Los Angeles Harbor College

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Los Angeles Harbor College
LA Harbor College Logo.gif
MottoWhere Students Learn
Type Public community college
Established1949
President Otto W. K. Lee
Students10,083
Location
Wilmington
,
California
,
United States

33°47′02″N118°17′02″W / 33.784°N 118.284°W / 33.784; -118.284
Campus Large City
Colors    Blue and Yellow
MascotSammy the Seahawk
Website www.lahc.edu
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Los Angeles Harbor College
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Library and Learning Resource Center
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A library

Los Angeles Harbor College (LAHC) is a public community college in Wilmington, California. It is one of two community colleges serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles. LAHC serves mainly students from Harbor City, Carson, San Pedro, Gardena, Lomita, Wilmington and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

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LAHC accommodates over 8,900 students per semester and is located between Wilmington and Harbor City, the heart of the Los Angeles harbor region. As of 2010, 37% of LAHC's population were part-time students, with 65% describing themselves as full-time. Its student population is about 40% male and 60% female.

Academics

Like most community colleges in the state of California, LAHC offers programs for students to eventually transfer to a four-year university as well as occupational training programs in business and office administration, electronics technology, computer technology, and nursing. The college also offers a program for international students.

Notable alumni

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Ben Cayetano
Fall Demographics of student body
Ethnic Breakdown2018 [19] 2017 [20]
Hispanic and Latino American 61%59%
Black 8%10%
Asian American 9%10%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1%1%
White 8%10%
Multiracial Americans 3%3%
International students 1%2%
Unknown9%5%
Female 59%58%
Male 41%42%

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