Los Angeles Community College District
Los Angeles Community College District at a Glance
- U.S. influence rank
- #1417
Reviewed by James A. Barham, PhD, Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error
About Los Angeles Community College District
According to Wikipedia, The Los Angeles Community College District is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California, and some of its neighboring cities and certain unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Its headquarters are in Downtown Los Angeles. Over the past seventy-seven years, LACCD has served as educator to more than three million students. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages: over half of all LACCD students are older than 25 years of age, and more than a quarter are 35 or older. LACCD educates almost three times as many Latino students and nearly four times as many African-American students as all of the University of California campuses combined. Eighty percent of LACCD students are from underserved populations. The Los Angeles Community College District is the largest community college district in the United States and is one of the largest in the world. The nine colleges within the district offer educational opportunities to students in Los Angeles. It serves students located in the Alhambra, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, Garvey, Las Virgenes, Los Angeles, Montebello, Palos Verdes and San Gabriel school districts. The district covers the Los Angeles city limits, San Fernando, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, Burbank, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Rosemead , Montebello, Commerce, Vernon, Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, Bell Gardens, South Gate, Gardena, Carson, Lomita, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes, and numerous unincorporated communities, including East Los Angeles, Florence-Firestone, Athens, and Walnut Park. The LACCD consists of nine colleges and covers an area of more than .
What Is Los Angeles Community College District Known For?
Los Angeles Community College District is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Law
- Economics
- Sociology
- Nursing
- History
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Medical
- Mathematics
- Communications
- Earth Sciences
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Business
- Education
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Religious Studies
- Literature
Los Angeles Community College District's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Los Angeles Community College District's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #357 in the U.S. and #646 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #820 in the U.S. and #2871 worldwide for influence in Law.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #850 in the U.S. and #4892 worldwide for influence in Economics.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #936 in the U.S. and #3152 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1119 in the U.S. and #2853 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesLos Angeles Community College District ranks #1129 in the U.S. and #3580 worldwide for influence in History.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1143 in the U.S. and #4691 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1144 in the U.S. and #4735 worldwide for influence in Biology.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1252 in the U.S. and #4305 worldwide for influence in Medical.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1252 in the U.S. and #4816 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1255 in the U.S. and #4733 worldwide for influence in Communications.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1297 in the U.S. and #4711 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1392 in the U.S. and #7153 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1417 in the U.S. and #5900 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1442 in the U.S. and #6130 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1499 in the U.S. and #5437 worldwide for influence in Business.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1532 in the U.S. and #6045 worldwide for influence in Education.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1557 in the U.S. and #4106 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1587 in the U.S. and #4101 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1617 in the U.S. and #5408 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #1681 in the U.S. and #6089 worldwide for influence in Physics.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #2139 in the U.S. and #9548 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
Los Angeles Community College District ranks #2900 in the U.S. and #9641 worldwide for influence in Literature.
