Los Angeles Pierce College Research Paper

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Los Angeles Pierce College (LAPC) is a public two-year college located in Woodland
Hills, California and established in 1947. Pierce college is one of the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). Currently, LAPC serves 22,000 diverse students, which includes over 14,000 full-time equivalent students. The college has a total population of 55% women, and 45% men. The student body demographics consists of 29% White/Caucasian students, 6% Black/African American students, 47% Hispanic/Latino students, 1% international students, and 11% Asian students. Approximately, 3% of the student population mark race or ethnicity as unknown or two or more races, followed by 0% of students identifying as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
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LAPC offers numerous student support services for students to succeed and persist in college including, but not limited to, student services, tuition affordability, accessibility, schedule flexibility, location, multiple pursuable degrees/certificates, and transfer opportunities. Anyone can attend Pierce College, such as, returning, undocumented, nontraditional, transfer or traditional students, and Pierce College has the passion and capacity to communicate and serve all students. LAPC offers fifty unique associate degrees and forty-nine certificate programs. The average class size is thirty-six students.
Los Angeles Pierce College offers various programs to assist students in achieving their educational goals and increase retention. These programs include, but are not limited to, Transfer Center, Career Center, Counseling Center, Tutoring Center, Library, Financial Aid, EOPS, CalWORKs, Health Center, Disabled Student Services, International Students Center, UMOJA, and FYE. Located in the Student Services building, the Transfer Center supports students with the transfer process and has transfer agreements with most California universities, including UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, CSUN, and
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It is important to support incoming students to increase their persistence and retention rates. Consequently, LAPC’s First Year Experience (FYE) department has five unique programs including, Summer Bridge Program, Freshman Academy, Go Days, #PierceSuccess, and Peer to Peer Mentor program, to support new students through the matriculation process and inform them on resources that will aid in their success in college. The Summer Bridge Program consists of an 8 week program where English or Math is coupled with a personal development Counseling 40 “College Success Course” to accelerate their progression in their college development. Freshman Academy is an academic support program that helps First Year students transition into college. Students take a full-time, pre-determined schedule of classes for the Fall and Spring term. Students who participate in the program will have to choose from 2 cohort options which are Business and Social Behavior Science. #PierceSuccess is a one week workshop series where students receive English and math tips, habits of the mind, and a one day college success seminar. Go Days is a comprehensive New Student event that provides information for students to successfully transition to Pierce College. A variety of workshops are held with campus services and resources to provide tips and advice as a new

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