18 ANNUAL REPORT Former U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Representative Karen Bass, right, visit with WLAC’s Dental Hygiene program participants during the 2015–2016 academic year. H I S T O R I C A C H I E V E M E N T West Los Angeles College’s Dental Hygiene Bachelor Degree Program In 2018,WLAC for the first time ever, awarded 28 four-year Bachelor’s degrees in Dental Hygiene. This milestone achievement resulted in the single most Bachelor’s degrees to be awarded in 2018 by any community college in California. WLAC’s dental hygiene grads are all smiles during 2018 commencement ceremonies. Students are able to receive training in state-of-the-art facilities for a fraction of the cost of similar degrees at four- year universities. 18 ANNUAL REPORT