APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
Application for Indentured Apprentices: Los Angeles-Trade Technical College offers apprenticeship related training. This educational service to labor, management and government is established by Federal and State legislation; namely the Fitzgerald Act of 1937, and the Shelley-Maloney Act of 1939, respectively.

The courses are primarily for indentured apprentices in order that the College may better fulfill its obligation to the student, labor, industry, and the community.

The Apprenticeship program is especially attractive for women and minorities. For information concerning opportunities, please contact Mr. Ron Parker, the Apprenticeship Coordinator.

Apprentices training under the cooperative direction of the College and Apprenticeship Committees for their trade may petition to receive credit toward the Associate of Arts degree or the Associate of Science degree for all courses successfully completed.

A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to an apprentice when all courses in the apprentices program are completed and proper application is made. Additional courses may be offered as alternatives with the approval of the Apprenticeship Department Coordinator. Such substitutions and/or alternatives may not exceed 50% of the required course of studies.
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COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION
(CWEE) combines on the job experience with regular classroom instruction. It is designed to expand skills and knowledge and to improve self-understanding by integrating classroom study with planned supervised work experience.

CWEE is based on the principle that well educated individuals develop most effectively by incorporating related education and work experience. These structured experiences in business, industry, government and human services provide enrichment to college studies which enhance the student's total development.

It is called CWEE because the educational objectives are carefully planned and coordinated with the student's employer to provide realistic employment experience. The objectives are:

1. To provide opportunity for the student to secure employment on a part-time or full-time basis.
2. To gain realistic work experience that is meaningfully related to the student's college study program.
3. To provide the student opportunity to acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for successful employment.
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Benefits Of Cooperative Work Experience Education (CWEE)
The student:

1. Has the opportunity to learn or improve employment skills under actual working conditions.
2. Gains perspective on career goals through application of classroom theory to "real life experience."
3. Builds self-identity and confidence as a worker through individual attention given by instructor/coordinators and employers.
4. Has opportunities to test personal abilities in work environments.
5. Has a more realistic approach to the job market.
6. Will learn to apply Management By Objectives (MBO).
7. May refer to work experience education in future job applications.
8. Benefits financially while learning.
9. Can begin a career earlier.
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Student Qualifications
Occupational Work Experience (Parallel Plan) Hours by arrangement, 1-4 units
Prerequisite: Approval of Work Experience Coordinator.

A program of on-the-job learning experience for students employed in a job related to an occupationally oriented major. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 16 units. To receive credit a student must complete a minimum of seven units during the semester, including work experience. The work experience units count toward the minimum of seven units.

Occupational Work Experience (Alternate Plan) Hours by Arrangement 1-8 units
Prerequisite: Approval of Work Experience Coordinator

A program of on-the-job learning experiences full-time one semester and work full-time the following semester. The work must relate directly to the student's educational goal and he must have satisfactorily completed at least seven units of credit and may not be enrolled concurrently in more than one other course. Eligibility determined by regulations in Title V, California Administrative Code. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 16 units.
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California State University: Approved Cooperative Education Subject Areas: Los Angeles Community College District policy provides that a maximum of eight (8) semester units in Cooperative Education courses completed in the subject areas listed below may be applied toward the California State University 56 unit admission requirement.

• Accounting
• Architectural Technology
• Architecture
• Biology
• Business
• Child Development
• Computer Application & Office Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Fashion and Visual Merchandising
• Journalism
• Management (Supervision)
• Merchandising (Marketing)
• Nursing
• Real Estate
• Sign Graphics
• Waste Water Management
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DIRECTED STUDY
The Directed Study option allows a student to plan with the instructor a course having a clear relationship to the student's academic program. The plan for the course will include a reading list, a group of assignments, examinations, papers, or similar evidence of intellectual achievement on which academic credit will be based. A description of the course and of its requirements must be approved by the instructor responsible for it and by the department chair and/or dean.

Directed Study courses are offered in the following Educational programs and curriculums:

• Accounting
• Architecture
• Architectural Technology
• Astronomy
• Automotive Collision Repair
• Automotive Mechanics
• Baking, Professional
• Biology
• Business
• Cabinetmaking and Millwork
• Carpentry
• Chemical Technology
• Chemistry
• Computer Application & Office Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Cosmetology
• Culinary Arts
• Diesel and Related Technology
• Economics
• Electrical Construction and Maintenance
• Electronics Communications
• Electronics Engineering Technician
• Electronics Technology
• Fashion Design
• Fashion Merchandising
• Journalism
• Labor Studies
• Library/Media Technology
• Machine Shop - CNC
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Microbiology
• Microcomputer Technology
• Music
• Nursing, Registered
• Nursing, Vocational
• Office Administration
• Office Machines
• Photography-T
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Plumbing
• Printing - Graphic Arts Composition
• Printing - Graphic Arts Management
• Printing - Graphic Arts Presswork
• Printing - Photo-Offset
• Psychology
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics
• Sign Graphics
• Supervision
• Tailoring
• Visual Communications
• Welding Gas and Electric
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INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV)
Each semester, the District-wide Instructional Television program presents, via television, transferable undergraduate college credit courses.

Instructional Television courses are convenient, flexible and especially suitable for college students needing to supplement their on-campus program or to add classes for those times when campus attendance is not possible.

Students enroll by mail, telephone or the Internet, view telecourse lessons at home or at a Learning Center at one of the Colleges, complete reading and study assignments, attend seminars held approximately once a month on weekends at a Los Angeles Community College near their home, and complete a midterm and final exam.

A Los Angeles Community College instructor with office hours and phone times is assigned to each telecourse. The students enrolled in television classes keep in touch with faculty by telephone, mail, the Internet, and fax, as well as at seminars.

Interested students are invited to attend the ITV class orientations held at the beginning of each semester or to visit the Instructional Television program on the campus of Los Angeles City College, Bungalow 120, 855 North Vermont, Los Angeles, California 90029. Call (213) 953-4488 or (818) 901-8935 for information.
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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDY ABROAD CLASSES
College credit classes are offered by the International Education Program with instructors selected from all nine Los Angeles Community Colleges. Programs are offered in more than a dozen countries around the world. Opportunities for study include Spanish Language and Civilization, and Art in Mexico, Spain and Costa Rica.; Creative Writing in Prague and Dublin; French, French Civilization and Art in Paris; Italian, Italian Civilization and Art in Florence, Art in Spain; Marine Biology in the Mexico, Theater in England; Business in China; Chinese Civilization and Chinese Language in China, and Art in Bali. Partnership programs are being established with overseas colleges and universities; international distance learning programs are beginning to appear. Students may spend a semester in Salamanca, Spain; Paris, France; Florence, Italy; or, London, England. Work study programs are available in London, Paris and Madrid. A program of cooperation has been set with Barnsley College in England for Music students at Los Angeles Pierce College and Theater students at Los Angeles Harbor College. On-site investigation of the history and culture of other nations provides students and their instructors with some of the best educational experiences of their lives. The International Education Program demonstrates the commitment of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College to furthering development of international and intercultural awareness. Call (213) 891-2282 for further information.
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LABOR CENTER The Labor Center, located in A-141, offers Labor Studies classes leading to an AA Degree and Certificate of Completion. The Center also provides direct, short-term college credit classes to labor organizations and occasional seminars, workshops, guest lectures and other appropriate training sessions. Classes are held off site at union halls and registration is provided by mail or on site.

The Labor Center also secures and maintains the cooperation of the leaders of business and organized labor. These leaders in turn promote participation in the Labor Studies Program, and assure evaluation and feedback from the private sector to help shape future programs. Labor Center staff also advise prospective Labor Studies students.

Labor Center maintains a collection of labor films and video tapes available for free loan.
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LEARNING COMMUNTIESLearning Communities are offered at LATTC on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education-Title V. LATTC was awarded this Hispanic Serving Institutions Development Grant in 2000.

Learning Communities are a teaching methodology, which links several existing courses so that students have the opportunity for deeper understanding and integration of the material they are learning. Courses are intentionally grouped with the goal of connecting the content of individual courses to make the courses more comprehensive and meaningful to students.

Learning Communities are designed to increase interactions among students, between instructors, and among students and teachers. Students are placed in an environment with more interaction with one another as well as their instructors as fellow participants in the learning experience. This increased communication together with the integration of course materials promotes student success.
The combining of courses and curriculum reinforces and accelerates student learning, and promotes student success by offering a community based learning experience in a supportive education environment. Studies and experience have shown that courses taught in clusters improve faculty teaching and student learning while they raise retention rates.

The exciting project results in our students taking part in the most recent learning model for student success. Join us!

Please refer to LATTC schedule of courses for the current Learning Communities offerings. For more information on Learning Communities, please contact Cathy Brinkman, Activity Director, (213) 763-7386.

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PACE PROGRAM
PACE (Program for Accelerated College Education) is a unique two-year, 60-unit undergraduate college program developed for the working adult. The program is designed to meet the A.A. degree requirements at LATTC. This A.A. Degree is in Liberal Arts. Students may choose to select a course of study leading to an A.A. degree in Liberal Arts/Humanities, Liberal Arts/Business, or Liberal Arts/Elementary teaching Credential (modeled after CSULA programs). By completing a 200 level math course either in or outside of PACE, students also satisfy the general education requirements at all California State Universities and meet the lower division requirements in the Inter-disciplinary Studies major at California State University Dominguez Hills, where the upper division PACE curriculum is offered. The Business and Liberal Studies majors are also available in the upper division PACE curriculum at California Sate University, Northridge. Pace courses transfer to most other public and private institutions.

In a typical semester, students enroll in 12 units of course work. The semester is divided into two 8-week sessions. The program is structured 2 hours of evening classes (one night each week), 8 hours at home viewing of instructional television, and 8-10 all day Saturday conferences during the semester.

Students enroll in all four classes in a single group on the same evening. Students who have completed one of the courses, need not repeat that course. New students may enroll each semester based on space availability in the program.

In order to succeed in the PACE Program, students need to have completed English 28 and Math 114 or Math 115 with a grade of "C" or better.

Students not meeting the recommended preparation may enroll in PACE Bridge, a full semester (8-week session) program offering English 21/28 and Mathematics 105/113/114 on Tuesday nights and 5 Saturdays. Successful completion of these courses will help enable students to enter PACE with the assurance that they are better prepared for the accelerated nature of the PACE program.

All PACE students are encouraged to meet with a counselor. Students may call the PACE office (213) 763-7380 or the Transfer Center (213) 763-7154 for an appointment.

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TEACH PROJECT
Are you interested in pursuing a rewarding profession? Choose one that can make a difference! The high demand for qualified teachers has become a critical factor in the way community colleges develop their curriculum today. Creative and innovative approaches have brought about a dramatic change in the way classes are being offered to students seeking a degree in teaching. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College takes the initiative in this innovative approach to teacher training by introducing the teacher preparation program.

The TEACH Project is a unique way for individuals to continue working and attend college full-time. Take your first step towards your teaching credential.

• Five semesters or less
• Attend classes two days a week at a location near you.
• Complete lower division requirements for the teaching credential.
• Earn an Associate Arts Degree
• Transfer with CSU Certification
• 8-week classes
• Summer Institute
• Individual counseling and transfer assistance
• Financial Aid
• Flexible Entry
  

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