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ELAC Number 1 community college for Hispanic student enrollment

October 17, 2023

By Los Angeles Blade

ELAC Number 1 community college for Hispanic student enrollment 

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – East Los Angeles College (ELAC) Ranked 1st 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 9th in the nation with 2,878 total associate degrees granted to Hispanic/Latinx students.  ELAC also finished as a national top ten school in degrees granted for three separate majors. This is especially impressive because this ranking is against both two-year and four-year institutions. 

• Top 100 (2021-2022 Total Enrollment 2-year Schools) – #1 

• Top 100 (2021-2022 Total Associate Degrees Granted) – #13 

• Top 10 Schools By Major (2021-2022): 

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences – #2 
  • Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Services – #6
  • Social Sciences Degrees – #1 

*SOURCE: NCES/IPEDS Database 2021-2022 

“We are honored to be recognized in the Hispanic Outlook on Education’s annual top 100 issue. Our  student’s success is of the utmost importance to me, and these rankings are proof that ELAC students  are succeeding as well as a testament to the cultural vibrancy, resiliency, wisdom, and perseverance of  our Hispanic/Latinx community,” said ELAC President Alberto J. Román. 

The Hispanic Outlook on Education is a national monthly magazine that provides education news,  innovations, networking, resources and the latest trends impacting students from kindergarten through  graduate school all while maintaining a unique Hispanic/Latinx perspective.

The 2022 Top 100 issue is  available on the Hispanic Outlook on Education website. ELAC is the largest of nine, two-year community colleges within the Los Angeles Community College  District (LACCD).

More information about ELAC is available online.

Follow ELAC on social media, Facebook @Eastlacollege, Twitter/X @Eastlacollege and Instagram @ELACHuskies.

Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics results here: (Link)

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