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East Los Angeles College

Motto	Vitam amplificare hominibus hominesque societati (Latin)
Motto in English	Mankind extends the life of the community
Type	Community college
Established	1945
President	Marvin Martinez
Students	34,697[1]
Location	Monterey Park , California , United States
District	LACCD
Colors	Green & white
Athletics	CCCAA – South Coast Conference
Mascot	The Husky
Website	www.elac.edu

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is a community college of the Los Angeles Community College District in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park. Fourteen communities comprise its primary service area. With an enrollment of 34,697 students, ELAC is the largest campus in the Los Angeles Community College District. It was located in northeastern East Los Angeles before that part of unincorporated East Los Angeles was annexed by Monterey Park in the early 1970s.

ELAC is a two-year college, offering associate degree programs in over 25 fields as well as both occupational programs and also academic transfer courses to prepare students for admission to the University of California and California State University systems.

Theatre and arts

ELAC is home to the Vincent Price Art Museum, a contemporary art museum named in honor of American actor and art collector Vincent Price. In 1957, impressed by the spirit of the students and the community's need for the opportunity to experience original art works first hand, Vincent and Mary Grant Price donated 90 pieces from their private collection to establish the museum, which was the first "teaching art collection" owned by a community college in the United States. The Price's ultimately donated 2,000 pieces over the course of their lifetimes and the museum's permanent collection now contains over 9,000 pieces valued in excess of $5 million.^[2]

Clubs and organizations

All clubs in East Los Angeles College are operated and chartered with the ELAC Associate Student Union.

The East Los Angeles College Alumni Association is responsible for continually connecting graduates to the student body and holds annual and bi-annual events to raise money for scholarships.

East Los Angeles College Campus News is the college's newspaper, and it was established in 1945. The paper is managed by the students after they have successfully completed Journalism 101. A print edition comes out every Wednesday during the Spring and Fall semesters. The current adviser is Jean Stapleton.
Other organizations include East Side Spirit and Pride, the organization that founded the Husky marching band on campus, as well as helping to restore the football program in 1995. In addition ESSP is now the alumni association for the college with Dennis Sanchez as the Chairperson and a board of directors of 23 members.

Honors Program

The East Los Angeles Honors Program, which are recognized by the UC system, the Pomona colleges, Occidental and Loyola Marymount, offers rigorous courses that are designed to help students transfer and successfully transition to four-year universities. The Honors Program is open to both part and full time students and requires a 3.0 GPA to apply and be considered for enrollment. Successful completion of the Honors Program guarantees priority consideration for admission at 11 four year universities throughout California and Washington. (^[3])

Activity with area high school

ELAC's football field is the site of graduation ceremonies for local high schools such as Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. It has also hosted the "East L.A. Classic" football game between Garfield against Theodore Roosevelt High School, that traditionally draws over 20,000 fans.^[4]

Notable alumni

ELAC alumnus Antonio Villaraigosa

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  Leroy D. Baca, former Sheriff of Los Angeles


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  Raymond Cruz, actor


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  Ben Davidson, former Oakland Raider


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  Clarence Davis, retired NFL football player


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  Antoinette Harris, football player


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  Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County Supervisor


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  Sylvia Mosqueda, long distance runner


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  Julian Nava, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, writer


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  Edward James Olmos, actor


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  Bob Pacheco, former 60th District Assemblyman


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  Richard Polanco, former California State Senate Majority leader and member of the California State Assembly


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  Luis J. Rodriguez, poet, novelist, journalist, critic, columnist, and Los Angeles Poet Laureate


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  Ruben Salazar, former reporter for the Los Angeles Times
  


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  Dennis Sanchez, founder of East Side Spirit and Pride
  


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  Art Torres, California Democratic Party Chairman


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  Esteban Edward Torres, former United States Ambassador to UNESCO, Special Assistant to President Jimmy Carter, and U.S. Congress Member


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  Kent Twitchell, muralist


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  Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles

See also

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  Howard E. Dorsey, Los Angeles City Council member, 1937, supported establishing new college in East Los Angeles

References

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 34°02′30″N 118°09′00″W / 34.0416°N 118.1500°W / 34.0416; -118.1500