Los Angeles City College's Community Service department offers a wide range of classes and events for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. These non-credit offerings contribute to the development of the surrounding community and foster a sense of belonging and learning.
Join Jorge Mejia, owner of Yelp-raved Tamales Alberto, in his shop to learn the art of tamale making. Discover the secrets of cooking the meat and preparing the masa, and leave with a half-dozen of his delicious tamales. This bilingual class is a must for any food lover!
Next start date:
Saturday, Apr 27th, 2–4pm Pacific Time
Discover the joy of sewing from scratch in this beginner-friendly course at Los Angeles City College. From setting up a sewing machine to creating a pillow, learn the essential skills needed to bring your creative visions to life. Sewing machines are provided in the classroom!
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Saturday, Jun 15th, 4–6pm Pacific Time
Conquer your sewing machine fears with this hands-on class at Los Angeles City College. Bring your machine and uncover its secrets, from troubleshooting to using different feet and accessories. Gain confidence and unleash your sewing potential!
Next start date:
Sunday, Apr 21st, 5:30–8pm Pacific Time
Get ready to bump, set, and spike your way to volleyball victory at Los Angeles City College. Join us for a fun-filled session of gameplay where you can learn and practice your skills. All skill levels are welcome, so grab your gym apparel and volleyball and sign up before the next month begins!
Next start date:
Sunday, Apr 21st, 6–9pm Pacific Time
Discover the ancient martial art of the Art of Eight Limbs at a renowned gym in LA. Join a safe and non-competitive program that teaches offense, defense, and strategy, all while getting in amazing physical shape. No experience is required, just a passion for learning and a desire to challenge yourself.
Next start date:
Saturday, Apr 27th, 10am–12pm Pacific Time
A non-beginner’s class. The student must be familiar with browsing, logging on, setting up project, editing, and exporting edited timeline platforms in Adobe Premiere. This class will look at using tools, track audio menu, effects window, timeline pancaking, media browsing, working with different resolutions on a timeline, adjustment layer, ingesting, proxy’s, color correction and presets, the Work bar, exporting different settings for YouTube...
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Saturday, Apr 20th, 9:30am–12:30pm Pacific Time
Unlock your inner cartoonist and bring your favorite characters to life in this beginner's class at Los Angeles City College. Learn fundamental drawing techniques like linear perspective and proportions as you sketch out your own comic book and cartoon creations. No experience is needed.
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Sunday, Apr 21st, 11:30am–1pm Pacific Time
Discover the essential legal steps to launch your business in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas. Master the intricacies of city and county tax forms, filings, and licenses, while navigating through federal, state, and local regulations. Gain the knowledge and confidence to successfully start your business venture with this comprehensive course.
Next start date:
Saturday, Apr 20th, 9am–1pm Pacific Time
Unleash your creativity and learn the drawing techniques behind your favorite cartoon characters! Join this dynamic course at Los Angeles City College and bring your imagination to life. No experience is necessary - just come with your ideas and passion for this popular art form.
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Sunday, Apr 21st, 10–11:30am Pacific Time
Live! Rent Free!!! (Continuation of Part I) Don’t put off your career as an apartment manager! Join us and learn how to get the upper hand on securing a job as an apartment manager. Topics include renting and leasing, rent control, apart-ment repairs, security deposit, Health Department & SCEP compliance, housing discrimination laws, disability codes, and more. Part two covers advertising techniques, promoting rental of apartment units,...
Next start date:
Monday, Apr 22nd, 5–8pm Pacific Time
Discover your creative potential in the world of sewing at Los Angeles City College. Unleash your imagination as you choose your own projects and work at your own pace. Develop skills in measuring, pattern selection, fabric choice, and project construction in this dynamic sewing class.
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Saturday, Apr 27th, 5–7pm Pacific Time
Join Los Angeles City College's Crash Course in Solar Installation and become a qualified professional in the rapidly expanding field of solar panel installation. Gain the skills needed to install, maintain, inspect, and design solar panels and seize excellent job opportunities in this growing industry. An Award of Completion is issued upon achievement of the class.
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Tuesday, May 7th, 6–10pm Pacific Time
Learn the art of creating beautiful, fragrant candles in this hands-on workshop. Discover techniques to make unique, multicolored candles that are sure to impress. Unleash your creativity and create stunning candles to enjoy and share with others.
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Sunday, Apr 21st, 10am–1pm Pacific Time
Unleash your creativity and turn your bath into a soothing sanctuary with the art of handmade glycerin soaps. Discover the secrets of creating beautiful soaps using colors, fragrances, and organic ingredients in this immersive course. Let your imagination run wild and elevate your self-care routine.
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Sunday, Apr 21st, 3–6pm Pacific Time
Discover the exhilarating world of badminton at the fastest racquet sports clinic in Los Angeles. Improve your health, self-esteem, and environmental awareness while mastering serving techniques, defensive shots, and game strategies. Get ready to compete in nearby tournaments and elevate your badminton skills to new heights.
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Saturday, May 4th, 2–5pm Pacific Time
Discover Ikebana, where you'll learn to observe and manipulate flowers, leaves, and stems to bring the beauty of nature indoors. This beginner-friendly course focuses on Hana-isho, teaching you the skills to create stunning floral arrangements for your home or workplace. Enhance your appreciation for nature in this captivating class at Los Angeles City College.
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Saturday, May 4th, 12:30–2:30pm Pacific Time
Become a master at creating spreadsheets and data presentations with our comprehensive Excel training series. Learn basic navigation, data entry, formulas and functions, and much more. Take your skills to the next level with Los Angeles City College.
Next start date:
Saturday, Apr 20th, 10am–4pm Pacific Time
Unlock the secrets of sewing patterns and learn to make simple adjustments with this hands-on course. Discover how to construct basic elastic-waist pants from start to finish, using step-by-step instructions and provided sewing machines. No previous experience is necessary.
Next start date:
Saturday, Jun 15th, 11am–1pm Pacific Time
Get ready to level up your soccer skills! Join us at the popular Youth Soccer Clinic at Los Angeles City College and learn basic ball handling techniques, powerful kicks, and effective team building. Don't miss out on the opportunity to take your game to the next level!
Next start date:
Saturday, Apr 27th, 10–11am Pacific Time
Master the art of using a serger/overlock machine with this course at Los Angeles City College. Learn how to thread, adjust tension, and convert to different stitches to achieve professional-looking sewing. Say goodbye to wavy seams, tangled threads, and loose stitches as you unlock the full potential of your serger/overlock machine.
Next start date:
Sunday, May 12th, 5:30–8pm Pacific Time
Whether you know us as "extension," "continuing education," "community education," or "lifelong learning," we represent a 3rd type of educational offerings community colleges in California can do besides classes "for-credit" (for degrees and certificates and with financial aid possible), or free, "noncredit" courses for basic skills development and career training.
In a nutshell, Community Services offers classes, events and other offerings for just about anyone in the community - old or young, resident or not, training for a career or just looking to have a good time. Our offerings are not-for-credit (no transcripts, degrees or CA Community College Certificate programs), and are 100% supported by fees or donations/contributions. We're kind of like public TV or radio, but the education version!
We help folks learn a skill, try out new things and connect with LACC and our neighbors in an educational setting.
Community Services Mission
To provide a wide array of student and community-supported classes, workshops, seminars, excursions, recreational and other offerings to all members of the community. We aim to contribute to the physical, mental, moral, economic and civic development of our surrounding community and in doing so, foster a sense of community and neighborhood.
Community Services strives to achieve the following program outcomes:
Provide a broad range of offerings that contribute to the development of the surrounding community
Employ qualified instructors with knowledge or skills specific to their topic of instruction
Provide flexible, individualized offerings for entities or individuals upon request
Provide instructional space that facilitates an effective, safe, and enjoyable learning environment for our offerings
Deliver auxiliary support offerings for LACC's credit and non-credit programs and for student support services
Los Angeles City College Mission
Los Angeles City College empowers students from the diverse communities it serves to achieve their educational and career goals by providing learner-centered pathways to success through transfer, career and technical education, and foundational skills programs.
Reviews of Los Angeles City College
(4.3-star rating across
784 reviews)
Urban Sketching
Reviewed by LISA B. on 4/15/2024
This was my second time taking Israel's course, Urban Sketching, and I really enjoyed it once more. He always gives students pointers and steers us to focus on simplifying our drawings and color application. I highly recommend!
Introduction to Balloon Twisting
Reviewed by Melody C. on 4/9/2024
Loved learning how to make cute shapes!!
Cold Process Soap Making
Reviewed by Claudia A. on 3/24/2024
Second class I have taken from this instructor. You can tell he is very passionate and loves what he does.
Candle Making
Reviewed by Carrie M. on 3/3/2024
The instructor was fabulous! His passion for making candles translated to his teaching. He made it both fun and easy. It was also great to make so many different candles.
How to Make Your First Short Film
Reviewed by Jennika I. on 3/2/2024
Lots of helpful insightful nuggets. Fun, worthwhile class!
Soap Making
Reviewed by Jody G. on 2/27/2024
Excellent instructor, fun and personable. I really learned a lot about melt and pour soap making.
Getting to Know YOUR Serger/Overlock Machine
Reviewed by ALEXIS S. on 2/26/2024
Melissa is very knowledgeable, helpful, and personable. The 4 student format was perfect for the subject matter. I hope to take more courses at LACC extension.
Cheers, Lex
Photography Beyond Basics
Anonymous review on 2/25/2024
This teacher is good at helping people learn the basics of operating a camera so they can get started shooting.
Tai Chi for Seniors
Anonymous review on 2/25/2024
Interactive class. Remember to bring your mat for a portion of the class. Nice that it’s on a Saturday as parking is free
Barista Training for Beginners Part 2
Anonymous review on 1/28/2024
The instructor was a nice guy and he knows a lot about coffee and coffee machines. But after a brief instruction he spent the vast majority of time just chatting with one of the students about nothing related to coffee, only occasionally checking in on the students’ progress. That was literally the entire class. Just a bunch of us who didn’t know how to make latte art making blobs without a lot of help for four hours.
Barista Training for Beginners Part 1
Reviewed by Mo A. on 1/22/2024
I couldn't attend your course due to the lack of ADA compliance at your facility. Additionally, the instructor made derogatory statements about disabilities, suggesting that I must be able to walk to make coffee and implying that my hands should be functional. Unfortunately, he didn't apologize or make any efforts to accommodate my needs. The facility's lack of ADA compliance, coupled with obstacles like cars and chairs blocking the entry, indicates a failure to address previous legal concerns regarding ADA compliance. This non-compliance by the college is unacceptable.
Photography Fundamentals
Anonymous review on 12/11/2023
Great class! The teacher really explains the basics in a way that sinks in.
Become a Solar Panel Installer in About a Month
Reviewed by geunwoo y. on 10/27/2023
incredible
he is really passionate expert
on this .
I learned a lot .
Thank you so much!
Geunwoo Yun
Gymnastics for Kids (Ages 5-12)
Anonymous review on 10/16/2023
It was way to slow and no structure and no equipment the kids could practice in. 5 meets and all they did was tumble? The teacher was great, very nice. But the program was way to slow and blah
Barista Training for Beginners Part 2
Reviewed by Vera E. on 9/25/2023
The class was very hands on. We practice, practice and practice how to decorate our latte with the milk foam. It was fun!
Barista Training for Beginners Part 1
Reviewed by Vera E. on 9/18/2023
The class was very informative and hands on. Be ready to make an expresó.
Write a Feature Screenplay in 5 Weeks
Reviewed by Roddy J. on 9/2/2023
Michael Morris (Instructor) was excellent. Class curriculum was also well laid out for this schedule. I enjoyed it very much.
Draw Comic Book & Cartoon Characters (Adults)
Reviewed by Pierre Marc P. on 8/29/2023
Instructor was great and very encouraging. Learned a lot!
Write a Feature Screenplay in 5 Weeks
Reviewed by Marlene M. on 8/28/2023
Michael Morris did a wonderful job teaching about screenwriting. He broke down the beats of a story for a screenplay. I will be taking his advanced class.
Draw Comic Book & Cartoon Characters (Kids: 8-15 yrs)
Students at Los Angeles City College have generally positive things to say about their classes. Many students appreciate the knowledge and expertise of their instructors, as well as their ability to explain concepts clearly. The classes are described as informative and well-organized. Students feel that they have learned valuable skills and gained confidence in their abilities through these classes. Overall, students appreciate the professionalism and expertise of the instructors.
Quotes:
1. "Michael Morris did a wonderful job teaching about screenwriting. He broke down the beats of a story for a screenplay."
2. "The teacher was very knowledgeable and explained the concepts very clearly. She was patient, funny and told many interesting stories."
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