Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) service area includes Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Unincorporated Westmont, and West Athens, California. The Computer Science and Information Technology discipline at Los Angeles Southwest College offers an associate degree and certificate programs in computer science.
L.A. Southwest College is a two-year college that awards Associates Degrees in 34 fields and occupational certificates in 47 disciplines. We offer a range of programs that meet community needs, including college transfer services, occupational training, general, transitional and continuing education, and community services.
Los Angeles Southwest College was established in 1967, two years after the Watts Rebellion, 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 is the only community college in South Central Los Angeles.
