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Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, California Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Los Angeles Harbor College is a public two-year institution in Wilmington, California. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 9,463 students. It is part of Los Angeles Community College District.

Los Angeles Harbor College offers certificates and associate degrees across 67 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biology, and Humanities. It awarded 3,098 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 27 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
9,463
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
3,098
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
67
Programs and majors
27:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 67

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology CertificateAssociate 361 graduates
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Psychology 2
Health Professions 5
Social Sciences 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Communication and Journalism 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Physical Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Education 1
Architecture 1
Communications Technologies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
21%
Student-to-faculty ratio
27:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
2,095
Certificates under 1 year
333
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
670

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
9,463
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,463
Full-time, fall 2024
16%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,212
Full-time, 2024-25
10%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
54%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
67%
Students taking some online courses
18%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Los Angeles Community College District
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Luis Dorado
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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