El Camino College

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**El Camino College** (**Elco** or **ECC**) is a two-year public community college located in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Alondra Park. It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (11 ha). It is one of two community colleges serving Southern California's South Bay area.

The El Camino Community College District was officially established as of July 1, 1947. As of 2019[update]Template:Dated maintenance category the college served approximately 23,000 students within the El Camino Community College District, including the communities of Alondra Park, Carson, Del Aire, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Ladera Heights, Lawndale, Lennox, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, View Park–Windsor Hills. El Camino College offers 2,500 classes in 85 programs, including vocational, undergraduate, and honors courses, many available in online and televised formats for distance education.

## Student demographics

 Other | 1%

 Male

**Total Students: 24,349**

## Campus media

### KECC radio station

The college hosts one radio station, KECC. The first time KECC was actually on the air experimentally was Career Day, April 27, 1994. The operation lasted only four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm. On November 11, 1994, KECC signed on the air for the first time as a regularly scheduled carrier current broadcast station. At that time, the frequency used was 1620 kHz. In the fall of 2000 KECC changed frequency from 1200 kHz to 1500 kHz.

## Athletics

Built in 1958, Murdock Stadium hosts some of the schools athletic programs.

## In media

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The college campus has been used as a filming location since at least the 1970s. Visitors to the IBM pavilion at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York City saw an Eames film that featured El Camino coach Kenneth Swearingen and the school football team. Among other films shot in part at the College are:

* *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2003 remake)
* *The Longest Yard* (2005 remake)
* *The Dark Knight Rises*

## Performing arts

El Camino College has a 2,000 seat auditorium, a 350-seat campus theatre, and the 190-seat Robert Hagg Recital Hall. The Marsee Auditorium is the venue for the South Bay Ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker, and is known for showcasing dance and opera companies, traveling artists, and other Broadway, film and television veterans, such as Shirley Jones and Gregory Hines. The Marsee Auditorium as well as the other on-campus venues also host El Camino College resident performers.

## Schauerman Library

The Schauerman Library serves as the research center of the college. The library houses the El Camino College archives.

## Notable alumni

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* Alan Jardine of The Beach Boys
* Antonio Chatman, NFL wide receiver, 1997
* Bo Derek, actress
* Brian Wilson (did not graduate)
* Carol Neblett, Operatic soprano
* Chet Baker, musician, (did not graduate)
* Chris Montez, singer (did not graduate)
* Chris Mortensen, ESPN
* Clara Lee, Actress
* Cliff Meidl, USA Kayaking Olympian
* David Benoit, musician
* David Pack
* Dennis Mangers, California Assemblyman
* Denny Hocking, professional baseball player
* Derrick Deese, Professional football player for San Francisco 49ers and Fox Sports Radio host
* Don Dulay, professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association
* Donte Gamble, American football player
* Douglas Trumbull, Filmmaker
* Flo Hyman, USA Volleyball Olympian
* Frank Zappa, (did not graduate)Template:Cn
* Fred Claire, general manager, Los Angeles Dodgers
* Fred Dryer, actor, producer and former football defensive end in the NFL
* George Foster, professional baseball player
* George Nakano, California Assemblyman
* Greg Cross, USA Skateboarding Olympian
* Jason Farol, singer
* John Ramsey, Public-address announcer for several Los Angeles professional sports teams
* Keith Erickson, professional basketball player
* Kenbrell Thompkins, football player
* Kris Medlen, professional baseball player, attended but finished at Santa Ana College)
* Lauren Sánchez
* Lynette Fromme, (didn't graduate)
* Marcel Reece, NFL player
* Michael Fincke, NASA astronaut
* Nathan Salmon, Professor (graduated under the name "Nathan Salmon Ucuzoglu")
* Niu Sale, American football player
* Park Jun-gyu, Korean Actor
* Ras Kass, Rapper (did not graduate)
* Robert Cornegy, New York City Councilmember
* Rudy de Leon, USA Deputy Secretary of Defense
* Saladin McCullough, American football player
* Steve Sarkisian, football coach
* Suge Knight, Rap impresario
* Therese Murray, President of the Massachusetts Senate
* William Allen Young, Actor

## Notable faculty

* Fitzhugh Dodson, taught philosophy from 1959
* Julius Sumner Miller (1952–1974)

## See also

* Compton Community College District (Compton College)

## References

1. ↑ "Dena Maloney selected as first woman president of El Camino College". Dailybreeze.com. 2015-10-27. http://www.dailybreeze.com/social-affairs/20151027/dena-maloney-selected-as-first-woman-president-of-el-camino-college. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
2. ↑ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". Datamart.cccco.edu. http://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Enrollment\_Status.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
3. ↑ "Alondra Park CDP, California Template:Webarchive." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
4. ↑ "Torrance city, California Template:Webarchive." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "El Camino Community College District". https://www.elcamino.edu/administration/ir/docs/eccprofile/ECC\_College\_CommunityProfiles\_jul2013\_1.pdf. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
6. ↑ "Facts and Figures of ECC". http://www.elcamino.edu/about/depts/ir/docs/research/factbook/FactsandFigures2017ECC.pdf.
7. ↑ "ECC Facts and Figures". http://www.elcamino.edu/about/depts/ir/docs/research/factbook/FactsandFigures2017ECC.pdf.
8. ↑ Kresal, Steve (November 22, 1994). "Swearingen's Retirement From Saddleback Is Straight, Simple", *Los Angeles Times*.
9. ↑ "Center for the Arts". http://www.elcamino.edu/centerforthearts/. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
10. ↑ "Main Stage Performances 2014-2015 Season". Elcamino.edu. http://www.elcamino.edu/commadv/centerforarts/mainstage.html. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
11. ↑ "Main Stage Performances, 2004–2005 Season". Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060922045618/http://www.elcamino.edu/commadv/centerforarts/ARCHIVES/fall2004/mainstage\_f04.html. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
12. ↑ "Special Concerts Fall 2002 Season". Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060922045600/http://www.elcamino.edu/commadv/centerforarts/ARCHIVES/FALL2002/special\_f02.html. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Roy Moore (April 26, 2012). "The Beach Boys- After two decades the band reunites for their global ‘Celebration’ tour". The Union: El Camino College. http://eccunion.com/features/2012/04/26/the-beach-boys-after-two-decades-the-band-reunites-for-their-global-celebration-tour/.
14. ↑ "Antonio Chatman". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017071408/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHATMANT01. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
15. ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 "Alumni". El Camino College. http://www.elcamino.edu/foundation/alumni.asp. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
16. ↑ Biography by William Ruhlmann. "Chet Baker | Biography & History". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chet-baker-mn0000094210/biography. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Where are they now?". The Union: El Camino College. March 7, 2012. http://eccunion.com/features/2012/03/07/where-are-they-now/.
18. ↑ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office > Newsroom > Notable Alumni > Flo Hyman". Californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu. http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Newsroom/NotableAlumni/FloHyman.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
19. ↑ "Full Biography for George Nakano". Smartvoter.org. http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/06/06/ca/state/vote/nakano\_g/bio.html. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
20. ↑ "California Community College Baseball Coaches Association". Cccbca.com. http://www.cccbca.com/archiveStats/2005/SOUTH\_COAST/SCROST.pdf. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

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