El Camino College

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El Camino College

Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	1947; 77 years ago(1947)
President	Brenda Thames[1]
Students	22,654[2]
Location	Alondra Parkand Torrance , U.S. 33°53′09″N118°19′50″W / 33.885881°N 118.330457°W /33.885881; -118.330457
Campus	Urban, 26 acres (11 ha)
Colors	Blue & gray
Nickname	Warriors
Website	www.elcamino.edu

El Camino College(ElcoorECC) is apubliccommunity collegeinLos Angeles County, California. Most of it is inAlondra Park,^[3][4]while a section is in the city limits ofTorrance.^[5]It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (11 ha). It is one of two community colleges serving Southern California'sSouth Bayarea.

The El Camino Community College District was officially established on July 1, 1947. As of 2019^[update]the college served approximately 23,000 students within the El Camino Community College District, including the communities ofAlondra Park,Carson,Del Aire,El Segundo,Gardena,Hawthorne,Hermosa Beach,Inglewood,Ladera Heights,Lawndale,Lennox,Lomita,Manhattan Beach,Redondo Beach,Torrance,View Park–Windsor Hills.^[6]El Camino College offers 2,500 classes in 85 programs, includingvocational, undergraduate, and honors courses, many available in online and televised formats for distance education.

Fall Demographics of student body

Ethnic Breakdown	2018[7]	2017[8]
Hispanic and Latino American	53%	53%
Black	13%	14%
Asian American	13%	15%
White	13%	13%
Multiracial Americans	5%	4%
International students	2%	Nil
Unknown	Nil	1%
Female	51%	52%
Male	49%	48%

Total Students: 24,349^[9]

Age	Total	Percentage
17 or younger	1,289	5%
18 to 19	6,293	27%
20 to 24	9,452	40%
25 to 29	3,193	13%
30 to 39	2,131	8%
40 to 49	850	3%
50 or older	840	4%

Enrollment Level	Total	Percentage
Full-Time	7,632	31%
Part-Time	16,715	69%

The college hosts one radio station, KECC. The first time KECC was actually on the air experimentally was Career Day, April 27, 1994. The operation lasted only four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm. On November 11, 1994, KECC signed on the air for the first time as a regularly scheduled carrier current broadcast station. At that time, the frequency used was 1620 kHz. In the fall of 2000 KECC changed frequency from 1200 kHz to 1500 kHz.

Built in 1958,Murdock Stadiumhosts some of the schools athletic programs.

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Badminton
Basketball	Basketball
Cross Country	Beach volleyball
Football	Cross country
Golf	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Swimming and diving	Swimming and diving
Tennis	Tennis
Track and field	Track and field
Volleyball	Volleyball
Water polo	Water polo

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The college campus has been used as a filming location since at least the 1970s. Visitors to the IBM pavilion at the1964-65 World's Fairin New York City saw anEamesfilm that featured El Camino coach Kenneth Swearingen and the school football team.^[10]Among other films shot in part at the college are:

• All American
• Cheaper by the Dozen(2003 remake)
• Crime After Crime
• The Circle
• The Dark Knight Rises
• The Longest Yard(2005 remake)
• Visiting... withHuell HowserEpisode 513^[11]

El Camino College has a 2,000-seat auditorium, a 350-seat campus theatre, and the 190-seat Robert Hagg Recital Hall.^[12]The Marsee Auditorium is the venue for the South Bay Ballet's annual production ofThe Nutcracker,^[13]and is known for showcasing dance and opera companies, traveling artists, and other Broadway, film and television veterans, such asShirley Jones^[14]and Gregory Hines.^[15]The Marsee Auditorium as well as the other on-campus venues also host El Camino College resident performers.

The Schauerman Library serves as the research center of the college. The library houses the El Camino College archives.

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• Mary Akor, long-distance runner
• Chet Baker, musician, (did not graduate)^[16]
• David Benoit, musician^[17]
• Lewis John Carlino, screenwriter, playwright and director
• Antonio Chatman, NFL wide receiver, 1997^[18]
• Fred Claire, general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers^[17]
• Robert Cornegy, New York City Councilmember
• Rudy de Leon, USA Deputy Secretary of Defense^[17]
• Derrick Deese, Professional football player for San Francisco 49ers and Fox Sports Radio host
• Bo Derek, actress
• Fred Dryer, actor, producer and former football defensive end in the NFL^[17]
• Don Dulay, professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
• Keith Erickson, professional basketball player^[17]
• Jason Farol, singer
• Michael Fincke, NASA astronaut^[17]
• George Foster, professional baseball player
• Lynette Fromme, member of the Manson family (didn't graduate)
• Donte Gamble, American football player
• Denny Hocking, professional baseball player
• Flo Hyman, Olympic volleyball player^[19]
• Alan Jardine,The Beach Boysco-founder^[20]
• Suge Knight, CEO and founder ofDeath Row Records, briefly played in the NFL, played football while attending^[21]
• Frederico Lapenda, movie producer, MMA Hall of Fame Promoter, Beverly Hills Film Festival President, Brazilian Tourism Ambassador, and Allies of the Amazon co-creator with Stan Lee.
• Clara Lee, actress
• Dennis Mangers, California Assemblyman^[17]
• Saladin McCullough, American football player
• Kris Medlen, professional baseball player, attended but finished atSanta Ana College)^[22]
• Cliff Meidl, Olympic kayaker^[17]
• Chris Montez, singer (did not graduate)^[17]
• Chris Mortensen, ESPN journalist
• Therese Murray, President of the Massachusetts Senate^[21]
• George Nakano, California Assemblyman^[23]
• Carol Neblett, operatic soprano^[17]
• David Pack, singer and musician^[17]
• Park Jun-gyu, Korean actor
• Ras Kass, rapper (did not graduate)
• Jamize Olawale, American football player
• John Ramsey, Public-address announcer for several Los Angeles professional sports teams
• Marcel Reece, NFL player
• Gerard Robinson, American education reformer
• Tamir Saban,American-Israelibasketball player
• Niu Sale, American football player
• Nathan Salmon, professor (graduated under the name "Nathan Salmon Ucuzoglu")
• Lauren Sánchez, Emmy Award-nominated American news anchor^[21]
• Ken Swearingen, college football player and coach^[24]
• Kenbrell Thompkins, American football player
• Douglas Trumbull, filmmaker^[21]
• Verran Tucker, American football player
• Brian Wilson,The Beach Boysco-founder (did not graduate)^[20]
• William Allen Young, actor^[17]

• John DeMita, theater professor
• Fitzhugh Dodson, psychology professor from 1959
• George Gerbner, communications professor from 1952 to 1956
• Kim Krizan, English professor
• Julius Sumner Miller, physics professor from 1953 to 1970
• Ambrose Schindler, American football coach

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