Los Angeles Trade–Technical College

Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (L.A. Trade–Tech, LATTC) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), American Culinary Federation, and League of Nursing, among others.^[2] The 25-acre campus is located just south of the Historic Core of Los Angeles.^[3]

Los Angeles Trade–Technical College

Former names	Frank Wiggins Trade School, Metropolitan Business School (merged)
Type	Public community college
Established	1925
President	Katrina VanderWoude
Academic staff	190 (2022)
Administrative staff	269
Students	16,766 (2022)^[1]
Location	Los Angeles , California , United States Coordinates: 34°01′53″N 118°16′14″W / 34.0315°N 118.2706°W / 34.0315; -118.2706
Campus	Urban
Colors	Violet and Gold
Nickname	Beavers
Mascot	Bucky Beaver
Website	www.lattc.edu

History

 

The original Frank Wiggins Trade School in LA’s Historic Core, ca 1925.

Founded as the Frank Wiggins Trade School in 1925, the college is the oldest of the nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District. After World War II, the school moved to the former campus of John H. Francis Polytechnical High School, which had relocated to Sun Valley. It then expanded the campus and combined with Metropolitan College to expand its programs.

In 1954, the school was renamed Los Angeles Trade–Technical Junior College. In 1969, the college became a part of the Los Angeles Community College District.^[4]

L.A. Trade Tech's fashion design program is the oldest in Los Angeles,^[5] having started in 1925.^[6] During World War Two, the college offered around-the-clock courses so women could train in vocational areas to help the war effort.

The college was featured in Downtown with Huell Howser.^[7]

Campus modernization

The campus is currently^[when?] in the midst of a multimillion-dollar modernization and revitalization project. Two new buildings have been constructed, a student services building and a technology building that will include new lecture halls, classrooms, computer labs and faculty offices.^{[citation needed]}

The in-state tuition and fees for 2017-2018 were $1,220, and out-of-state tuition and fees were $7,538. There is no application fee. The school utilizes a semester-based academic year. The student-faculty ratio is 21-to-1. Total enrollment of 12,984. Full-time 2,964 and part-time 10,020 students.

Notable alumni

 

Matthew G. Martínez member of the United States House of Representatives

• Don Campbell - creator of the hip hop dance style called locking
• Carole Little - clothing designer^[8]
• Matthew G. Martínez - United States House of Representatives member
• Allan McCollum - New York City-based contemporary artist
• Rick Owens - owner of the Rick Owens clothing label^[9]
• Jeffrey Sebelia - winner of Project Runway Season 3, and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra
• Tadashi Shoji - owner of Tadashi Shoji and T by Tadashi clothing labels

Fall Demographics of student body

Ethnic Breakdown	2018^[10]	2017^[11]
Hispanic and Latino American	69%	67%
African American	13%	15%
Asian American	2%	3%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	0%	0%
White	3%	4%
Multiracial Americans	1%	1%
International students	2%	2%
Unknown	9%	8%
Female	48%	48%
Male	52%	52%

See also

• California Community Colleges System

References

1. "At A Glance". LATTC. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. "LATTC Accreditation". Retrieved 10 September 2011.
3. "LATTC About Page". Los Angeles Trade Tech. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
4. "Los Angeles Trade-Technical College 2014-2016 General Catalog" (PDF). lattc.edu. September 2014.
5. "LATTC | Fashion Center – FAQs". college.lattc.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
6. "LATTC | Fashion Center – About the Fashion Center". college.lattc.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
7. "Trade Tech – Downtown (112) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".
8. "Carole Little, designer of working women's fashion, dies at 80 - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 27 September 2015.
9. Tung, Jennifer (September 2008). . Los Angeles Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
10. "2018 Los Angeles Trade–Technical College USNEWS: Overview".
11. "2017 Los Angeles Trade–Technical College USNEWS: Overview".

External links

• Official website