facilities. All of these improvements enable LACC to be an urban oasis of learning that educates minds, opens hearts, and celebrates community.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6511
www.cccco.edu
State of California
ARCC website: http://www.cccco.edu/systemoffice/divisions/techresearchinfo/researchandplanning/arcc/tabid/292/default.aspx
ARCC 2009 Report: College Level Indicators
DRAFT
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Self-Assessment
Los Angeles City College was established in 1929 on the former site of UCLA. The college is located on 48 acres near Hollywood, a community richly diverse in income, cultures and neighborhood character. LACC takes great pride in the accomplishments of its students: The debate team is a consistent national winner, and the Math Club regularly brings home top national awards. LACC is ranked among the top 100 community colleges nationally in associate’s degrees awarded to Asian American students and to Hispanic students. In addition to a strong transfer curriculum, LACC has highly successful vocational programs, as well as extensive basic skills programs. The college offers programs for 66 associate’s degrees as well as for over 80 degree-applicable, career-technical and skills certificates, plus over 35 non-credit certificates of competency and completion. LACC has one of the most diverse student populations of any college in America. The proportion of Hispanic students has grown over the years. The average age of the students is 30.1 years. Over 17.4% earned their secondary diplomas abroad. Academic preparation of many LACC students is lacking: 91% of students place into below college-level English; 97% place into below college-level mathematics. Approximately 74% of our students are first generation college students. Five of the 7 major feeder high schools fall into the lowest 10% of high schools Statewide based on the Academic Performance Index (API). Many LACC students also face poverty. Sixty-one percent of LACC students receive financial aid. LACC has demonstrated good or above average performance on the majority of the accountability indicators. The LACC improvement rate for credit ESL courses is the highest in the peer group and 17.1% over the statewide average for this category. LACC has a higher student progress and achievement rate and a higher annual vocational course success rate than the peer group average. Like most colleges, our performance rates have fluctuated over the three year period. In most of the cases, the variation is about 1%. The concern is the persistence rate indicator which significantly dropped by 7.8%. This phenomenon could be attributed to the fact that the unemployment rate in 2007 in the region was low but housing costs jumped dramatically. The average monthly rent discrepancy between the region and the state increased to 44%; whereas median hourly earnings of the region were lower than overall in the state. We believe that these economic conditions forced our students to go back to work. In contrast, this year LACC, along with most of the colleges in the State, is experiencing sky-rocketing enrollment due to the recession. For Spring 2009, LACC has the highest number of continuing students the college has served in a decade. With the voter-passed propositions A, AA, and now measure J, LACC has finally been able to construct much needed buildings and renovate several others. This includes a new Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, a multi-level parking structure, a new child and family studies center, and a new science and technology building with state-of-the-art laboratories.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6539
Page 36 www.cccco.edu
State of California
ARCC 2008 Report: College Level Indicators
DRAFT
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles Community College District
College Self-Assessment
Los Angeles City College was established in 1929 on the former site of UCLA. The college is located on 48 acres near Hollywood, a community richly diverse in income, cultures and neighborhood character. LACC takes great pride in the accomplishments of its students: The debate team is a consistent national winner, and the Math Club regularly brings home top national awards. LACC is ranked among the top 100 community colleges nationally in associate’s degrees awarded to Asian American students and to Hispanic students. In addition to a strong transfer curriculum, LACC has highly successful vocational programs, as well as extensive basic skills programs. Most of LACC’s students are not ‘traditional’. The average age of the students is 30.3 years. Many – 14% already have degrees. Over 19% earned their secondary diplomas abroad. Academic preparation of many LACC students is lacking: 18% of students place into college-level English; 4% place into college-level mathematics. Many LACC students also face poverty. The median household income, according to the 2000 census, of the immediate service area of LACC was $31,397, far below the medians for Los Angeles County and for the State. Sixty-one percent of LACC students receive financial aid. Accountability indicators for LACC demonstrate that students are succeeding at rates that exceed the average for LACC’s peer group for 5 out of 6 measures, and that exceed the State average on the remaining measure. While several measures reveal slight declines over the reported three-year periods—student progress and achievement in obtaining degree, certificate or transfer; persistence; and successful course completion for vocational courses—it’s too early to tell whether or not these changes represent the beginning of a trend or normal annual variation. However, building on our current successes, faculty, staff and administrators continue to explore ways to further enhance student learning and student outcomes. For example, the Basic Skills Taskforce, involving many faculty and staff campus-wide, assessed the programs and services offered at LACC, evaluated best practices and obstacles to accomplishing desired goals, and developed new and enhanced programs to meet the needs of students. Career ladder programs have been developed to facilitate students moving from basic skills courses to credit, vocational preparation and transfer courses. Partnerships with State and County agencies have been formed to address the workforce training needs of the community. Transfer-oriented programs have been re-invigorated, including the Honors Program and the Theater Academy. Responses to concerns with engaging the African-American student population remain to be further developed. In addition, LACC has an array of vital processes that involve faculty and administrators engaged in dialog focused on student success: planning is on-going and keeps the college focused on students; enrollment management focuses on keeping the class schedule aligned with needs; student services offers exciting programs that keep students engaged on campus. Overall the accountability findings are a cause for pride and a sense that LACC students meet their goals despite the many life issues they must juggle as they attend college.
Chancellor's Office California Community Colleges 1102 Q Street
Sacramento, California 95811-6539
Page 36 www.cccco.edu
State of California
