California

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1945Large suburbSEVP certified
East Los Angeles College campus
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About

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is a public community college in Monterey Park, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Los Angeles Community College District. With fourteen communities comprising its primary service area and an enrollment of 35,403 students, ELAC had the largest student body campus by enrollment in the state of California as of 2018. It was situated in northeastern East Los Angeles before that part of unincorporated East Los Angeles was annexed by Monterey Park in the early 1970s. ELAC offers associate degrees and certificates.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$11,040
Estimated total for international students
US$23,039
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
US$1,238
Total cost for in-state students
US$13,237
Net price calculatorcollegecost.ed.gov (opens in a new tab)

International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
27,753
International undergraduates
1%
Students per teacher
33 to 1

Outcomes

Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$47,339

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (109)

Associate's degrees60 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAmerican Sign LanguageAnthropologyArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBiological and Physical SciencesBiology, GeneralBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEconomicsElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFine and Studio ArtsFire ProtectionFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGraphic CommunicationsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth-Related Knowledge and SkillsHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesJournalismLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesManagement Information Systems and ServicesMathematicsMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNon-Professional Legal StudiesPhilosophyPhysical Science Technologies/TechniciansPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralReal EstateRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsScience Technologies/Technicians, OtherSecurity Science and TechnologySocial Sciences, GeneralSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Undergraduate certificates49 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAmerican Sign LanguageArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecture and Related Services, OtherAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Systems AnalysisComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralEngineering, GeneralEngineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsFire ProtectionGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGraphic CommunicationsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHomeland SecurityHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesInternational BusinessJournalismLawLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsNon-Professional Legal StudiesPhysical Science Technologies/TechniciansReal EstateRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSecurity Science and TechnologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTaxationVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, Other

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.