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ELAC Foundation Donates 50 Verizon Jetpacks to ELAC Students
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 2:46 PMBOYLE HEIGHTS, CA – Earlier this month, the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Foundation donated 50 brand new Verizon 5G jetpacks...
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Steven Y. Wong Appointed Director of The Vincent Price Art Museum
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 10:57 AMMONTEREY PARK—The Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM) at East Los Angeles College is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Y. Wong as Museum Director...

ELAC Pathway to Law School Program Students Excel
Posted: Feb 17, 2021 10:19 AMMONTEREY PARK, CA – Two East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Pathway to Law School program students, Valeria Coronado and Gloria Cabrera, will be featured at the...

ELAC Men’s Basketball Team to Star in Netflix Series Last Chance U
Posted: Feb 10, 2021 4:35 PMMONTEREY PARK, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Men’s Basketball team will be the focus of the 6th season of the Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U"...

ELAC WiFi Parking Lot Now Open
Posted: Feb 9, 2021 8:38 AMWiFi is now available for all students in Parking Lot #4. Students must comply with the social distancing directives issued by county, state, and national officials.

ELAC Incubator Continues Transforming Lives Through Good-Paying Jobs and Careers
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 8:11 AMOn Wednesday, January 27, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Foundation and OmniWorks hosted a virtual Graduation and Showcase...

ELAC Foundation Small Business Incubator Graduate Celebrates Success
Posted: Jan 7, 2021 2:03 PMELAC Incubator – Powered by OmniWorks™ graduate and ELAC student Lissette Arceo has recently found success and growth for her small business Confetti Fiesta...

ELAC and Mexican Consulate Office Offer Free Child Care Course
Posted: Jan 6, 2021 10:29 AMLOS ANGELES, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles announced the launch of a program for people interested in opening their own childcare business.

ELAC Awarded as 2020 Champion of Higher Education
Posted: Nov 16, 2020 8:21 AMMONTEREY PARK, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has been named a 2020 Champion of Higher Education...
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ELAC Architecture Students & Professor to be Featured in Exhibit
Posted: Nov 2, 2020 9:58 AMMONTEREY PARK, CA – Two East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Architecture students and professor Michael Hamner are to be featured in the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles’ (AIALA)...

LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis Helps ELAC Students Get Connected
Posted: Oct 19, 2020 2:50 PMSOUTH GATE, CA – On Friday October 16th, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis joined representatives from East Los Angeles College...

ENROLLMENT FOR L.A. COLLEGE PROMISE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS PROGRAM REOPENED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15 LOS ANGELES
Posted: Sep 1, 2020 9:07 AMENROLLMENT FOR L.A. COLLEGE PROMISE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS PROGRAM REOPENED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15 LOS ANGELES

Proposed Budget For FY 2020-2021 At BOT On 9/2/2020
Posted: Aug 25, 2020 1:09 PM
Covid 19 Updates
Posted: Aug 17, 2020 3:43 PMCovid 19 Updates from East Los Angeles College and Los Angeles Community College District

Housing for ELAC Students Experiencing Homelessness
Posted: Aug 10, 2020 2:47 PMEnd Homelessness California/Shower of Hope, in partnership with ELAC, is offering interim housing to ELAC students (Monterey Park & South Gate campuses) dealing with homelessness.

ELAC Health Care Hero, Andy Ta on ABC7
Posted: Aug 6, 2020 5:08 PMMonterey Park, CA – On August 4th at 5:00 p.m., ABC7 aired a video showing local Health Care Heroes featuring an alumnus of the East Los Angeles College Respiratory Therapy program, Mr. Andrew Ta.
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ELAC FOCIS Students Drive Up Graduation
Posted: Jun 29, 2020 9:14 AMMonterey Park, CA – Dr. Lisa Vartanian, Addiction Studies Program Director and Dr. Sherrie Davey, Psychology Department Chairperson, joined 30 of ELAC’s Formerly or Currently Incarcerated students...

ELAC Allied Health Director 2020 Mentor Award Winner
Posted: May 28, 2020 11:59 AMMonterey Park, CA – The East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Allied Health program director Monica Thurston received the California Health Information Association’s (CHIA) 2020 Mentor Award.

ELAC Foundation Secures Laptops for Addiction Studies Students
Posted: Apr 21, 2020 2:44 PMMonterey Park, CA – So far the California Prison Industry Authority (CalPIA) has donated over $26,000 worth Laptops to ELAC Foundation to help ELAC’s Addiction Studies Department.

ELAC Student Services Newsletter
Posted: Apr 15, 2020 1:46 PMHello again Husky, First, we want to express our hope that you, your family, your loved ones, and your friends all are safe, healthy, and well...

April 2 Virtual Town Hall
Posted: Apr 2, 2020 2:41 PMEast Los Angeles College Interim President Raul Rodriguez hosted a virtual town hall, Thursday, April 2, at 1:30 p.m.

We are all in this together! Husky Strong!
Posted: Mar 27, 2020 2:19 PMWhew! What rapid change there has been in our ELAC community and in the world. We know that this crisis has produced stress and quick adaptations – but these challenges won’t linger forever.

Student | Faculty & Staff Support
Posted: Mar 23, 2020 2:56 PMMonday-Thursday: 8:00am-6:00pm & Friday :8:00am-4:00pm | Email: studenthelp@laccd.edu | Phone: (888) 930-5222; Faculty & Staff click "Read More" for details

Winona LaDuke to speak at ELAC March 10
Posted: Mar 4, 2020 10:21 AMMonterey Park, CA – American environmentalist, economist, and writer Winona LaDuke will be speaking and holding a book signing on campus...

LACCD Chancellor Rodriguez Issues Statement Regarding District Preparedness for Coronavirus and COVID-19
Posted: Mar 3, 2020 10:54 AMLOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Chancellor Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D., today issued the following...

ELAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Make CCCAA Playoffs
Posted: Feb 28, 2020 8:55 AMMonterey Park, CA – The ELAC men’s and women’s basketball teams have both made the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state playoffs this season.

ELAC to Host Welcome Days for High School Seniors
Posted: Feb 26, 2020 11:01 AMMonterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) will be hosting over two thousand local high school seniors on campus to participate in our ELAC Welcome Days throughout the Spring 2020 semester.

ELAC Adjunct Faculty Member Wins Prestigious Hayward Award
Posted: Feb 19, 2020 2:26 PMMonterey Park, CA – Theater Arts adjunct faculty member James Buglewicz was selected as one of four winners for the 2019-2020 Hayward Award.

11 ELAC Students Selected as Cooke Scholarship Semifinalists
Posted: Jan 28, 2020 9:48 AMMonterey Park, CA – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced the 456 semifinalists for its prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship...

ELAC Architecture Students Awarded Scholarship
Posted: Jan 6, 2020 1:12 PMMonterey Park, CA – Two East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Architecture students, Gustavo Gomez and Stephen Curtis, were awarded...

ELAC Student Wins Statewide Music Theory Competition
Posted: Dec 5, 2019 3:31 PMEast Los Angeles College (ELAC) music student Christian Martinez won First Prize in the Music Association of California Community Colleges (MACCC) Music Theory Competition...

ELAC Music Department Fall 2019 Performances
Posted: Nov 20, 2019 10:46 AMMonterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College Music department is proud to share the schedule for their Fall 2019 student performances.

ELAC Campus News Wins Multiple Journalism Awards
Posted: Nov 13, 2019 3:42 PMMonterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College Campus News journalists won multiple awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) for their work in 2019...

Know Your Rights Livestream
Posted: Nov 8, 2019 10:17 AMAll nine LACCD Colleges are working together to inform our immigrant students about...

ELAC to Host Free Legal Aid Clinic Workshop for Students and Their Families
Posted: Nov 6, 2019 3:28 PMMonterey Park, CA – The East Los Angeles Community Legal Aid Works (ELAC-LAW) program of ELAC’s Business Administration Department is hosting a free legal...

VPAM & ELAC to Host 16th Annual Día de Los Muertos Altar Exhibit
Posted: Oct 31, 2019 10:37 AMMonterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) Chicano Studies department is hosting its 16th annual Día de Los Muertos Altar Exhibit opening celebration...

East LA College Foundation Awarded Grant from MUFG Union Bank Foundation in Support of the ESTEC LA™ Incubator powered by OmniWorks™
Posted: Oct 14, 2019 12:54 PMOctober 14, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) – The East LA College Foundation and LA Center for Entrepreneurship...

Assemblymember Miguel Santiago Visits ELAC’s First Year Center and American Job Center of California
Posted: Oct 11, 2019 1:27 PMMonterey Park, CA – Assemblymember Miguel Santiago of the 53rd District visited the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) First Year Center as well as...

ELAC to Hold Emergency Preparedness Week Starting October 14
Posted: Oct 8, 2019 4:03 PMMonterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) will be holding Emergency Preparedness Week starting October 14. There will...

ELAC and Yale University Host Graduate School Training For Design
Posted: Oct 8, 2019 12:37 PMThe East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Theatre Arts department hosted a graduate school training in partnership with Yale School of Drama and Center Theatre Group...

ELAC Opens First Specialized America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) On-Campus
Posted: Oct 3, 2019 12:19 PM– Hundreds gathered today for the grand opening of the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) and community resource fair...

ELAC Alumni Association Honors 1974 Championship Football Team
Posted: Oct 2, 2019 10:16 AMThe East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Alumni Association honored the 1974 Championship Football team during the September 28 Football game between...

EDsmart Ranks ELAC in top 20 for Online Education
Posted: Oct 1, 2019 10:11 AMEast Los Angeles College (ELAC) ranked as the 17th best college for online education and 6th for hybrid/blended classes in CA according to EDsmart. This ranking...

East Los Angeles College Earns Top Ranking for Hispanic Students
Posted: Sep 23, 2019 9:37 AMEast Los Angeles College (ELAC) ranked in the top 10 in 4 different categories for Hispanic students according to the annual Top 100 Colleges and Universities...

CA Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Expansion of College Promise
Posted: Aug 30, 2019 9:52 AMCA Governor Gavin Newsom visited ELAC on August 29 to announce the expansion of the College Promise program. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago...

East Los Angeles College’s Logistics Training Program is Changing the Lives of Youth
Posted: Aug 26, 2019 2:57 PMEast Los Angeles College (ELAC) in partnership with United Parcel Service (UPS) and Los Angeles County Probation provide a logistics training program...

FREE “NET TUTOR” FOR ALL LACCD STUDENTS BEGINS AUG. 26, 2019
Posted: Aug 26, 2019 12:26 PMLOS ANGELES—All new and returning students at the nine colleges of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)

East Los Angeles College To Provide Unique STEM Program For Veterans
Posted: Aug 7, 2019 3:06 PMMONTEREY PARK, Calif.— East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) Veterans Resource Center has started an innovative program for student veterans this summer.
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East Los Angeles College Host Apprenticeship Discussion With The United Kingdom
Posted: Jul 26, 2019 8:19 AMMONTEREY PARK, Calif.— East Los Angeles College (ELAC) was host to a 16-person delegation from the United Kingdom...

East Los Angeles College Holds 15th Annual President's Gala
Posted: Jul 12, 2019 8:37 AMHOLLYWOOD, Calif.— On Friday, June 14 the ELAC Foundation hosted its sold out 15th Annual ELAC President's Gala at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood...