West LA College

West Los Angeles College is aiming to transform the campus into a state of the art 21st century educational institution. The goals of WLAC's construction program are to provide facilities that support and enhance the Educational Master Plan, improve outdoor gathering spaces, increase green space, enhance pedestrian access, remove vehicular traffic from the center of Campus, incorporate flexible teaching spaces and establish enhanced infrastructure and technologies for the future. Some of the most notable examples of facilities supporting WLAC's Educational Master Plan are the Science and Math Building with its accredited state of the art dental hygiene program, the new General Classroom and Student Services buildings, new parking structure, the pedestrian mall, and the new entrance to the campus via College Boulevard - a half-mile avenue connecting the campus to Jefferson Boulevard.

Hover over the interactive map below to view more information on several highlighted projects.

Featured Projects

Watson Center 2

The 16,310 square-foot Watson Center includes new teaching stations, a sound stage with overhead catwalk, workshop, prop shop, costume lab, and faculty offices for the multi-tiered Motion Picture, Television and Stage Production Crafts Program. This unique pathway program covers the entire spectrum of specialized skills needed for a career in the entertainment industry. The new LEED certified building design incorporates useable outdoor instructional space into the building perimeter.

Technology Learning Center 2

The Technology Learning Center will house specialized computer labs, general computer labs, and offices for departments including Computer Science, Business & Paralegal, AFT, Academic Senate, Security, IT and Westside Extension. These spaces are supported by exterior instructional spaces and service spaces.

Active Projects

Sub Project Number	Sub Project Title	% Complete	Academic Occupancy Date	Progress Summary
09W-951.01	Technology Learning Center 2	99%	06/06/2022	Construction in Progress.
09W-982.00	Diane E. Watson Center	99%	06/06/2022	Construction in Progress.
40J-902.05	West - TAI - Freshman Drive Path of Travel	0%	01/17/2023	Procurement in Progress
04J-902.06	West - TAI - Physical Education Complex	0%	01/17/2023	Procurement in Progress
04J-902.07	West - TAI - Athletic Building C-1	0%	01/17/2023	Procurement in Progress
40J-902.08	West - TAI - Parking Lot 3	0%	01/17/2023	Procurement in Progress
40J-902.09	West - TAI - Parking Lot 4	0%	03/22/2024	Design in Progress
09W-919.00	New Heldman Learning Resource Center	0%	01/04/2027	Procurement in Progress
09W-942.00	New Plant Facilities & Physical Plant Shops	0%	01/06/2025	Design in Progress
40J-901.04	West - Energy Efficiency Project	96%	06/24/2022	Construction in Progress

For more information on any of the projects listed above, please refer to the monthly dashboard report

* Only active projects are listed above. Projects in closeout and those considered 40J (i.e. ADA, Stormwater, etc) are not included above.

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