West Los Angeles College
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West Los Angeles College (also called West L.A. College or WLAC) is a community college
located in Culver City, California
. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students.
WLAC is a part of the California Community Colleges System
, within the Los Angeles Community College District
(LACCD), and fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The school offers Associate's degree
s, 18 vocationally oriented programs in addition to 25 transfer programs.
. The teams were previously known as the "Hustling Oilers".
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in Culver City, California
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students.
WLAC is a part of the California Community Colleges System
California Community Colleges system
The California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...
, within the Los Angeles Community College District
Los Angeles Community College District
The Los Angeles Community College District is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. Indeed, over half of all LACCD students are older than 25 years...
(LACCD), and fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
The school offers Associate's degree
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
s, 18 vocationally oriented programs in addition to 25 transfer programs.
Athletics
WLAC fields teams in 8 intercollegiate sports with 5 men's teams and 3 women's teams. The Wildcats are members of the Western State ConferenceWestern State Conference
The Western State Conference is a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association. The conference was established in 1950, making it the oldest community college conference in California...
. The teams were previously known as the "Hustling Oilers".