West Los Angeles College, WLAC, West LA College
Motto
Go West, Go Far!
Established
February 1969
Type
Public Junior College
President Robert Sprague (Interim)
Students
9,859 [2012][ 1]
Location
Culver City CA USA
Campus
Urban
Colors Blue and Gold
Mascot
Wildcats
Website
www.wlac.edu
Aerial view of the campus.
West Los Angeles College (also called West L.A. College or WLAC ) is a two-year, public community college located in the western Baldwin Hills (mountain range) , adjacent to Culver City within unincorporated Los Angeles County, California .[ 2]
WLAC is a part of the California Community Colleges System , within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges [ 3] Associate's degrees , 18 vocationally oriented programs in addition to 25 transfer programs.
Athletics [ edit ] The Wildcats are members of the Western State Conference , the largest community college conference in the state of California. The teams were previously known as the "Hustling Oilers". WLAC fields teams in 10 intercollegiate sports with 5 men's teams and 5 women's teams.
Men's:
Football
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Track & Field
Women's:
Basketball
Soccer
Volleyball
Track & Field
Cross Country
Notable alumni include the infamous Matthew Aguilar and former NFL wide receivers Keyshawn Johnson and Rashied Davis , NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon and sports agent/agent Jerome Stanley.[ 4]
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West Los Angeles College (adjacent to Culver City)
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