Former names
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Frank Wiggins Trade School, Metropolitan Business School (merged) |
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Type | Public Community College |
Established | 1925 |
President | Laurence B. Frank |
Academic staff
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212 |
Administrative staff
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269 |
Location |
400 W. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, California |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Violet and Gold |
Nickname | Beavers |
Mascot | Bucky Beaver |
Website | www.lattc.edu |
Coordinates: 34°01′53″N 118°16′14″W / 34.0315°N 118.2706°W
Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (L.A. Trade–Tech) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California. It offers academic courses towards 4-year colleges and numerous vocational training programs including associate degree and certificate programs in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Nursing, Sign Graphics, Welding and Chemical Technology. Los Angeles Trade–Tech College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, The American Culinary Federation, and the National League of Nursing among others.
The twenty five acre campus is located on the southern edge of South Park, a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. The campus is served by the Grand/LATTC Station of the Metro Rail Blue Line and the LATTC/Ortho Institute of the Expo Line and is approximately one mile north of the University of Southern California.