Los Angeles Harbor College
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| Motto | Education Changes Everything! |
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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
| Established | 1949 |
| President | Luis Dorado |
| Students | 10,083 |
| Address |
1111 Figueroa Place
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United States
33°47′02″N118°17′02″W / 33.784°N 118.284°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Mascot | Sammy the Seahawk |
| Website | www |
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Los Angeles Harbor College(LAHC) is apubliccommunity collegeinWilmington, California. It is one of two community colleges serving theSouth Bayregion ofLos Angeles. LAHC serves mainly students fromHarbor City,Carson,San Pedro,Gardena,Lomita,Wilmingtonand thePalos Verdes Peninsula.
LAHC accommodates over 8,900 students per semester and is located between Wilmington and Harbor City, the heart of theLos Angeles harbor region. As of 2010, 37% of LAHC's population were part-time students, with 65% describing themselves as full-time. Its student population is about 40% male and 60% female.
Academics
[edit]Like most community colleges in the state of California, LAHC offers programs for students to eventually transfer to a four-yearuniversityas well as occupational training programs in business and office administration, electronics technology, computer technology, and nursing. The college also offers a program forinternational students.
Notable alumni
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- Gary Alexander, formercatcherandoutfielderinMajor League Baseball[1]
- Bobby Brooks,major-leagueoutfielder[2]
- Enos Cabell, formerthird basemanandfirst basemaninMajor League Baseball[3]
- Benjamin Cayetano, former governor of Hawaii[4]
- Michael Dudikoff, American actor[5]
- Dock Ellis, formerpitcherinMajor League Baseball[6]
- David Hackworth, Army officer and author[7]
- Don Horn,NFLquarterback[8]
- Dennis Johnson,NBAplayer for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics and Phoenix Suns[9]
- Kyle Kazan, American businessman[10]
- Chris Matthews, NFL and CFL wide receiver[11]
- Michael Mendoza, American football player[12]
- Juanita Millender-McDonald,[13]former member of the US House of Representatives
- Justin Miller, major-league pitcher[14]
- Haven Moses, NFL wide receiver[15]
- Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist for theChicago Tribuneand creator of the comic stripsThe BucketsandPrickly City[16]
- Jon Weber, minor-league outfielder[17]
- Mike Watt, bassist for theMinutemen[18]
See also
[edit]| Race and ethnicity[19] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 61% | ||
| White | 11% | ||
| Asian | 11% | ||
| Black | 9% | ||
| Unknown | 3% | ||
| Two or more races[a] | 3% | ||
| Foreign national | 1% | ||
| Gender Distribution | |||
| Male | 39% | ||
| Female | 61% | ||
| Age Distribution | |||
| Under 18 | 11% | ||
| 18-24 | 54% | ||
| 25-64 | 35% | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^Other consists ofMultiracial Americans& those who prefer to not say.
References
[edit]- ^"Gary Alexander #35".mlb.com. RetrievedJuly 27,2022.
- ^"Bobby Brooks Stats". Baseball Almanac. RetrievedNovember 26,2012.
- ^"Enos Cabel Stats". Baseball Almanac. RetrievedDecember 3,2012.
- ^"Benjamin J. Cayetano".bencayetano.com. Retrieved2022-02-09.
- ^Susan King (November 16, 1991)."Now That He's Had His Kicks …".Los Angeles Times. Retrieved2018-11-29.
- ^Geisler Jr., Paul."Dock Ellis".Sabr.org. Retrieved2022-02-09.
- ^Hackworth, David,About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, 1990, pp. 324–25
- ^"Don Horn". databaseFootball.com. RetrievedNovember 26,2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^Shaughnessy, Dan (2010-04-05)."Former Celtics star Dennis Johnson finally gets his due with induction".SI.com. Retrieved2022-02-09.
- ^"California Firm Gives Rundown Properties New Life". Wall Street Journal. RetrievedJune 28,2023.
- ^"Ex-Kentucky football player Chris Matthews a surprising Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl star". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved2018-11-29.
- ^"Mendoza Signs With Cobras".Los Angeles Times. June 10, 1988. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. RetrievedMarch 21,2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Faces of Our Community - Notable Alumni".californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu. California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2017. Retrieved24 August2017.
- ^"Justin Miller Stats". Baseball Almanac. RetrievedNovember 26,2012.
- ^"Haven Moses". database.Football.com. Archived fromthe originalon April 8, 2013. RetrievedNovember 26,2012.
- ^"Scott Stantis".Chicago Tribune. Retrieved2022-02-09.
- ^"Joe Weber". Baseball-Reference.Com. RetrievedNovember 26,2012.
- ^"We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen". YouTube. 2012-05-20.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved2018-11-29.
- ^"Student Life (Fall 2022): Los Angeles Harbor College".USNEWS. Retrieved8 May2023.
External links
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Categories:
- California Community Colleges
- Universities and colleges in Los Angeles County, California
- Los Angeles Harbor College
- Universities and colleges in Los Angeles
- Wilmington, Los Angeles
- Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Universities and colleges established in 1949
- 1949 establishments in California
- Two-year colleges in the United States