Departments & Faculty
Los Angeles Southwest College has the following academic departments:
- Art and Humanities
- Behavior and Social Science
- Business
- Child Development
- Counseling
- English and Foreign Languages
- Library
- Mathematics
- Natural Science & Physical Education
- Nursing
Department Website
Chair: Jon Bremen
Contact: 323-241-5418
Location: TEC 195
Areas of Study
- Art
- Humanities
- Music
- Media Arts/Cinema
- Philosophy
- Speech
- Theater Arts
Department Website
Chair: Dr. Tamura Howard
Contact: 323-241-5312
Location: SSEC 219
- Department Assistant: Tisa Maxwell, 323-242-5539, SSEC 222
- Assistant to the Dean: Traci Tippens, 241-5232, SSEC 206
Department meetings: 3rd Weds of the Month at 1 p.m. in SSEC 309
Areas of Study
- Administration of Justice
- American Sign Language
- Anthropology
- Education
- History
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Department Website
Chair: James Hicks
Contact: 323-241-5387
Location:TEC 310C
Areas of Study
- Accounting
- Business
- CAOT
- CSIT
- Cooperative Education
- Economics
- Electronics/Engineering
- Finance
- Coop. Ed. Section # Day: 9000 Evening: 9200
- Law/Paralegal
- Management
- Marketing
- Real Estate
- Supervision
Faculty
M. Haghoo
J. Hicks
Department Website
Chair: Lashawn Brinson
Contact: 323-241-5023
Location:CDC 207
Areas of Study
- Child Development Center
- Child Development
- Family and Consumer Studies
Faculty
K. Abdullah
D. Auria, Assistant Director, Toddler Center
B. Hodges-Harding
N. Miller, Assistant Director, Preschool and School Age Centers
Department Website
Chair: Reginald Morris
Contact: 323-241-5427
Location: SSB 227
Areas of Study
- Counseling
- Personal Development
Faculty
R. Morris
R. Calderon
R. Haynes
P. Jarecke
J. Lee
B. Robinson
Department Website
Location: SSEC 208
Chair: Darren Cifarelli
Contact: 323-241-5250
Location:SSEC 123
Areas of Study
- English
- ESL (Credit Courses)
- Foreign Languages
- Journalism
- Reading
- Writing and Reading Centers
Faculty
Dr. S. Maselli Dr. A. Persaud J. Drawbond P. Jones Thomas M. PittsDepartment Website
Location: Library Center Room 100
Chair: Shelley Werts
Contact: 323-241-5255
- Library Media
- Library Services
Faculty
L. Brady
G. Arvig
S. Werts
Department Website
Chair: Dr. Lernik Saakian
Contact: 323-241-5366Location: TEC 281D
Faculty
Dr. Lernik Saakian
Natural Science & Physical Education
Department Website
Chair: Kang Kim
Contact: 323-241-5341
Location: Academic Village 101
Areas of Study
- Anatomy
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Sciences
- Geology
- Geography
- Health
- Microbiology
- Physical Education
- Physical Science
- Physics
- Physiology
Faculty
K. Kim
S. Collins-Warren
P. Doose
F. Garnett
K. Kim
J. Riggs
T. Roberts
C. Tillman
A. Walker
H. Washington
Department Website
Chair: Catherine Azubuike
Contact: 323-241-5461
Location: Academic Village 104
Areas of Study
- Allied Health
- Nursing
Faculty
Catherine Azubuike, M.S.N., Department Chair
Nkonye Ezeobah, M.S.N.
Department Website
Program Coordinator: Marian Ruane
Contact: 323-241-5552
Location: SSB 205
- Citizenship
- Basic Skills
- ESL (Non-Credit)
- ESL Civics (Citizenship)

