Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

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Coordinates: 34°01′53″N 118°16′14″W / 34.0315°N 118.2706°W / 34.0315; -118.2706

Los Angeles Trade-Tech College
Established:	1925
Type:	Community College
President:	Dr. Roland "Chip" Chapdelaine
Faculty:	212
Staff:	269
Location:	400 W. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, California
Colors:	Violet and Gold
Nickname:	Beavers
Website:	www.lattc.edu

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (L.A. Trade-Tech) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California. It offers academic courses towards 4-year colleges and numerous vocational programs. It is most noted for its 2-year degree programs in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Automotive Technology, and Construction Technology. Los Angeles Trade-Tech College is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

L.A. Trade-Tech is located in the southern edge of South Park, Downtown Los Angeles, near the Grand Avenue Station of MetroRail Blue Line, a rail station right in front of the college, and north of University of Southern California.

Contents 1 History 2 New developments 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

It was first started as the Frank Wiggins Trade School in 1925. After World War II it became Metropolitan Polytechnical High School and later Metropolitan College. It became Trade-Technical Junior College as a community college in 1954. In 1969, the college merged with Los Angeles Community College District which currently holds nine member colleges.

A giant magnolia tree grew in front of the campus until it was cut down in 2004.

[edit] New developments

The construction of the new south campus has begun, following the demolition of the existing athletic field and parking structure, which is located on the northwest corner of 23rd Street and Grand Avenue. The south campus project is a new five story "twintowers" on Grand Avenue. One tower is the student services building, which will provide various services to students. The second tower is the technology building that will include new lecture halls, classrooms, computer labs and faculty offices. Construction of the south campus is scheduled for completion in April 2010.

[edit] See also

• California Community Colleges System

[edit] External links

• Los Angeles Trade-Technical College official website

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