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… ELAC Department of Psychology and Addiction Studies Program Awarded $8.1 Million in Grants … ELAC Department of Psychology and Addiction Studies Program … Psychology and Addiction Studies program will receive the following grants: … $6.1 million … from the Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) Department to train and place a total of 158 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) counselors over the next 3 … program offers skills certificates, preparing students for careers such as Prevention Specialist, Recovery Specialist or a Substance Abuse Assessor. With only 10 classes and 2 internships students can become state certified Addiction …

… Investing in Education: Supervisor Janice Hahn and ELAC Foundation $40,000 Gift to Strengthen Basic Needs Support … Investing in Education: Supervisor Janice Hahn and ELAC … Hahn. “I applaud East Los Angeles College’s commitment to their students and doing everything they can to make services and support available free of charge.” According to a survey conducted in 2023 of ELAC students. 65% of ELAC students answered sometimes true (46%) or often true (19%) when asked if within the past 12 months they were worried whether their food would run out before they …

… Stadium on Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 for the commencement of the 2024 class. Over 1,200 ELAC graduates crossed the stage and were joined by ELAC Faculty, Staff, and Administrators who celebrated their academic success.  ELAC President Dr. Alberto Román was joined by Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of Trustees member David Vela, ELAC Faculty and Academic Senate President Leticia Barajas, LACCD Vice Chancellor Dr. James Lancaster, ELAC Associated Student Union …

… for Transfer (ADT). ELAC is one of only 18 California community colleges to be selected as a Champion of Higher Education and one of only three community colleges to earn the honor for excellence in ADT. 1,306 total Associate Degrees for Transfer … transfer students, the ADT has shown promising results: students who successfully transfer show greater use of the ADT, and more Latinx and Black students are choosing the ADT as their preferred transfer pathway. “For nearly a decade, the ADT … economy, and democracy. For more information, visit http://www.CollegeCampaign.org , Facebook.com/CollegeCampaign or follow @CollegeOpp . … About East Los Angeles College   … ELAC is the largest of nine two-year community colleges within …

… CA … – Three East Los Angeles College (ELAC) students were selected to be interns with a local law firm. Gina Zapanta and Mike Alder of Z.A. Lawyers worked with ELAC’s Pathway to Law School professor Ken Chaiprasert to identify students for the internship. Gina and Z.A. Lawyers created monthly real life law situations that were imbedded into the Pathway to Law School program. Students … to Law program accomplishes that,” said Gina Zapanta. The interns will also be experiencing real world law problems and work. They start with an overview of the firm and then are consistently placed in high interaction spaces where they work …

… Access for All: AB1096 Removes ESL Hurdles in Higher Education … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) welcomed Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) to campus on Friday … to take an ESL class concurrently, often straining resources and adding an extra hurdle to completing their studies or career advancement in a timely basis. Students can still take both courses together if they choose, but it will no longer … and advance opportunities for all people, including our immigrant communities.  I also thank LACCD for sponsoring the bill and working hard to advance the bill in the Legislature,” said Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra), Chair of the Assembly …

… is the first issue of the Husky Herald Newsletter. This newsletter will be published monthly giving ELAC faculty, staff, and students a fun way to see what is happening on campus.  The office of Marketing and Communications is responsible for the content in this newsletter and if you have any story ideas or events you would like to be added to next months issue please reach out to the College Public Relations Manager Kevin … their academic journey at ELAC, Hong offers this advice: Utilize the resources available at the VRC  Choose classes and professors wisely  Seek guidance from VRC staff members Take advantage of organizations such as Service to School and the …