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… Designation for Excelling in Equitable Course Placement …   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … April 26, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Awarded as 2023 Equity Designation for Excelling in Equitable Course Placement … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – … community colleges to be given this award from The Campaign for College Opportunity. Equitable placement practices have proven to be highly consequential for increasing access to transfer-level coursework, maximizing student success, and …

… Prestigious 2024 Dr. John W. Rice Diversity & Equity Award … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … July 22, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email SACRAMENTO, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Dr. John W. Rice … and Equity Award, established in 2001, honors community college staff members, districts, colleges, or programs that have made exceptional contributions towards faculty and staff diversity or student equity. Dr. John W. Rice, who served on …

… ELAC Partners with MUSD to Offer AA Dual Enrollment Pathway … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … June 23, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – Officials from East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and Montebello Unified School District … 7 MUSD intermediate schools are already enrolled in the AA program this summer, and an additional 100 high school students have signed up for upcoming courses. Dr. Alberto Roman, President of East Los Angeles College, Dr. Miguel Dueñas, ELAC Vice …

… Celebrates Class of 2023 … ELAC Celebrates Class of 2023 …   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … June 8, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC 2023 Commencement … 2023 Commencement Header Photo … MONTEREY PARK, CA …  – East Los Angeles College … Graduation Speaker Annette Lesure in giving remarks to the class of 2023 and each gave advice and wisdom. “You each have your own unique narrative and dreams and that is what makes each of you special. Life is not about what others want and …

… Former Student Receives SparQ Award for Inspiring Others … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … December 18, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email Brooke-Abbott-2 … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – Former East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Pathway to Law Program student … experiences. “I love people, and it just doesn’t seem right that there are people out there that just feel like they don’t have rights or don’t have a way forward. It doesn’t seem fair,” Abbott passionately states. Brooke recently transferred from …

… to Empower Salvadoran Community through Education … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … April 5, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and Universidad de Oriente UNIVO Forge Partnership to Empower Salvadoran … community in both El Salvador and the Los Angeles area, East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and Universidad de Oriente UNIVO, have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU signing was announced during a press conference on April …

… Lives Through Healing, Education, and Social Justice … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2022 News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, ELAC College Public Relations Manager, 323-265-8807, @email … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – On October 26, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) … Lives Through Healing, Education, and Social Justice and featured a panel discussion with current and former students who have experienced the carceral system and benefitted from the impactful Rising Scholars program. The ELAC Education Justice …

… Coast Region Sputum Bowl, Advance to State Competition …   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 14, 2025 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email   … ELAC Respiratory Therapy Students Triumph at South Coast Region Sputum Bowl, Advance to State Competition … … MONTEREY PARK, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) proudly announces that its Respiratory  Therapy (RT) students have emerged victorious at the South Coast Region Sputum Bowl, a prestigious "battle of the brains" competition hosted by the …

… $40,000 Gift to Strengthen Basic Needs Support … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … December 18, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Investing in Education: Supervisor Janice Hahn and ELAC Foundation $40,000 Gift to Strengthen Basic Needs …

… Women's History Month with East Los Angeles College … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 21, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis Celebrates Women's History Month with … East Los Angeles College … …