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El Camino College (Elco or ECC) is a two-year public
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located in the unincorporated area of
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It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly . It is one of two community colleges serving Southern California's South Bay area. The El Camino Community College District was officially established as of July 1, 1947. the college served approximately 23,000 students within the El Camino Community College District, including the communities of Alondra Park, Carson,
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, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, View Park–Windsor Hills. 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.


Student demographics

Total Students: 24,349


Campus media


KECC radio station

The college hosts one radio station, KECC. The first time KECC was actually on the air experimentally was Career Day, April 27, 1994. The operation lasted only four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm. On November 11, 1994, KECC signed on the air for the first time as a regularly scheduled carrier current broadcast station. At that time, the frequency used was 1620 kHz. In the fall of 2000 KECC changed frequency from 1200 kHz to 1500 kHz.


Athletics

Built in 1958,
Murdock Stadium Featherstone Field, previously known as Murdock Stadium is a stadium on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California. Built in 1958 the stadium seats around 12,127 on wood-backed bleacher seats. It was home to the North American Soc ...
hosts some of the schools athletic programs.


In media

The college campus has been used as a filming location since at least the 1970s. Visitors to the IBM pavilion at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York City saw an Eames film that featured El Camino coach Kenneth Swearingen and the school football team. Among other films shot in part at the college are: * ''
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'' (2003 remake) * '' The Longest Yard'' (2005 remake) * '' Crime After Crime'' * '' The Dark Knight Rises'' * '' The Circle'' * ''Visiting... with
Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (October 18, 1945 – January 7, 2013) was an American television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, and voice artist, best known for hosting, producing, and writing '' California's Gold'' and his human interest s ...
'' Episode 513


Performing arts

El Camino College has a 2,000-seat auditorium, a 350-seat campus theatre, and the 190-seat Robert Hagg Recital Hall. The Marsee Auditorium is the venue for the South Bay Ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker, and is known for showcasing dance and opera companies, traveling artists, and other Broadway, film and television veterans, such as Shirley Jones and Gregory Hines. The Marsee Auditorium as well as the other on-campus venues also host El Camino College resident performers.


Schauerman Library

The Schauerman Library serves as the research center of the college. The library houses the El Camino College archives.


Notable alumni

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Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...
, musician, (did not graduate) * David Benoit, musician *
Antonio Chatman Antonio Tavaras Chatman (born February 12, 1979) is a former American football wide receiver and punt returner. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Cincinnati. Chatman als ...
, NFL wide receiver, 1997 *
Fred Claire Fred Claire (born October 5, 1935) is a former major league baseball executive who served in numerous roles for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969–1998 including the role of general manager from 1987 to 1998. Early life Claire was born on Oc ...
, general manager, Los Angeles Dodgers *
Bo Derek Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins, November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy '' 10'' (1979). Her first husband John Derek directed her in '' Fantasies''; '' Tarzan, the Ape Man ...
, actress *
Carol Neblett Carol Lee Neblett (February 1, 1946 – November 23, 2017) was an American operatic soprano. Life and career Neblett was born in Modesto, California and raised in Redondo Beach. She studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1969 ...
, Operatic soprano * Alan Jardine of The Beach Boys * Chris Montez, singer (did not graduate) *
Chris Mortensen Chris Mortensen (born November 7, 1951) is an American journalist providing reports for ESPN's '' Sunday NFL Countdown'', ''Monday Night Countdown'', ''SportsCenter'', ESPN Radio, and ESPN.com. Early life Mortensen attended North Torrance ...
, ESPN *
Clara Lee Clara Lee (; born Lee Sung-min () on 14 January 1985), better known by her mononym Clara, is a Swiss-born British actress and model based in South Korea. Career Clara (born Lee Sung-Min,李成敏) made her entertainment debut under her birt ...
, Actress * Cliff Meidl, USA Kayaking Olympian *
David Pack David Robert Pack (born July 15, 1952) is an American singer and musician who co-founded the rock band Ambrosia in the 1970s. Career As performer Pack was co-founder, guitarist and main vocalist for the band Ambrosia. His collected works as a ...
* Dennis Mangers, California Assemblyman *
Denny Hocking Dennis Lee "Denny" Hocking (born April 2, 1970) is an American professional baseball manager and former utility player. Hocking played for the Minnesota Twins (1993–2003), Colorado Rockies (2004), and Kansas City Royals (2005). He was a utility ...
, professional baseball player * Derrick Deese, Professional football player for San Francisco 49ers and Fox Sports Radio host *
Don Dulay Donald Isidro Merza Dulay (born October 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He is the current coach of the Makati OKBet Kings of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He ...
, professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association *
Donte Gamble Donte Kavon Gamble (born July 14, 1978) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first enrolled at El Camino Junior College before transferring to San D ...
, American football player *
Flo Hyman Flora Jean "Flo" Hyman (July 31, 1954 – January 24, 1986) was an American athlete who played volleyball. She was an Olympic silver medalist and played professional volleyball in Japan. Early life and education Hyman was the second of eight chi ...
, USA Volleyball Olympian *
Fred Dryer John Frederick Dryer (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, radio host, screenwriter and former professional football player. He was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 years, participating in 176 games starting in ...
, actor, producer and former football defensive end in the NFL * Greg Cross (Skateboarding), , professional Skateboarder(Transferred to University of Southern California) * George Foster, professional baseball player *
George Nakano George Nakano (born November 24, 1935) served as a California State Assemblyman for the 53rd district from 1998 until 2004. During his time in the Assembly, Nakano was chosen to serve as the chairman of the Democratic caucus. In 2006, Nakano sou ...
, California Assemblyman * Jason Farol, singer *
Keith Erickson Keith Raymond Erickson (born April 19, 1944) is an American former basketball, and volleyball player. After graduating from El Segundo High School (California), attended El Camino College. Erickson then played basketball at UCLA, where he was a ...
, professional basketball player *
Kris Medlen Kristopher Allen Medlen (born October 7, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks. College Medlen graduated from Gahr ...
, professional baseball player, attended but finished at Santa Ana College) *
Lynette Fromme Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme (born October 22, 1948) is an American criminal who was a member of the Manson family, a cult led by Charles Manson. Though not involved in the Tate–LaBianca murders for which the Manson family is best known, s ...
, (didn't graduate) * Michael Fincke, NASA astronaut * John Ramsey, Public-address announcer for several Los Angeles professional sports teams * Marcel Reece, NFL player *
Gerard Robinson Gerard Robinson (born September 24, 1966) is a former Secretary of Education in Virginia and Florida Education Commissioner. He is a school choice proponent and former president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options. He was selected to be ...
, American education reformer *
Tamir Saban Tamir “Seth” Saban (תמיר סבן; born October 19, 1999) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 meters), he primarily plays at the shooting guard and point gua ...
(born 1999),
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basketball player *
Nathan Salmon Nathan U. Salmon (; né Nathan Salmon Ucuzoglu on January 2, 1951) is an American philosopher in the analytic tradition, specializing in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of logic. Life and career Salmon was born January ...
, professor (graduated under the name "Nathan Salmon Ucuzoglu") * Niu Sale, American football player *
Lauren Sánchez Lauren Wendy Sánchez (born December 19, 1969) is an American media personality who gained fame as an entertainment reporter and news anchor. She has been a guest host on ''The View'', co-host on KTTV Fox 11's '' Good Day LA'' and anchor on the ...
*
Kenbrell Thompkins Kenbrell Thompkins (born July 29, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for El Camino College from 2008 to 2009 and for the University of Cincinnati from 2011 to 2012. He was signed as an undrafted free ...
, football player * Douglas Trumbull, filmmaker *
Park Jun-gyu Park Jun-gyu (born June 27, 1964) is a South Korean actor. The son of acclaimed veteran actor Park No-sik, Park is best known for playing the role of Ssangkal in ''Rustic Period''. Filmography Film *''Quit Your Life'' (1971) *''Zip Up'' (1972) ...
, Korean Actor *
Ras Kass John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop supergroup The HRSMN, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is also a member of the ...
, Rapper (did not graduate) * Robert Cornegy, New York City Councilmember * Rudy de Leon, USA Deputy Secretary of Defense *
Saladin McCullough Saladin McCullough (born July 17, 1975) is a former American football running back who played three seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He first enrolled at Pasadena C ...
, American football player * Suge Knight, Rap impresario *
Therese Murray Therese Murray (born October 10, 1947 in Boston) is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 2007 to 2015. Murray, a Democrat, was the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court. She rep ...
, President of the Massachusetts Senate * Frederico Lapenda Earned an AA degree in Theater in 1992 - Movie Producer, MMA Hall of Fame Promoter, Beverly Hills Film Festival President, Brazilian Tourism Ambassador, and Allies of the Amazon co-creator with Stan Lee. *
Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...
(did not graduate) *
William Allen Young William Allen Young (born January 24, 1954) is an American actor and director who has starred in over 100 television, stage, and film projects, including two Academy Award-nominated films, ''A Soldier's Story'' and ''District 9''. He is best k ...
, actor


Notable faculty

* Fitzhugh Dodson, taught philosophy from 1959 *
Julius Sumner Miller Julius Sumner Miller (May 17, 1909 – April 14, 1987) was an American physicist and television personality. He is best known for his work on children's television programs in North America and Australia. Off-screen Julius Sumner Miller was bo ...
(1952–1974)


See also

* Compton Community College District (
Compton College Compton College is a public community college in Compton, California. From 2006, when it lost its regional accreditation, to 2017, when it regained that accreditation, it operated as a part of El Camino College. Before and after the partnership ...
)


References


External links

* {{authority control California Community Colleges Universities and colleges in Los Angeles County, California Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Education in Torrance, California Educational institutions established in 1947 1947 establishments in California