Alumni

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Let’s meet James. James is an alum of Los Angeles City College. During his time at LACC, he was the President of the Associated Student Government. Also while at LACC, James interned for the mayor of LA and then transferred to USC. Welcome, James. We can’t wait to hear your story.

– Thanks, Alex. What’s up everybody? Before coming here, I googled colleges in Los Angeles and Los Angeles City College was the first school to pop up. Seeing they had alumni like Morgan Freeman, MC Hammer, and many others, I knew this was the school for me. Looking back as an alum, it was nice connecting with peers who share similar interests and passions as my own. Making friends was easy, but what was also a great experience was becoming a member of the Associated Student Government, also known as ASG. In my last year at LACC, I was elected president of the student government. This gave me the opportunity to help with organizing events, advocating for students’ needs, and I was even offered the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC, where I met the now Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris. LACC has many resources on campus, scholarships, tutors, internships and jobs are all accessible. I was provided an opportunity to intern for the mayor of Los Angeles at the time and I joined him on many occasions at his office, at events, even on campaign trails. The LACC community will make sure that you are aware that you matter here. With their support, I transferred to and graduated from the University of Southern California and I now work for one of the council members in Los Angeles. I’ll also be graduating from grad school next month with a master of arts in industrial organizational psychology. Thanks, LACC. That’s my story. Now, back to you, Alex.

– James, your journey is that of success. We all thank you for sharing your experiences while at LACC. It seems as though you gained a significant amount of leadership during your time here and we all are wishing you much success in your future.