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… New Voices: The 2022 District Wide Juried Student Art Exhibition November 5, 2022 – January 21, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2022 News Media Contact: Joseph Valencia, @email Kevin Jimenez, ELAC College Public Relations Manager, … created across the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) for the first time in sixty years. Students were invited to submit their artworks from all nine campuses of LACCD including East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles City College, Los … Ana Jurado, Kyla Kim, Don Ko, Simone Lara, Jeanie Lee, Jina Lim, Jose Lopez, Alessandra M. Lopez, Brianna Lugo, Michael Ma, David Martinez, Amanda Mata, Laura Molano, Aylene Negrete, Samantha Nieves, Josiah O’Balles, Jazmin Olivari, Pamela …

… 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 the annual Top 100 issue of Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine . ELAC was also 9 th in the nation with 2,878 total associate degrees …

… … MONTEREY PARK, CA … – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) awarded 242 scholars $199,867 in scholarships for Spring 2023 marking the greatest number of scholarships awarded in a single semester at ELAC. The scholars joined ELAC President Alberto J. Román, Los Angeles Community College District 1st Vice President Nichelle Henderson, The ELAC Foundation President … are managed and dispersed by the East Los Angeles College Foundation and they showcased an extraordinary commitment to education and empowering the next generation of leaders. The ELAC Foundation also announced a new endowment which will be …

… Award …     … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … March 27, 2023 … News Media Contact: Kevin Jimenez, College Public Relations Manager, (323) 265-8807, @email Juliet Hidalgo, LACCD Director of Communications and Marketing, (213) 891-2247, @email Award   … ELAC Professor Earns … MONTEREY PARK, CA – … East Los Angeles College’s (ELAC) full-time political science professor and director of the pathway to law program Kenneth Chaiprasert was one of four community college faculty members in the state of California to earn the …

… & Equity Award … 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 Award for Diversity & Equity. ELAC is the sole community college to receive this prestigious state-wide recognition for its outstanding efforts in advancing diversity and equity, and for …

… ELAC Allied Health Department Chair - Dedicated Leadership Award The Community GrassRoots Leadership Award is given to LACCD faculty and staff who are recognized for being individuals on the frontline, leading the vital work of addressing racial equity, disparities in the community, and social justice where they may live, work or represent. The Dedicated Leadership Award is given to LACCD faculty or staff who have shown their achievements and leadership is in alignment with the mission of the LACCD …

… Higher Education … 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 in Higher Education … MONTEREY PARK, CA … College (ELAC) and The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) welcomed Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra) to campus on Friday 10/20/23 to celebrate the signing of Assembly Bill 1096. ELAC Vice President of Student Services Dr. …

… College Public Relations Manager (323) 265-8807 | @email … Monterey Park, CA … — East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is proud to be named as a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution (HIS) Leader for 2024. The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of … colleges and universities include seven associate colleges, five baccalaureate colleges and special focus institutions, 10 master's colleges and universities, and 28 doctoral universities. The Fulbright HSI Leaders were announced during the International Plenary Session of the annual …

… 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 Bachelor of Arts in Geography. Juan Rodas, won 3rd place in the cartography competition for his map on Illegal Dumping in Boyle Heights. Juan was competing against upper division undergraduates from 4-year institutions …

… grants awarded in ELAC history. There has been a shortage of Addiction Counselors in the United States and ELAC is ready to bolster the workforce. A portion of this grant will also go to the ELAC Foundation to help train and place addiction … 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 years. Grant partners in the Substance Use Disorders …