El Camino College

El Camino College
TypePublic community college
Established1947; 77 years ago (1947)
PresidentBrenda Thames [1]
Students22,654[2]
Location
Alondra Park and Torrance
,
U.S.

33°53′09″N 118°19′50″W / 33.885881°N 118.330457°W / 33.885881; -118.330457
CampusUrban, 26 acres (11 ha)
Colors   Blue & gray
NicknameWarriors
Websitewww.elcamino.edu

El Camino College (Elco or ECC) is a public community college in Los Angeles County, California. Most of it is in Alondra Park,[3][4] while a section is in the city limits of Torrance.[5] It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (11 ha). It is one of two community colleges serving Southern California's South Bay area.

The El Camino Community College District was officially established on July 1, 1947. As of 2019 the college served approximately 23,000 students within the El Camino Community College District, including the communities of Alondra Park, Carson, Del Aire, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Ladera Heights, Lawndale, Lennox, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, View Park–Windsor Hills.[6] El Camino College offers 2,500 classes in 85 programs, including vocational, undergraduate, and honors courses, many available in online and televised formats for distance education.

  1. ^ "El Camino Community College District Board of Trustees Names Dr. Brenda Thames Superintendent/President of el Camino College".
  2. ^ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". Datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "Alondra Park CDP, California Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Torrance city, California Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "Adopted Council Election Districts". City of Torrance. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "El Camino Community College District" (PDF). elcamino.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2017.