West Los Angeles College (www.wlac.edu/international), founded in 1969, is located in beautiful Southern California where Los Angeles and Culver City meet. We are minutes from the beach, Beverly Hills shopping, restaurants, art galleries and Sony and Fox Studios. We are close to the airport and major freeways, so traveling to the Downtown Music Center and Disney Hall, the Getty Museum, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Venice Beach, Disneyland, UCLA, USC and other points of interest is easy.

BIG CITY LOCATION – SMALL COLLEGE FEEL

West allows you to complete the first two years of a Bachelor’s degree for significantly less tuition than you would pay at a university. West students transfer to prestigious universities and train for satisfying careers. Smaller class sizes, caring faculty and staff and a scenic campus cooled by ocean breezes give West the feel of an intimate, private university but at a public community college price.

ACCREDITED 2-YEAR COLLEGE

West Los Angeles College is an accredited, two-year California Community College. West is part of a 9-campus group of community colleges which has served millions of students for more than 80 years.

International student options include:

• F1 Visa (study in-person)
• Language Academy (improve your English Skills while exploring Los Angeles)
• Online Degree (study online from your country)

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

West faculty are graduates of prestigious universities including UCLA, USC, Columbia, M.I.T. and Harvard. Almost all of our faculty hold Master’s degrees or PhD’s. With smaller class sizes than you will find at universities, West students are able to receive more attention and assistance.

AMONG THE LOWEST TUITION IN THE U.S.A.

Thanks to California’s support of public higher education, West offers among the lowest college tuition in America. Tuition and fees as an F1 Visa Student are approximately $7,000 per year.

THE FIRST STEP TOWARD A BACHELOR’S DEGREE

At West, you may complete the first two years of course work required for a Bachelor’s degree -- but at a much lower cost than you would pay at a university. You may then “transfer” to a 4-year university as a “Junior” (3rd year college student).

West is part of the family of California public colleges which includes UCLA, UC Berkley, and the 23 California State Universities (e.g. Cal State LA, Cal State Northridge). This makes transferring to these campuses more simple. West students who successfully complete approximately 20 specified courses (60 credits) receive automatic admission to one of the 23 California State University campuses. West students also receive priority admissions consideration or early acceptance to a number of private universities.

CAREER PREPARATION

West also offers 2-year Associate’s degree programs leading to satisfying careers in business, television / film production, dental hygiene, aircraft mechanics, computer science, travel, hospitality and more. Our television/film program was featured in the Los Angeles Times newspaper and on television http://www.wlac.edu/cema/. 100% of our dental hygiene graduating classes consistently pass their professional licensing exams.

CAMPUS LIFE

STUDENT BODY: West has over 11,000 students and rich diversity of race and culture, much like the surrounding community. The nearby entertainment and technical industries and pleasant neighborhoods attract communities of people from around the world including Japan, India, Ethiopia and the Middle East.

HOUSING: West does not have campus housing. However, there are a wide range of housing options nearby ranging from renting a room with a family to moderate and luxury apartments. We will help you determine which option is best for you.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMY – NO TOEFL NEEDED

If you want to study in the U.S. but first need to improve your English Language skills, the West Language Academy (www.wlac.edu/westlanguageacademy) is for you. In this intensive English program, you will learn to understand, speak, read and write English with confidence and gain the skills needed to pass the TOEFL or IELTS. Affordable 7-week sessions start year-round, with classes meeting 20 hours per week. Instruction is high quality and personalized. The program includes fun weekly trips to explore Los Angeles sights and culture.

ONLINE DEGREE – EARN YOUR DEGREE FROM HOME

You may complete a degree online in Accounting, Business Administration, English, Liberal Arts, Marketing and more. After completing the first two years of a Bachelor’s degree online, you can complete the last two years online or in-person with one of our university partners. We also offer a variety of vocational certificates online.

Online courses are also taught by faculty with Master’s degrees or PhD’s and require the same rigor and transferability as our campus-based classes.