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… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … May 14, 2025 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Student Prisma Santiago Named 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholar … processed-04DFD4D6-E97A-4555-99E6-0AE99E4B4C0A MONTEREY PARK, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is proud to announce that Biology major Prisma Santiago has been named a 2025 Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholar. Santiago is one of … has awarded almost $304 million in scholarships to more than 3,400 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive educational advising, career pathway counseling and other support services. The Foundation has also …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … July 22, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email SACRAMENTO, CA – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) has been selected as the winner of the 2024 Dr. John W. Rice … of background, can thrive and succeed. Building on our 2021 Honorable Mention, this achievement demonstrates our continuous progress in closing equity gaps and improving outcomes for traditionally underrepresented students,” said ELAC President Alberto J. Román. “At ELAC, we believe that education is the great equalizer, and this award reaffirms our mission to provide accessible, high-quality education …

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … February 23, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email   Website Event Media Template ELAC Theater Arts students pose with their awards and certificates from KCACTF Region 8 … GLENDALE, CA … – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Theater Arts … community. "In the theater, excellence is not just about the spotlight; it's about the dedication, creativity, and passion that our students bring to every aspect of their craft. Congratulations to all our ELAC Theater Arts students who …

… Equity Designation for Excelling in Equitable Course Placement …   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … April 26, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Awarded as 2023 Equity Designation for Excelling in Equitable Course Placement … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – … for all our students, particularly our black and students of color, is a priority for our college, given the communities that we serve. I want to thank all our faculty, staff and administrators who helped us to reach this milestone and I will …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2022 News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, ELAC College Public Relations Manager, 323-265-8807, @email … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – On October 11, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. East Los Angeles College (ELAC) will make history by … to showcase the new Husky Pride Center and for the ELAC LGBTQ+ community to welcome all participants. "As an individual with a stigmatized identity, coming from the trans community, I continue hoping that my proximity around cisgender individuals lessens otherization practices imposed onto trans bodies. This October 11th …

… ELAC Foundation Awards Record Number of Scholarships for Spring 2023 …   … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … June 1, 2023 News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Foundation Awards Record Number of Scholarships for Spring 2023 … 2023 Spring Scholarship Ceremony … … commitment to this task exemplifies the values of our institution and embodies the spirit of generosity and opportunity that lies at the heart of our scholarship program. … About East Los Angeles College Foundation … East Los Angeles College …

… … Three ELAC Honors Students Present at Research Conference … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 28, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Three ELAC Honors Students Present at Research Conference … Left to Right: ELAC students Ruby Pichardo, … of California Irvine (UCI) Community College Honors Research Conference on March 26 th . These students applied last fall with their research projects and were selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants. Ruby Pichardo, Kaitlyn Garcia, …

… … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … April 23, 2024 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Meet ELAC's Exceptional Honors Students: Diverse Paths, Outstanding Achievements … honors student photos … ELAC's commitment to fostering excellence in various disciplines. Sam Molina and Sydney Zheng were also recognized with the Exemplary Achievement Award by the HTCC. This award recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding growth and academic success brought about by involvement in a community college honors program. ELAC is also proud to announce that two of its honors students, Melody Feng and Emily Fu, have been selected to participate in the 2024 Chautauqua Summer …

… … ELAC Students Win Awards at CA Geographical Society Conference … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … May 5, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … ELAC Students Win Awards at CA Geographical Society Conference …   Geographical Society Award Winners … … the CA Mission Project. She competed against both undergrad and graduate students and the award also came with a $500 prize. Dulce graduated from ELAC in 2020 and transferred to Cal Poly Humboldt where she will be graduating with a …

… ELAC Recognized as the #1 Community College in the US for Hispanic Student Enrollment … ELAC Recognized as the #1 Community College in the US for Hispanic Student Enrollment … MONTEREY PARK, CA … - 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 … 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 …