Los Angeles Trade–Technical College

Coordinates: 34°01′53″N 118°16′14″W / 34.0315°N 118.2706°W / 34.0315; -118.2706

Los Angeles Trade–Technical College

Former names	Frank Wiggins Trade School, Metropolitan Business School (merged)
Type	Public Community College
Established	1925
President	Laurence B. Frank
Academic staff	212
Administrative staff	269
Address	400 W. Washington Blvd. , Los Angeles , California
Campus	Urban
Colors	Violet and Gold
Nickname	Beavers
Mascot	Bucky Beaver
Website	www.lattc.edu

Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (L.A. Trade–Tech) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California. It offers academic courses towards 4-year colleges and vocational training programs. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, The American Culinary Federation, and the National League of Nursing among others.^[1]

The 25-acre campus is located just south of the Historic Core of Los Angeles. The campus is served by the Metro Busway Silver Line, Grand/LATTC Station of the Metro Rail Blue Line and the LATTC/Ortho Institute of the Expo Line and is approximately one mile north of the University of Southern California.^[2]

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Notable alumni
  


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  3 Campus modernization
  


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  4 See also
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

History

The original Frank Wiggins Trade School in LA’s Historic Core, ca 1925.

Founded as the Frank Wiggins Trade School in 1925, the college is the oldest of the nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District. After World War II, the school moved to the former campus of Metropolitan Polytechnical High School, which had relocated to Sun Valley. It then expanded the campus and became known as Metropolitan College.

In 1954, The school was renamed Trade–Technical Junior College. In 1969, the college became a part of the Los Angeles Community College District.^[3]

L.A. Trade Tech's fashion design program is the oldest in Los Angeles^[4], having started in 1925.^[5]

Notable alumni

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  Louella Ballerino (1900–1978) – fashion designer known for her work in sportswear^{[6][citation needed]}
  


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  Don Campbell - creator of the hip hop dance style called locking
  


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  David Hammons - American conceptual artist^{[citation needed]}
  


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  Allan McCollum - New York City-based contemporary artist


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  Rick Owens - owner of the Rick Owens clothing label^[7]
  


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  Jeffrey Sebelia - winner of Project Runway Season 3, and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra


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  Tadashi Shoji - owner of Tadashi Shoji and T by Tadashi clothing labels


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  Sue Wong - fashion designer known for Old Hollywood-inspired cocktail dresses^{[8][citation needed]}
  

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.

See also

• California Community Colleges System

References

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2. 
   ^ "LATTC About Page". Los Angeles Trade Tech. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
   


3. 
   ^ "Los Angeles Trade-Technical College 2014-2016 General Catalog" (PDF). lattc.edu. September 2014.
   


4. 
   ^ "LATTC | Fashion Center – FAQs". college.lattc.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
   


5. 
   ^ "LATTC | Fashion Center – About the Fashion Center". college.lattc.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
   


6. 
   ^ "Louella Ballerino". Vintage Fashion Guild. August 20, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
   


7. 
   ^ http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2008/09/rick-owens-fashion.html
   


8. 
   ^ Herman, Valli. "My Favorite Room: Sue Wong holds court with 'famous ghosts' in her Old Hollywood glamour spot". latimes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
   

External links

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  Official website
  

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