Matriculation

Matriculation is the process that brings the college and the student into a partnership for the purpose of developing and realizing the student's educational objectives. The goal of matriculation at LACC is to ensure that all students complete their courses, persist to the next academic term and achieve their educational objectives through our assistance; from the moment they first apply until they are finished at Los Angeles City College.

• Admissions
• Assessment
• Counseling
• Orientation
• Student Follow-up
• Research
• Coordination and Training
• Prerequisites/Co requisites

The LACC Matriculation Advisory Committee (MAC) was developed to provide oversight and implementation of the LACC Matriculation plan for credit and non-credit. The MAC will also discuss and advise the college on matters that impact student success as related to the various components of Matriculation (i.e. Admissions, Assessment, Counseling, Orientations, Student Follow-up, Research, Coordination and Training, and Prerequisites).

Committee Structure 

The LACC Matriculation Advisory Committee (MAC) consists of the representatives listed below. 

• One Matriculation Coordinator/Counselor
• One Vice President, Student Services/designee
• One Dean of Student Enrollment
• One Dean, Academic Affairs (Curriculum)
• One Dean, Economic Development and Workforce Education
• One Chair, Counseling Department
• One President, LACC Academic Senate or designee
• One Chair, Curriculum Committee
• Two Faculty Representatives, Selected by Counseling Dept.
• One Faculty Representative, Selected by English Dept.
• One Faculty Representative, Selected by Math Dept.
• One Representative, Institutional Effectiveness/Research
• One Representative, Selected by EOPS
• One Representative, Selected by the Office of Special Services
• Two Classified Representatives, Selected by Matriculation
• One Representative, Selected by Student Success Committee
• One Representative, Selected by the Non-Credit division of Economic Development and Workforce Education
• One Student Representative, Appointed by ASO (One-Year Term)

In 1986, then-Governor Deukmejian signed Assembly Bill 3, providing community college students with an educational support process known as matriculation.  The intent of AB 3 was to furnish services to students that would enhance the students’ opportunities and access to community college courses and programs, and to assist students to identify their educational goals and match these needs with institutional resources.  The Seymour-Campbell Matriculation Act of 1986 was written into California law as Education Code in Sections 78210-78218, ensuring “equal educational opportunity for all Californians” (§ 78211[a]).