Celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February with the Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC) Cougars! The festivities kick off with a welcome event at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, as our HBCU Alumni and Campus Community share the purpose and pride of attending an HBCU. Make sure to attend and participate at all of the events this month. Learn more.
LASC in partnership with Krogers/Ralphs pharmacy will host a vaccination center on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 2-3, and February 9-10. Initial availability is only for residents who are 65 years old and older. You must register here.
Los Angeles Community College District's (LACCD) Information Technology Department is in the process of moving all nine colleges' SharePoint pages to the cloud to take advantage of new Cloud SharePoint features. You can learn more here.
LASC's Lakin Center will serve as a polling place for the upcoming state Senate District 30 election. Voters can cast their ballots from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. February 20 to March 1 as well as from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, March 2. Candidates running to fill this seat can be viewed here.
LASC's Spring Flex Day will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. February 5. The theme will be "Owning Our New Realities." Register for the morning session from 9-11:10 a.m. and the afternoon breakout session from 1-4:30 p.m.
LACCD is hosting several webinars in the weeks ahead to support Distance Education teaching. For a full list of the upcoming webinars, visit here. The webinars are updated frequently, so keep checking back.
LASC has a new way to engage alumni and help keep them connected with our college: Alumni 360. This is an exciting new software that you can use to begin creating groups specific for certain disciplines. Sign up for an account today.
LASC is raising funds for a scholarship in memory of the college's former IT Manager Kabwe Chanda, who passed away from COVID-19 complications in March 2020. If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, you can click here.
LASC's Distance Education support team will be available through Zoom at the times and links below:
employees and students to call with any general issues or concerns they might have related to operations as well as the impact of COVID-19. Contact the FreshDesk/FreshCaller hotline in the Winter Session from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Fridays at (323) 274-1680 or
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, LASC's campus is closed to the public, but almost all classes are offered in a remote learning (online) model using Canvas and all student services and business operations will be offered online. Keep up with the latest CVOID-19 news with LACCD's FAQ page.
LASC students can live chat with our support programs this Winter Session by visiting this link. Information on resources such as housing, WiFi, and food accessibility are also available here.
The Dream Resource Center will host "UndocuZoom" at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. every Wednesday during Winter Session for students, parents, and community members to connect with and build a community among LASC's undocumented population.
The Dream Resource Center in collaboration with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) is hosting free immigration consultations. Students who have an immigration question can book their appointment here.
LASC's Academic Senate and College Council committees provide leadership for the overall direction and support of the college. Take a moment to review the committees' meeting schedules.
The Public Relation Office welcomes campus employes to download and use the college's new logo on LASC's promotional and informational matierials and products.
LASC's President Dr. Seher Awan is inviting all employees to a virtual town hall at 2:30 p.m. every Tuesday to receive updates and chat questions to her. The Town Hall can be accessed via Zoom at
tinyurl.com/TownHallatLASC or by phone at (669) 900-6833. Meeting ID is 924 9400 3345. Recent town halls can be viewed here.
