Los Angeles Tradeâ€"Technical College (L.A. Tradeâ€"Tech) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California. It offers academic courses towards 4-year colleges and numerous vocational training programs including associate degree and certificate programs in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Tailoring, Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Automotive Technology, Construction Technology, Nursing, Sign Graphics, Welding and Chemical Technology. Los Angeles Tradeâ€"Tech College 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.
The twenty five acre campus is located on the southern edge of South Park, a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. The campus is served by the 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.
History
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 became the Metropolitan Polytechnical High School and later Metropolitan College. The school was then renamed Tradeâ€"Technical Junior College in 1954. In 1969 the college became a part of the Los Angeles Community College District.
L.A. Trade Tech's fashion design program is the oldest in Los Angeles, having started in 1925.
Notable artists who attended LATTC
- Louella Ballerino (1900â€"1978) â€" fashion designer known for her work in sportswear
- Don Campbell - creator of the hip hop dance style called locking
- David Hammons - American conceptual artist
- Allan McCollum - New York City-based contemporary artist
- Rick Owens - owner of the Rick Owens clothing label
- Jeffrey Sebelia - winner of Project Runway Season 3, and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra
- Tadashi Shoji - owner of Tadashi Shoji and T by Tadashi clothing labels
- Sue Wong - fashion designer known for Old Hollywood-inspired cocktail dresses
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 includes new lecture halls, classrooms, computer labs and faculty offices.
See also
- California Community Colleges System
References
External links
- Official website
