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West LA College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
West Los Angeles College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at West Los Angeles College is 24 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 West Los Angeles College is 27%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 100% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like West Los Angeles College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,417 undergraduates at West LA College with 1,944 being full-time and 9,473 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 West LA College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At West LA College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,073 a year. That adds up to $20,292 over four years for those students.
See which majors at West Los Angeles College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of West Los Angeles College.
Contact details for West LA College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9000 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230-3519 |
| Phone: | 310-287-4200 |
| Website: | www.wlac.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,027 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 125 | NA |
| Philosophy | 125 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 118 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 111 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 76 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 52 | NA |
| General Psychology | 52 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 48 | NA |
| Legal Support Services | 46 | 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, 7,371 students took at least one online class at West Los Angeles College. This is a decrease from the 9,067 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 7,371 | 6,181 |
| 2021-2022 | 9,067 | 8,417 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,058 | 4,493 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,006 | 5,679 |
Learn more about online learning at West Los Angeles 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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