2 ANNUAL REPORT Message from the Chancellor On behalf of the Los Angeles Community College District and our Board of Trustees, it is my honor to present the District’s Annual Report for 2018. The report captures a brief snapshot in time to highlight some of the important achievements and successes of our students, faculty and programs during the prior year. In 2018, I’m proud that LACCD continued its mission to provide outstanding higher education opportunities for more than 230,000 students. We aggressively embarked on improvements to our education services through the State’s Guided Pathways and College Promise initiatives. For the first time ever, we awarded 28 Bachelor’s degrees, the largest amount given in 2018 by any California community college. Our Los Angeles College Promise program entered its second year of operations for the Fall 2018 term with a 25-percent jump in first-year enrollments from Fall 2017. In December,the District served as the focal point for an important announcement on new proposed legislation, AB 2,to expand free tuition programs to two full years at all California community colleges. In 2018, our BuildLACCD capital improvement program moved forward with numerous project completions, groundbreakings and other milestones for the large-scale modernization of our nine colleges. Construction on a new, state-of-the-art Culinary Arts building at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College began; a new science building at Los Angeles Southwest College was topped out with its steel framework and a new, 26,000-square-foot physics building at East Los Angeles College opened its doors to students and faculty. In 2019, we will celebrate the grand opening of a new, two-story, 58,000-square-foot building at Los Angeles Harbor College for its Student Union and the college’s Culinary Arts program. Over at West Los Angeles College, which celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2019, work will continue on a new,16,000-square-foot facility for the college’s Film and Television Production education. At Los Angeles City College, faculty and staff are busy with plans to celebrate the college’s 90th anniversary in 2019. With important leadership from the Board of Trustees, key support services for our DACA and other undocumented students were addressed by opening Dream Resource Centers at each of our nine colleges. In July, our Foundation hosted an important fundraising event to generate much-needed financial support for the Centers and scholarships for students. During the coming year, the District and its colleges will continue our mission to provide outstanding college education to all seeking a two-year degree, professional certification or transfer to a four-year institution. Working together, we are nine colleges strong in our resolve to be the premier, two-year higher education institution of choice to help anyone achieve their professional and personal goals in pursuit of a better life. Sincerely, Francisco C. Rodriguez, Ph.D. Chancellor