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Downtown Los Angeles. Silver Lake. Hollywood and West Hollywood. The world-famous Sunset Strip. Can you imagine a more inviting scene for graduate and undergraduate students to live, study, and play? Twice host to the Olympic Summer Games, Los Angeles offers a truly multinational city that embraces diversity and open-mindedness. Activities that keep LA college students busy outside of classes include the Griffith Observatory, the Farmers Market, Angels Walk, and the Port of Los Angeles. And the collection of walking trails, dog parks, and waterfront areas satisfy the needs of the outdoor enthusiast.
But LA isn’t all play and no work. Los Angeles is home to over 50 public and private colleges, universities, and technical schools that are responsible for graduating some of our country’s most versatile professionals. The community college system of Los Angeles is one of the most touted educational networks anywhere. Serving the local community as well as an increasing number of transplant students, LA community colleges are ideal for those who are making the transition into a permanent course of study.
Los Angeles is not only the city of dreams; it’s an accessible academic option for you. Find out why LA is such a popular choice for students from across the globe.
A Little About Los Angeles
The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles, meaning The angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the world's most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. The city is also large by geographic standards since it sprawls over more than 465 square miles (1200 square kilometers), making it physically larger than New York City, New York or Chicago, Illinois.
Los Angeles is widely known as the entertainment capital of the world. Its largest entertainment industry is film production, but it is an important center for music, art, and architecture as well. As a major global metropolis, Los Angeles has evolved a unique culture and that is well-portrayed in popular media and is sometimes idealized as highly desirable. In addition, Los Angeles has twice played host to the summer Olympic Games: in 1932 and in 1984.
The Los Angeles area contains all kinds of topography, notably the hills and mountains rising around the metropolis (it's the only major city in the United States bisected by a mountain range); four mountain ranges extend into city boundaries. Thousands of miles of trails crisscross the city and neighboring areas, providing exercise and wilderness access on foot, bike, or horse. Across the county a great variety of outdoor activities are available, such as skiing, rock climbing, gold panning, hang gliding, and windsurfing.
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