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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

 


 

Art and Humanities

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

 

Behavior and Social Science

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

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Business

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

N. Toure

M. Haghoo

J. Hicks

C. Magee

A. Moore

J. Mrava

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Child Development 

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

 

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Counseling

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

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English and Foreign Languages

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 

D. Cifarelli

J. Adler

Dr. S. Maselli

S. Dillon

Dr. A. Persaud

S. Turner-Odom

J. Drawbond

Dr. J. Bohn

P. Jones Thomas

S. Burrus

M. Pitts

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Library

Department Website

Location: Library Center Room 100

 

Chair: Shelley Werts

Contact: 323-241-5255

  • Library Media
  • Library Services

Faculty 

L. Brady

G. Arvig

S. Werts

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Mathematics

Department Website

 

Chair: Dr. Lernik Saakian

Contact: 323-241-5366
Location: TEC 281D

 

Faculty 

Dr. Lernik Saakian

Z. Dammena

E. Hector      

G. Ramos

G. Tadele

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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
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  • Geology
  • Geography
  • Health
  • Microbiology
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Science
  • Physics
  • Physiology

 

Faculty 

K. Kim

A. Callender

S. Collins-Warren

P. Doose

F. Garnett

K. Kim

J. Riggs

T. Roberts

C. Tillman

A. Walker

H. Washington

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Nursing

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.

 

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Continuing Education

Department Website

 

Program Coordinator: Marian Ruane

Contact: 323-241-5552
Location: SSB 205

  • Citizenship  
  • Basic Skills 
  • ESL (Non-Credit)
  • ESL Civics (Citizenship)

 

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