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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Los Angeles Southwest College is ranked #1,875 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Los Angeles Southwest College also holds the #149 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Since Los Angeles Southwest College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Los Angeles Southwest College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Los Angeles Southwest College is 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Los Angeles Southwest College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,216 undergraduates at Los Angeles Southwest College with 698 being full-time and 4,518 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Los Angeles Southwest College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
See which majors at Los Angeles Southwest College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Los Angeles Southwest College.
Contact details for Los Angeles Southwest College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1600 W Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles, CA 90047-4899 |
| Phone: | 323-241-5400 |
| Website: | https://www.lasc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 893 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 154 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 59 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 53 | NA |
| General Psychology | 38 | NA |
| Sociology | 37 | NA |
| Nursing | 36 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 30 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 24 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 4,353 students took at least one online class at Los Angeles Southwest College. This is a decrease from the 4,385 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,353 | 3,732 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,385 | 4,110 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,988 | 1,670 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,961 | 939 |
Learn more about online learning at Los Angeles Southwest College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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