Los Angeles Southwest College

Los Angeles Southwest College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Los Angeles, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $10,130 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,913 and it offers 17 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Los Angeles Southwest College is $10,130 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
57% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,646 (exclude student loans).
Los Angeles Southwest 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$10,130
Average Financial Amount$3,646

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Los Angeles Southwest College offers 17 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,557 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Los Angeles Southwest College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate13089
2 Years Certificate40428
Total1701,557

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 89 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 428 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,040 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences2-
Education [+] 1 completers-
Education1-
Work and Family Studies [+] 54 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant54-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 7 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration7-
Social Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Sociology1-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 0 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling5-
Business [+] 19 completers-
Business/Commerce3-
Business Administration and Management0-
Office Management and Supervision4-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science6-
Real Estate4-
Total89
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications (other)0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 422 completers$24,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies422$24,200
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 6 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling6-
Business [+] 0 completers-
Banking and Financial Support Services0-
Total428
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 completers-
Women's Studies1-
Communication and Journalism [+] 14 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric14-
Journalism0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 4 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer2-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications0-
Computer Science2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 5 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature5-
Work and Family Studies [+] 35 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies2-
Child Care Provider/Assistant33-
Legal Studies [+] 0 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal0-
English Language and Literature [+] 14 completers-
English Language and Literature14-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 683 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies681-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 5 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 10 completers-
Mathematics10-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 0 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science0-
Physical Sciences [+] 8 completers-
Geology/Earth Science1-
Physics7-
Psychology [+] 41 completers-
Psychology41-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 29 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration29-
Criminal Justice/Police Science0-
Social Sciences [+] 51 completers-
Anthropology2-
Geography0-
Political Science and Government7-
Sociology42-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 0 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 15 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts2-
Art/Art Studies13-
Music0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 43 completers-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse43-
Business [+] 78 completers-
Business/Commerce24-
Business Administration and Management43-
Office Management and Supervision11-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science0-
Banking and Financial Support Services0-
Real Estate0-
History [+] 2 completers-
History2-
Total1,040

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,913 students are attending at Los Angeles Southwest College. There are 89 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 173 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 (5.26%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 219 (full-time) and 183 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Los Angeles Southwest College is 18% and transfer-out rate is 13%. The retention rate is 65% at the school.
Los Angeles Southwest 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,913
Graduation Rate18%
Number of Faculty262
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1

Student Population at Los Angeles Southwest

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,565 students enrolled into Los Angeles Southwest College. By gender, 1,425 male and 3,140 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Los Angeles Southwest College.
Student Population By Gender
Los Angeles Southwest College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,5651,4253,140
Full-time528155373
Part-tme4,0371,2702,767
There are 277 White (6.07%), 1,619 Black/African American (35.47%), 2,219 Hispanic (48.61%), 158 Asian (3.46%), and 2,502 students with other races attending Los Angeles Southwest College. 14 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Los Angeles Southwest College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,5651,4253,140
American Indian/Native American716
Asian1587088
Black/African American1,6194521,167
Hispanic2,2196901,529
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander927
White27798179
Two More1083474
Un-Known1547084
Non-resident Alien1486
Los Angeles Southwest College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
4,110 students (90.03% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 275 students (6.02% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Los Angeles Southwest College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Los Angeles Southwest College
Number of Students
Total4,565
Enrolled Online Exclusively4,110
Enrolled Some Online Courses275
Not in Online Courses180
By age range, at Los Angeles Southwest College, 1,183 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.91% of total students), 1,260 students are aged below 20 (27.60%), 253 students are aged above 50 (9.81%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Los Angeles Southwest College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,5651,4253,140
Under 18682262420
Age 18-19578224354
Age 20-21576237339
Age 22-24607182425
Age 25-29674174500
Age 30-34505113392
Age 35-3933172259
Age 40-4935993266
Age 50-6422459165
Over 6429920

Directory and Accreditation Information

Los Angeles Southwest College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1970 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Los Angeles Southwest College.
1600 W Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles, CA
323-241-5400

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