Los Angeles Trade Technical College, oldest of the L.A. Community District campuses, in Downtown L.A. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
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-- Private Accredited 2-Year Colleges
-- Four-Year & Graduate Colleges & Universities in Los Angeles County
| Community College District | Colleges | 2020-21 Enrollment | Year Founded | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Valley Joint | Antelope Valley College | 15,826 | 1929 | 3041 West Avenue K, Lancaster 93536 |
| Cerritos | Cerritos College | 30,390 | 1956 | 11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk 90650 |
| Citrus | Citrus College | 18,481 | 1915 | 1000 West Foothill Blvd, Glendora 91741 |
| Compton | Compton College* | 6,666 | 1927 | 1111 E Artesia Blvd, Compton 90221 |
| El Camino | El Camino College | 30,907 | 1947 | 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance 90506 |
| Community College District | Colleges | 2020-21 Enrollment | Year Founded | Address |
| Glendale | Glendale College | 21,844 | 1927 | 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale 91208 |
| Long Beach | Long Beach City College | 34,373 | 1927 | 4901 E Carson St, Long Beach 90808 (Liberal Arts Campus) 1305 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach 90806; (Pacific Coast Campus) |
| Los Angeles | East Los Angeles College | 54,238 | 1945 | 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park 91754 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles City College | 28,657 | 1929 | 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles 90029 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Harbor College | 13,101 | 1949 | 111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington 90744 |
| Community College District | Colleges | 2020-21 Enrollment | Year Founded | Address |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Mission College | 16,391 | 1974 | 13356 Eldridge Ave, Sylmar 91342 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Pierce College | 27,932 | 1947 | 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills 91371 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Southwest College | 10,878 | 1967 | 1600 Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles 90047 |
| Los Angeles | L.A. Trade Technical College | 20,917 | 1925 | 400 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles 90015 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Valley College | 26,210 | 1949 | 5800 Fulton Ave, Van Nuys 91401 |
| Community College District | Colleges | 2020-21 Enrollment | Year Founded | Address |
| Los Angeles | West Los Angeles College | 22,662 | 1969 | 4800 Freshman Drive, Culver City 90230 |
| Mt. San Antonio | Mt. San Antonio College | 63,181 | 1946 | 1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut 91789 |
| Pasadena Area | Pasadena City College | 37,538 | 1924 | 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena 91106 |
| Rio Hondo | Rio Hondo College | 24,890 | 1960 | 3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier 90601 |
| Santa Clarita | College of the Canyons | 36,097 | 1969 | 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita 91355 (Valencia Campus) 17200 Sierra Hwy, Santa Clarita 91351 (Canyon Country Campus) |
| Santa Monica | Santa Monica College | 41,108 | 1929 | 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica 90405 |
* Compton College lost its accreditation in 2006 and continued as a satellite campus under El Camino College. In 2017, the college once again achieved full accreditation and became an independent college within the El Camino Community College District. In 2018, Compton College received approval to once again operate as a fully independent community college under its own community college district.
Source: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Citrus College in Glendora, established in 1915, is the oldest community college in Los Angeles County. Photo by Simon Shek from Azusa, USA, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College is the oldest of the nine public community colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District. It was founded in 1925 as the Frank Wiggins Trade School.
