Type | Public Community College |
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Established | 1947 |
President | Dr. Dena Maloney |
Students | 22,654 |
Address |
16007 Crenshaw Blvd Torrance, California 90506, Alondra Park, CA, United States |
Campus | Urban- 26 acres (11 ha) |
Colors | Blue and Gray |
Nickname | Warriors |
Website | www.elcamino.edu |
Coordinates: 33°53′09″N 118°19′50″W / 33.885881°N 118.330457°W
16007 Crenshaw Blvd
El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Alondra Park. It is commonly referred to as "Elco" or "ECC". It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (11 ha).
The El Camino Community College District was officially established as of July 1, 1947. Today the college serves nearly 23,000 students of a diverse background within the El Camino Community College District, Southern California's South Bay, including the communities of Alondra Park, Del Aire, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Ladera Heights, Lawndale, Lennox, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, View Park–Windsor Hills. El Camino College offers nearly 2,500 different classes offered in some 85 different programs, including vocational, undergraduate, and honors courses, many available in online and televised formats for distance education.