El Camino College

Coordinates: 33°53′09″N 118°19′50″W / 33.885881°N 118.330457°W / 33.885881; -118.330457

El Camino College
Established	1947
Type	Public Community College
President	Thomas M. Fallo
Students	29,092
Undergraduates	27,271
Postgraduates	1,821
Location	Alondra Park and Torrance, CA, United States
Campus	Urban- 26 acres (11 ha)
Colors	Blue and Gray
Nickname	Warriors
Website	www.elcamino.edu

El Camino College is a two-year public community college located partially in the unincorporated area of Alondra Park and partially in the City of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California, United States.^[1][2] It is commonly referred to as "Elco" or "ECC". It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (11 ha).

The El Camino Community College District was officially established as of July 1, 1947. Today the college serves nearly 25,000 students of a diverse background within the El Camino Community College District, including the cities of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lawndale, Hawthorne, Lennox, Gardena and Inglewood. El Camino College offers nearly 2,500 different classes offered in some 85 different programs, including vocational, undergraduate, and honors courses, many available in online and televised formats for distance education.

El Camino is known^[who?] for its large program in English as a Second Language (ESL) which emphasizes a strong academic approach to prepare students for college-level work in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. El Camino's forensics program has won awards on a national level for a number of years, occasionally beating 4-year universities such as Notre Dame and UCLA.

KECC radio station

The first time KECC was actually on the air experimentally was Career Day, April 27, 1994. This 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.

The station was soon involved in emergency operation when heavy rains flooded the campus in January 1995, during Registration. The campus police radio system had been submerged by the rising water and had shorted out. KECC being on higher ground was still operating and became a radio relay station, with the police phoning in problems and the broadcast staff relaying them.

In the fall of 2000 KECC changed frequency from 1200 kHz to 1500 kHz.

Murdock Stadium

Built in 1958, Murdock Stadium hosts some of the schools athletic programs.

International Students

International students are required to show proof of English ability before being accepted into the school. Students can demonstrate their English ability either by taking the TOEFL test, or by completing an ESL program at a school with which El Camino College has a transfer agreement. This sort of agreement is also called "TOEFL Waiver".

El Camino College trivia

• The El Camino College symbol was inspired by the numerous markers along the famous road, which consisted of a single bell suspended on an upside down hook-shaped pole. If closely observed, the initials E.C.C. are visible vertically in the shape of the bell itself.
• The school newspaper "The Union" was renamed from "The Warwhoop" as a result of pressure to be more politically correct and sensitive to Native Americans. The newspaper has won numerous awards.

El Camino College in the Media

El Camino College has been used as a filming location since at least the 1970s. Among recent movies shot in part at the College are:

• Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 remake).
• The Longest Yard (2005 remake).
• BET's reality show, Baldwin Hills despite the name of a community Baldwin Hills, California is actually near Los Angeles.
• The Italian Job.
• The College was also used as a filming location for the 1980s HBO series, 1st & Ten, about a professional football team.
• The Dark Knight Rises

Notable alumni

• Chet Baker (Did not graduate)
• The Beach Boys
• George Brett (Hall of Fame Major League third baseman)
• Fred Claire (General manager, Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Don Dulay (professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association)
• Fred Dryer (Actor, producer and former football defensive end in the NFL)
• Lynette Fromme (didn't graduate)
• George Foster (Major League outfielder)
• Denny Hocking (Professional Baseball Player for the Minnesota Twins)
• Miguel (R&B singer)^{[citation needed]}
• Suge Knight (Rap impresario)
• Carol Neblett (Operatic soprano)
• Nathan Salmon (Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara, attended)
• Lauren Sánchez (Real name "Wendy" Sanchez)
• Steve Sarkisian, Head Coach, Washington Huskies football
• Douglas Trumbull (Filmmaker and special effects expert for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Bladerunner and other films; recipient of a life-time achievement Oscar, attended)
• Brian Wilson (attended, did not graduate)
• Frank Zappa (attended, did not graduate)
• Therese Murray (President of the Massachusetts Senate)
• Don Dulay' is currently playing for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the PBA
• Chris Mortensen (ESPN)

Bo Derek

Demographics

• Non Resident Alien 2% 650
• Black Non-Hispanic 18% 4,983
• Hispanic 32% 8,792
• Asian / Pacific Islander 16% 4,458
• American Indian / Alaskan Native 0% 119
• White Non-Hispanic 20% 5,387
• Race Unknown 10% 2,709
• Total 27,098

El Camino College (Torrance) Is one of the most diversed campuses in the nation.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Alondra Park CDP, California." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 5, 2010.
2. ^ "Torrance city, California." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 5, 2010.
3. ^ "Demographics". Stateuniversity.com. http://www.stateuniversity.com/universities/CA/El_Camino_College.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07. 

External links

• El Camino College official website.
• LA Sports - Murdock Stadium
• Student Government(ASO) Website