The 2011 - 2013 General Catalog - East Los Angeles College

Student Services
Student Services
Librarians are available to assist with research needs during the
library’s regular business hours. The libraries also offer two 1-unit
credit courses in Library Research and Internet Research Methods.
For more information, please call (323) 265-8758.
South Gate Educational Center
The Center offers academic programs that meet a variety of student
needs. For the high school student, a Bridge Program is currently
underway with the surrounding high schools. For the high school
graduate, the college offers services such as counseling and transfer
advisement. For the working adult, the college provides a number of
certificates of achievement that serve to either enhance their present
working skills, train them for a better position or prepare them for a
new career altogether.
The South Gate Educational Center is currently located at 2340 Firestone
Blvd., South Gate, California, 90280-2646.
For more information call (323) 357-6200. Office hours are 9:00 a.m. –
10:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Fridays.
Transfer Center - E1-176
The Transfer Center provides many services to students wishing to
transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The Center publishes
a monthly calendar of activities that includes: workshops on specific
majors; assistance with college and financial aid applications; College
Fairs; and more.
University representatives from UCLA, USC, and California State
Los Angeles, among many others, visit the center on a regular basis to
provide up-to-date information on the admission requirements, support
programs and services, financial aid, housing facilities, and specific
majors. Students can make appointments with representatives or
attend a workshop to shop around for the university of their choice.
A complete library of college/university catalogs, and brochures on
transfer are available to all students. Assistance with applications for
the University of California, California State Universities, and some
independent colleges is available in the Center. Application fee waivers
are available for eligible students.
Students may obtain additional information regarding transfer concerns
in person or by calling (323) 265-8623. The center is open Monday
through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Math Tutoring Lab - K5 Building
All students can take advantage of free mathematics tutoring through
the Math Tutoring Lab. Walk-in peer tutoring help is available for all
mathematics courses. Students are asked to register for a free tutorial
section and login and out to keep track of the hours they spend in the
lab. The lab is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 9
p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m. No appointment is necessary. Video tapes and calculators
are available for checkout upon request (video tapes may go home for
3 days, calculators may only be checked out and used in the center).
For further information call (323) 415-4137 or 4191.
MEnTe Program Lab - K5 Building
Any mathematics student can make use of the mathematics tutorial
software on the computers in the MEnTe Lab. The Lab contains software
for courses from basic arithmetic through calculus. Students can
also use the Lab for completing work for on-line mathematics courses.
All students who are taking mathematics courses are automatically
given user names and passwords to access the software. Students who
wish to access mathematics software but are not registered for mathematics
courses may register for the free tutorial section through the
Math Tutoring Center that shares the Lab with the MEnTe Program.
The lab is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. through 9
p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m.
For further information call (323) 265-8784.
Writing Center K5-1
The Writing Center offers tutoring, word processing, and Internet
access for students in all subjects. Students may improve their writing
and thinking skills through one-on-one tutoring sessions, group
workshops, and grammar assistance programs. Tutors assist with all
stages of writing such as brainstorming, organizing thoughts, developing
ideas, writing thesis statements, and analyzing texts. Workshops
cover the same areas as well as grammar and punctuation. Students
are also welcome to our Conversation Lab where they can improve
their listening as well as speaking skills in a relaxed environment.
The Writing Center hours are Monday through Wednesday 7:00
a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.-
2:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. Walk-in and scheduled
appointments are available.
academic computing environment (ace)
Faculty and Students are automatically assigned an ACE account
which provides access to all ACE systems. The ACE systems include
e-mail (MS Exchange), computer lab, academic portal (MS Share-
Point), campus-wide printing (GoPrint), positive attendance tracking
(CI Track/CI Track Web), video streaming (Starbak), and student
referral (CI Track).
Veterans’ Services and Programs E1-142
(323) 265-5052
The programs of this college are approved for the training of veterans
and other eligible persons.
Provisions for Veterans under Public Law 358. To qualify for V.A.
benefits a veteran must have served at least 181 days of active duty,
and have received other than a dishonorable discharge. A veteran may
receive educational benefits of 1 1/2 months for each month or fraction
of a month of creditable active duty. Reduction of this entitlement
will be at the same rate as the training time for which he/she
receives benefits: 1/2 month reduction for each month at the 1/2-time
rate, and one-month reduction for each month of the full-time rate.
All educational benefits must be used within 10 years from the date of
separation: 1/2 month reduction for each month at the 1/2-time rate,
3/4 month reduction for each month at the 3/4-time rate, and onemonth
reduction for each month at the full-time rate.
Admission Requirements for Veterans
1. File application for V.A. Educational Benefits (V.A. Form 22-1990
or 22-8821) and an application for admittance in to the college.
2. Fill out Veterans Card for school records declaring major, transfer
school, and schools previously attended.
3. Request transcripts from all colleges attended. Have them sent
directly to the Admissions Office. This applies even if the attendance
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