Los Angeles Trade-Technical College has an 80+ year history of educating and preparing the Los Angeles workforce for careers in industries that fuel the regional economy. The college began in 1925 by offering a course in power sewing at a manufacturing plant-hence the roots of the college are firmly grounded in workforce education and economic development.Today…Trade-Tech is a substantial provider of a knowledgable, skilled, and prepared workforce in Los Angeles. In the last five years alone over 75,000 individuals have participated in career-technical, workforce education and training programs at the college.
Location: ST-305
Phone: 213-763-5534
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010
We have young high school students talk to us about how photo-voltaic cells can run a go-kart engine or how certain architectural shapes can save energy in a home or how they can use software to size a fashion design, it is particularly impressive. That is exactly what takes place in the STEM program here [...]
Posted on 28. May, 2010
The Natural Resources Defense Council–a national, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists and 1.3 million members and online activists–recently released a video featuring companies and training and education programs that support California’s clean energy sector that is rapidly growing as a result of AB 32, the state’s landmark global warming law. Students [...]
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010
This week Southern California Edison presented Los Angeles Trade-Technical College with a check for $100,000 to provide scholarships to 50 low-income individuals enrolled in “green” education and training programs. These scholarships are part of Southern California Edison’s statewide initiative to benefit community colleges. Below is the press announcement of the scholarship initiative. SCE Initiative to [...]
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010
The Kresge Foundation has awarded Los Angeles Trade-Technical College $750,000 over 3 years to accomplish the following overaching goal: “to strengthen the capacity of community colleges to design and deliver state-of-the art education and training programs that have been modeled at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College–specifically to re-engineer community college education to ensure individuals efficiently and [...]
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010
SEMPRA ENERGY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $250,000 IN GRANTS TO CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES SAN DIEGO, March 9, 2010 – Sempra Energy Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today announced $250,000 in grants to 10 community colleges in California to provide scholarship support for students seeking certification or training for “green” jobs. “The Sempra [...]
