Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (L.A. Trade–Tech, LATTC) is a

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. It is part of the

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and is accredited by the

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, and League of Nursing, among others. The 25-acre campus is located just south of the Historic Core of Los Angeles.

History

Founded as the Frank Wiggins Trade School in 1925, the college is the oldest of the nine campuses of the

. After

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, the school moved to the former campus of John H. Francis Polytechnical High School, which had relocated to Sun Valley. It then expanded the campus and combined with Metropolitan College to expand its programs. In 1954, the school was renamed Los Angeles Trade–Technical Junior College. In 1969, the college became a part of the

. L.A. Trade Tech's fashion design program is the oldest in

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, having started in 1925. During World War Two, the college offered around-the-clock courses so women could train in vocational areas to help the war effort. The college was featured in ''Downtown'' with

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Campus modernization

The campus is currently in the midst of a multimillion-dollar modernization and revitalization project. Two new buildings have been constructed, a student services building and a technology building that will include new lecture halls, classrooms, computer labs and faculty offices. The in-state tuition and fees for 2017-2018 were $1,220, and out-of-state tuition and fees were $7,538. There is no application fee. The school utilizes a semester-based academic year. The student-faculty ratio is 21-to-1. Total enrollment of 12,984. Full-time 2,964 and part-time 10,020 students.

Notable alumni

* Don Campbell - creator of the hip hop dance style called locking * Carole Little - clothing designer *

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-based contemporary artist *

Rick Owens Richard Saturnino Owens (born November 18, 1962) is an American fashion designer from Porterville, California. In addition to his main line, Owens has a furniture line and a number of diffusion lines. Early life and education Richard Saturnino ...

- owner of the Rick Owens clothing label *

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- winner of

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Season 3, and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra *

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- owner of Tadashi Shoji and T by Tadashi clothing labels

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Los Angeles Trade-Technical College California Community Colleges Educational institutions established in 1925 Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Universities and colleges in Los Angeles Fashion merchandising Two-year colleges in the United States Fashion design 1925 establishments in California

History

Campus modernization

Notable alumni

See also

References

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