East Los Angeles College

East Los Angeles College
MottoVitam amplificare hominibus hominesque societati (Latin)
Motto in English
To improve life for people and for society.
TypePublic community college
Established1945
Parent institution
California Community Colleges System, Los Angeles Community College District
PresidentAlberto J. Román
Students35,403[1]
Location, ,
United States

34°02′30″N 118°09′00″W / 34.0416°N 118.1500°W / 34.0416; -118.1500
DistrictLACCD
Colors    Green and white
Sporting affiliations
CCCAASouth Coast Conference
MascotThe Husky
Websitewww.elac.edu

East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is a public community college in Monterey Park, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Los Angeles Community College District. With fourteen communities comprising its primary service area and an enrollment of 35,403 students, ELAC had the largest student body campus by enrollment in the state of California as of 2018. It was situated in northeastern East Los Angeles before that part of unincorporated East Los Angeles was annexed by Monterey Park in the early 1970s. ELAC offers associate degrees and certificates.

  1. ^ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart".