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JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES<br />

Cesar Chavez Administration Building 109 • 953-4000<br />

Current and graduated <strong>LACC</strong> students are entitled to use the job<br />

placement services of the College and those at all <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> Community<br />

College District colleges. A job board listing current offerings in the<br />

<strong>LACC</strong> service area is located outside the Student <strong>As</strong>sistance Center.<br />

LEARNING SKILLS CENTER<br />

Learning Resource Center, lower level.<br />

(323) 953-4000 ext. 2770 or 2772<br />

The Learning Skills Center (LSC) provides the opportunity for students to<br />

improve their basic study skills in mathematics and language arts.<br />

Students may register for classes in the LSC up through the first fourteen<br />

weeks of the semester. One-unit classes are offered on an open entry/<br />

open exit basis and can be taken as credit/non-credit. (Credit for<br />

individualized, self-paced, open entry/open exit courses may not be<br />

counted as part of a student minimum load in qualifying for benefits until<br />

the courses have been completed.)<br />

Programs are individualized and developed on the basis of diagnostic<br />

tests administered to each student to determine his or her academic<br />

needs. A student‘s program is designed to include self-paced instruction,<br />

instructor-student conferences, and peer tutoring sessions. Emphasis is<br />

placed on the improvement of basic skills in reading, vocabulary, study<br />

skills, writing, grammar, basic mathematics, and algebra. Tutoring in most<br />

subjects is available. The LSC also offers small group classes in<br />

conversation, speech, resume writing, and math anxiety.<br />

LIBRARY<br />

Martin Luther King, Jr., Library • (323) 953-4000 ext. 2400<br />

www.lacitycollege.edu/resource/library/<br />

The library features:<br />

Reference Center with Faculty<br />

Librarians for Research <strong>As</strong>sistance<br />

Circulation/Periodicals Desk with<br />

Textbooks, Reserve Material,<br />

Magazines, and Newspapers<br />

170 Computers for Students<br />

2 ADA Stations<br />

2 Tables with low/high adjustability<br />

Wireless Access<br />

Photocopy Center<br />

2 Print Station Desks with B&W and<br />

Color Copying & Printing<br />

17 Group Study Rooms<br />

150,000 Books (11,000 eBooks)<br />

130 Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions plus historical issues<br />

Online Databases with Remote Access<br />

LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 80TH ANNIVERSARY CATALOG 2008-2009<br />

A library brochure and instructor-requested orientations are available<br />

through the Reference Center. Two one-unit courses are offered: LS 101<br />

Library Research Methods and LS 102 Internet Research Methods.<br />

Individual questions are welcomed at the Reference and Circulation/<br />

Periodicals Desks. Students must use their valid college identification<br />

card to qualify for library privileges. When the library is closed, materials<br />

may be returned through the outside chute located on the front of the<br />

building.<br />

LOST AND FOUND<br />

Cesar Chavez Administration Building 115 • (323) 662-5276<br />

Inquiries about personal belongings lost on campus should be directed to<br />

the Campus Sheriff’s office.<br />

OFFICE OF SPECIAL<br />

SERVICES<br />

Clausen Hall 109 • (323) 953-4000 ext. 2270 • TDD (323) 667-0812<br />

www.lacitycollege.edu/services/DSPS/<br />

The Office of Special Services (OSS) is one of the student services at <strong>Los</strong><br />

<strong>Angeles</strong> City College designed to provide educational support and access<br />

to programs for currently enrolled students. A variety of programs and<br />

services are available to eligible students with disabilities, providing them<br />

the opportunity to fully participate in <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> City College’s programs<br />

and activities through appropriate and reasonable academic accommodations.<br />

Provision of these accommodations allow students with disabilities equal<br />

access to all aspects of their education, however students must master all<br />

competencies required by Title B of the California Educational Code and<br />

comply with the Student Code of Conduct adopted by <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> City<br />

College.<br />

The following OSS offices are located in Clausen Hall 109: Counseling,<br />

ACL, Tutoring, the High Technology Center, and Learning<br />

Disabilities Services. Additional counseling is available in the main<br />

Counseling Office.<br />

Services provided include but are not limited to: information and<br />

referral, advocacy and liaison, academic counseling, learning disability<br />

assessment, special education and learning skills classes, high<br />

technology center, sign language interpreter, readers, note takers,<br />

captioning and Braille transcription.<br />

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RELATED INFOMATION (NOT HANDLED BY OSS)<br />

Disabled Parking<br />

Disabled parking spaces are available in all college designated<br />

parking lots. Any vehicle parking in a college disabled parking space<br />

must display a State of California issued Disabled Parking Placard or<br />

they will be issued a citation.<br />

Closed Captioning<br />

Federal laws require that all instructional videos be closed captioned<br />

to ensure that all students have full access to instructional material.<br />

Academic Departments needing to close caption existing videos<br />

should contact OSS. Any new instructional videos purchased by the<br />

college must meet this requirement.<br />

SERVICES & PROGRAMS

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