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Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public two-year institution in Los Angeles, California. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 12,519 students. It is part of Los Angeles Community College District.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Automobile, and Cosmetology. It awarded 2,927 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 26 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
12,519
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
2,927
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
26:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 75

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 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 7
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Construction Trades 6
Health Professions 3
Engineering Technologies 9
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Precision Production 2
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 1
Architecture 1
Education 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Engineering 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 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
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
32%
Student-to-faculty ratio
26:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,062
Certificates under 1 year
813
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,052

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
12,519
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,519
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
20,547
Full-time, 2024-25
18%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
43%
Men
57%
White
9%
Hispanic or Latino
70%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
30%
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 Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Alfred McQuarters
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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