Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967,[1] two years after the Watts riots, in response to complaints of both officials and citizens that not enough was being done to educate the area's mostly African American population. The college, located at the intersection of Western Avenue and Imperial Highway, is the only community college in South Central Los Angeles.
Aerial view of LA Southwest College from the south, with the I-105 freeway in foreground and practice baseball fields.
LASC has secured over $500 million of bonds to complete its master facilities master plan by 2025. As a "green campus", LASC has a college-wide recycling program and will have the majority of its building meeting some level of LEED standard.
^"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: West Athens CDP, CA"(PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2023. Compare to: "Home". Los Angeles Southwest College. Retrieved November 19, 2023. LA Southwest College 1600 West Imperial Highway Los Angeles, CA 90047 Despite the "Los Angeles, CA" postal address, it is not in the city of Los Angeles. Note: Note that the City of Houston had stated: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
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