Former names | Frank Wiggins Trade School, Metropolitan Business School (merged) |
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| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1925 (1925) |
| President | Alfred McQuarters |
Academic staff | 190 (2022) |
Administrative staff | 269 |
| Students | 16,766 (2022)[1] |
| Location |
400 West Washington Blvd. 34°01′53″N 118°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 a public community collegeinLos Angeles, California. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), American Culinary Federation, and League of Nursing, among others.[2]
Founded as the Frank Wiggins Trade School in 1925, the college is the oldest of the nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District.
After World War II, the school moved to the former campus of John H. Francis Polytechnical 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 renamed Los Angeles Trade–Technical Junior College. In 1969, the college became a part of the Los Angeles Community College District.[3]
L.A. Trade Tech's fashion design program is the oldest in Los 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 series Downtown with Huell Howser.[6]
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| Ethnic Breakdown | 2018[7] | 2017[8] |
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| Hispanic and Latino American | 69% | 67% |
| African American | 13% | 15% |
| Asian American | 2% | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 3% | 4% |
| Multiracial Americans | 1% | 1% |
| International students | 2% | 2% |
| Unknown | 9% | 8% |
| Female | 48% | 48% |
| Male | 52% | 52% |
The 25-acre campus is located just south of the Historic Core of Los Angeles.[9]
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