Mathematics Department

The Math Department at Los Angeles City College is committed to fostering student success and enrichment. Our comprehensive range of courses and programs is tailored to cater to the diverse needs of students across various majors. Not only do we provide courses that fulfill general education requirements, but we also offer challenging and advanced courses tailored for students pursuing STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). Our award-winning tutoring center, the Pi-Shop, provides exceptional support for students at all levels. Our highly competitive Math Club serves as a hub for enthusiastic individuals passionate about higher level mathematics. The LACC math team routinely places in the top 3 in the nation – and has won the national title 6 times!

We recently expanded our course offerings to include a certificate program in Data Science, aligning with the evolving landscape of technology and analytics. This program reflects our commitment to stay at the forefront of educational trends - preparing students for transfer or employment in this emerging field.

Our courses are offered in different sessions: 15-week semesters (Fall/Spring), 5-week Winter sessions, and 5-week and 8-week Summer sessions. Instructional modalities include in-person, hybrid, hyflex, online (synchronous and asynchronous) classes which meet from one to four days per week. Classes start early in the morning and finish in late evening to accommodate a variety of schedules.

Support for Mathematics Students

The Math program offers Scholarships for exceptional successful students to study in LACC. Each spring semester the Department awards several merit-based scholarships to students taking transfer-level courses.

The LACC Math Department encourages students to complete transfer-level course work within a year. The Pi-Shop Tutoring Center provides math tutoring services for students in all math levels, including Statistics and Mathematical Programming. Our service offers flexible tutoring options, including individual and group sessions, in-person and online, to support and enhance students' math learning. The tutoring support offered by the Pi-Shop has become crucial to the learning of science and mathematics and helping students to reach their academic goal, and the student success rates speak very highly for it. The vast majority of those who use the Pi-Shop pass their math classes, compared with a lower pass rate for those who take math classes but don’t use the Pi-Shop.