EL CAMINO COLLEGE U-19

16007 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90506-0001
Tel: (310)532-3670; (866)ELCAMINO; Admissions: (310)660-3418; Fax: (310)660-3818; Web Site: http://www.elcamino.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of California Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, and transfer associate degrees. Founded 1947. Setting: 115-acre urban campus with easy access to Los Angeles. Total enrollment: 27,039. 0.4% Native American, 29% Hispanic, 18% black, 19% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 42% 25 or older. Retention: 81% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: State resident tuition: $0 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $3600 full-time, $150 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $432 full-time, $18 per unit part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. College housing not available. 116,051 books and 864 serials. 151 computers available on campus for general student use.

Community Environment: Torrance, situated in southwest Los Angeles County, is a suburb of Los Angeles and does enjoy the advantages of the city's cultural and recreational facilities. All forms of commercial transportation are convenient. Outstanding shopping centers are in the city as well as all the other usual community facilities. Climate is normally sunny and mild. Beaches and mountains are within easy driving distance for recreation.