West Los Angeles College (also called West L.A. College or WLAC) is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students.
WLAC is a part of the California Community Colleges System, within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges The school offers Associate's degrees, 18 vocationally oriented programs in addition to 25 transfer programs.
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