Los Angeles Southwest College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
3,706 students
Larger than 72% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 23.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Gardena3.3 mi
- Torrance3.4 mi
- Inglewood4.6 mi
- Carson5.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Los Angeles Southwest College, the largest reported group is Black (38.8%), followed by Hispanic (38.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Black | 38.8% | 44.2% |
| Hispanic | 38.6% | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 12.9% | 13% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% | 1.3% |
| Non-resident | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Unknown | 2.2% | 23.4% |
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Did you know? Los Angeles Southwest College
- $10,836average net price after grants for aided students, against $11,040 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $37,913median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 18%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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