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Former names | Frank Wiggins Trade School, Metropolitan Business School (merged) |
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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
| Established | 1925 (1925) |
| President | Alfred McQuarters |
Academic staff | 190 (2022) |
Administrative staff | 269 |
| Students | 16,766 (2022)[1] |
| Location | 34°01′53″N118°16′14″W / 34.0315°N 118.2706°W /34.0315; -118.2706 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Violet and Gold |
| Nickname | Beavers |
| Mascot | Bucky Beaver |
| Website | www.lattc.edu |
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Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (L.A. Trade–Tech,LATTC) is apubliccommunity college inLos Angeles, California. It is part of theLos Angeles Community College District and is accredited by theAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC),American Culinary Federation, andLeague of Nursing, among others.[2]
Founded as theFrank Wiggins Trade School in 1925, the college is the oldest of the nine campuses of theLos Angeles Community College District.
AfterWorld War II, the school moved to the former campus ofJohn H. Francis Polytechnic High School, which had relocated to Sun Valley. It then expanded the campus and combined with Metropolitan College to expand its programs.
In 1954, the school was renamedLos Angeles Trade–Technical Junior College. In 1969, the college became a part of theLos Angeles Community College District.[3]
L.A. Trade Tech's fashion design program is the oldest inLos Angeles,[4] having started in 1925.[5] During World War Two, the college offered around-the-clock courses so women could train in vocational areas to help the war effort.
The college was featured on the PBS television seriesDowntown withHuell Howser.[6]
| Race and ethnicity[7] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 70% | ||
| Black | 13% | ||
| White | 7% | ||
| Asian | 4% | ||
| Unknown | 3% | ||
| Two or more races[a] | 2% | ||
| Foreign national | 1% | ||
| Gender Distribution | |||
| Male | 49% | ||
| Female | 51% | ||
| Age Distribution | |||
| Under 18 | 13% | ||
| 18–24 | 42% | ||
| 25–64 | 45% | ||
The 25-acre campus is located just south of theHistoric Core of Los Angeles.[8] The Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC), is located at 400 West Washington Boulevard. LATTC offers courses ranging fromautomotive technology andculinary arts tonursing andconstruction trades.
The campus spans multiple city blocks and features laboratories, classrooms, a library, and a student center.
Also on-campus, Bucky's Pride Center features computer stations, printers, and a social lounge area, while also providing mental health and wellness services, sexual education, and financial assistance.[9]
| Ethnic Breakdown | 2018[10] | 2017[11] |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic and Latino American | 69% | 67% |
| African American | 13% | 15% |
| Asian American | 2% | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or otherPacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 3% | 4% |
| Multiracial Americans | 1% | 1% |
| International students | 2% | 2% |
| Unknown | 9% | 8% |
| Female | 48% | 48% |
| Male | 52% | 52% |
