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ELAC Architecture Students Awarded Scholarship

Posted: Jan 6, 2020 1:12 PM

Monterey Park, CA – Two East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Architecture students, Gustavo Gomez and Stephen Curtis, were awarded...

ELAC Student Wins Statewide Music Theory Competition

Posted: Dec 5, 2019 3:31 PM

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) music student Christian Martinez won First Prize in the Music Association of California Community Colleges (MACCC) Music Theory Competition...

ELAC Music Department Fall 2019 Performances

Posted: Nov 20, 2019 10:46 AM

Monterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College Music department is proud to share the schedule for their Fall 2019 student performances.

ELAC Campus News Wins Multiple Journalism Awards

Posted: Nov 13, 2019 3:42 PM

Monterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College Campus News journalists won multiple awards from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) for their work in 2019...

Know Your Rights Livestream

Posted: Nov 8, 2019 10:17 AM

All nine LACCD Colleges are working together to inform our immigrant students about...

ELAC to Host Free Legal Aid Clinic Workshop for Students and Their Families

Posted: Nov 6, 2019 3:28 PM

Monterey Park, CA – The East Los Angeles Community Legal Aid Works (ELAC-LAW) program of ELAC’s Business Administration Department is hosting a free legal...

VPAM & ELAC to Host 16th Annual Día de Los Muertos Altar Exhibit

Posted: Oct 31, 2019 10:37 AM

Monterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) Chicano Studies department is hosting its 16th annual Día de Los Muertos Altar Exhibit opening celebration...

East LA College Foundation Awarded Grant from MUFG Union Bank Foundation in Support of the ESTEC LA™ Incubator powered by OmniWorks™

Posted: Oct 14, 2019 12:54 PM

October 14, 2019 (Los Angeles, CA) – The East LA College Foundation and LA Center for Entrepreneurship...

Assemblymember Miguel Santiago Visits ELAC’s First Year Center and American Job Center of California

Posted: Oct 11, 2019 1:27 PM

Monterey Park, CA – Assemblymember Miguel Santiago of the 53rd District visited the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) First Year Center as well as...

ELAC to Hold Emergency Preparedness Week Starting October 14

Posted: Oct 8, 2019 4:03 PM

Monterey Park, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) will be holding Emergency Preparedness Week starting October 14. There will...

ELAC and Yale University Host Graduate School Training For Design

Posted: Oct 8, 2019 12:37 PM

The East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Theatre Arts department hosted a graduate school training in partnership with Yale School of Drama and Center Theatre Group...

ELAC Opens First Specialized America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) On-Campus

Posted: Oct 3, 2019 12:19 PM

– Hundreds gathered today for the grand opening of the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) and community resource fair...

ELAC Alumni Association Honors 1974 Championship Football Team

Posted: Oct 2, 2019 10:16 AM

The East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Alumni Association honored the 1974 Championship Football team during the September 28 Football game between...

EDsmart Ranks ELAC in top 20 for Online Education

Posted: Oct 1, 2019 10:11 AM

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) ranked as the 17th best college for online education and 6th for hybrid/blended classes in CA according to EDsmart. This ranking...

East Los Angeles College Earns Top Ranking for Hispanic Students

Posted: Sep 23, 2019 9:37 AM

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) ranked in the top 10 in 4 different categories for Hispanic students according to the annual Top 100 Colleges and Universities...

CA Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Expansion of College Promise

Posted: Aug 30, 2019 9:52 AM

CA Governor Gavin Newsom visited ELAC on August 29 to announce the expansion of the College Promise program. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago...

East Los Angeles College’s Logistics Training Program is Changing the Lives of Youth

Posted: Aug 26, 2019 2:57 PM

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) in partnership with United Parcel Service (UPS) and Los Angeles County Probation provide a logistics training program...

FREE “NET TUTOR” FOR ALL LACCD STUDENTS BEGINS AUG. 26, 2019

Posted: Aug 26, 2019 12:26 PM

LOS ANGELES—All new and returning students at the nine colleges of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)

East Los Angeles College To Provide Unique STEM Program For Veterans

Posted: Aug 7, 2019 3:06 PM

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.— East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) Veterans Resource Center has started an innovative program for student veterans this summer.

East Los Angeles College Host Apprenticeship Discussion With The United Kingdom

Posted: Jul 26, 2019 8:19 AM

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.— East Los Angeles College (ELAC) was host to a 16-person delegation from the United Kingdom...

East Los Angeles College Holds 15th Annual President's Gala

Posted: Jul 12, 2019 8:37 AM

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.— On Friday, June 14 the ELAC Foundation hosted its sold out 15th Annual ELAC President's Gala at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood...

ELAC Hosts Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for Health Care Discussion

Posted: Jun 18, 2019

East Los Angeles College was the host of a healthcare forum on Monday June 17. The discussion included Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Judy Chu...

ELAC to Award Over 4,000 Degrees, Certificates at 2019 Commencement

Posted: Jun 4, 2019

East Los Angeles College will confer over 4,000 associates degrees and certificates of achievement at the College's commencement ceremony...

ELAC Spring 2019 State of the College Address

Posted: May 15, 2019

East Los Angeles College President Marvin Martinez was joined by Acting Vice President of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Ruben Arenas; Vice President of Administrative Services, Myeshia Armstrong...

ELAC Speech and Debate Team Wins Multiple Awards

Posted: May 9, 2019

East Los Angeles College's Speech and Debate team has been awarded Individual Events...

East Los Angeles College Hosts Financial Aid Town Hall

Posted: Apr 30, 2019

ELAC held a financial aid town hall April 29 in partnership with LAUSD and...

East Los Angeles College Shines Bright With First Ever "GAYPRIL"

Posted: Apr 25, 2019

Monterey Park, CA – Leading the movement on..

ELAC Awarded Grant For Currently & Formerly Incarcerated Students Reentry Program

Posted: Apr 9, 2019 12:10 AM

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) was one of 52 California...

The ELAC Speech & Debate Team win their 4th State Championship in 5 years.

Posted: Mar 25, 2019

ELAC's victory also marks the beginning...

New $65 Million South Gate Educational Center Groundbreaking Celebration

Posted: Mar 22, 2019

LOS ANGELES--The former site of one...

ELAC Puente Club Featured in LA Times Article

Posted: Mar 18, 2019

We are so proud of our ELAC Puente Club! Their hard work has not gone unnoticed...

ELAC TO HOLD FIRST ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS

Posted: Mar 8, 2019

East Los Angeles College will be having its first ever Festival of the Arts...

East Los Angeles College Ranks Top in CA for Hispanic Student

Posted: Mar 6, 2019 3:33 PM

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is the best college for Hispanic students in California

East Los Angeles College Music Student To Play In State Piano Competition

Posted: Mar 1, 2019

Applied Music Major and pianist Shan Jiang is seeking to become the third East Los Angeles College (ELAC) student to win the California Professional Music Teachers Association...

2019 China and USA Youth Culture and Arts Festival

Posted: Feb 12, 2019

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) hosted the 2019 China/USA Youth Culture and Arts Festival in Ingalls Auditorium.

ELAC Female Football Player Featured at Super Bowl LIII

Posted: Jan 30, 2019

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—Ms. Toni Harris, the first female football player ever for the East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Huskies, is the featured star of a Toyota commercial that is scheduled to air be...