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… Former Student Receives SparQ Award for Inspiring Others … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … December 18, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email Brooke-Abbott-2 … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – Former East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Pathway to Law Program student Brooke Abbott has been named a SparQ Hero by the LumenSparQ Organization during the December 16 th awards ceremony on the ELAC campus. LumenSparQ’s mission is to spotlight and support local Los Angeles heroes in education. A SparQ is a student that goes above and beyond the regular school day to take on a passion project that impacts others in need. Brooke’s story is …

… Oriente UNIVO Forge Partnership to Empower Salvadoran Community through Education … MOU Signing … Monterey Park, CA … - In a historic move aimed at fostering education and economic growth for the Salvadoran community in both El Salvador and the Los Angeles area, East Los Angeles College (ELAC) and Universidad de Oriente UNIVO, have officially … student exchanges, research projects, and scholarly visits, both institutions aim to provide educational opportunities that enable individuals to achieve their full potential. The signing ceremony took place at the Salvadoran Consulate on April …

… 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 … community and valuable resources. Hong also benefited from the Warrior Scholar Project (WSP), a unique national program that empowers student veterans. ELAC's partnership with WSP has enabled numerous student veterans to attend summer programs … … Avalanche's Scoop: Bottle Battle … You’ve probably noticed that students nowadays carry one of two popular water bottles: the Stanley Cup or the Hydro Flask. The Stanley Cup, thanks to a viral TikTok trend, is everywhere. Its handle and …

… Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Celebrates Class of 2024 at Commencement Ceremony … 2024 Grad Web Header … Monterey Park, CA … - East Los Angeles College (ELAC) hosted over 10,000 people in Weingart Stadium on Tuesday, … and each gave advice and wisdom. ELAC awarded 1,955 associate degrees and 2,426 certificates in 2023-24. The college had a 75% admission rate to the UC system in 2023-24 and had 848 ELAC students who enrolled in a CSU in 2023-24. ELAC transfer … as Harvard, USC, UCLA, Stanford, and more. “Graduates, there is a world of opportunities waiting for you. It is understood that your degree will propel your career, open doors, provide financial stability, and advance opportunities for success,” …

… Christine Sepulveda will serve as featured panelists, sharing insights from their interdisciplinary collaboration that bridges art, science, and environmental justice. The AAMG Conference, themed "Belonging: Storytelling Across Campus and … place June 24-27, 2025, at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Valencia and Sepulveda will participate by hosting a panel discussion showcasing how their partnership successfully integrated museum curation with academic curriculum to … a range of aesthetic expressions that illuminate the depth and diversity of artwork produced by people of the world, both contemporary and past. … About East Los Angeles College … ELAC is the largest of nine two-year community colleges within …

… for Internship … MONTEREY PARK, 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 Angela Romero, Monique Ortega, and Jayro Nunez were a … we are honored to do our part to continue our legacy of paying it forward to create access and space for others. Seeing is believing and it’s our goal that our partnership with the Pathway to Law program accomplishes that,” said Gina Zapanta. The …

… Month … ELAC Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month … ELAC is celebrating … National Hispanic Heritage Month … by highlighting a few individuals who have made a lasting impact. We as a campus honor these and so many other Hispanic trailblazers, … game, but in only three years, he found himself on the Spanish broadcast team for the first Dodgers season in Los Angeles. That was the start of one of the longest tenures for any sports broadcaster spanning 64 full seasons. In 1998, Jarrín … from Garfield High School. An avid art collector who amassed a trove of paintings and artifacts, he served on the ELAC's Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation board. True to his roots, Dr. Zapanta had long been committed to the cause of education …

… ELAC College Public Relations Manager, 323-265-8807, @email … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – On October 26, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) hosted its first Social Justice & Racial Equity Town Hall of the fall 2022 … program is a vital resource to our students who have experienced the carceral system. The complete wrap around services that the scholars receive ensure that they can focus on their academic and career goals,” said ELAC President Alberto J. …

… … - East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Ranked 1 st in the nation with 31,099 total enrollment of Hispanic/Latinx students at a Community College for the 2021-2022 academic year according to the annual Top 100 issue of Hispanic Outlook on Education … in the nation for degrees granted in three separate majors. This is especially impressive because this ranking is against both two-year and four-year institutions. Top 100 (2021-2022 Total Enrollment 2-year Schools) - #1 Top 100 (2021-2022 Total … on Education’s annual top 100 issue. Our student’s success is of the utmost importance to me, and these rankings are proof that ELAC students are succeeding as well as a testament to the cultural vibrancy, resiliency, wisdom, and perseverance of …

… … Language Access for All: AB1096 Removes ESL Hurdles in Higher Education …   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … October 23, 2023 Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Language Access for All: AB1096 Removes ESL Hurdles … to offer courses taught in languages other than English without requiring students to concurrently enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. Previously, students wishing to pursue coursework taught in different languages—both for … a former trustee of the Los Angeles Community College District, I thank Governor Newsom for recognizing the huge impact that AB 1096 will have on students.  Our community colleges should serve and advance opportunities for all people, including …