District
Los Angeles Community College District
College
East Los Angeles College
Reason for approval request
New Program
Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
This proposed program does not replace any existing similar program in the college’s program inventory. In addition, the proposed program will make more use of existing resources—that is, classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art hardware/technology are ready to deliver the program. The current CAOT faculty have years of experience and business ownership and bring a wealth of knowledge and understanding of evolving business practices. Faculty have established a network of community and business connections with proven successful collaborations in past projects with over 20 years of logistics and safety experience.
Similar programs at other colleges in the Los Angeles and Orange County Region
Colleges with Approved Programs
The Inventory of Approved Programs shows colleges in the L.A./Orange County Region with Logistics Programs with TOP Codes of 0510 as the following: Cerritos College, Coastline Community College, and Santa Monica. The only college within 15 miles of ELAC main campus with an approved program is Cerritos College, whose administration stated that although Cerritos has an approved Logistics program; it is not currently being offered due to budget cuts. Colleges with a certificate of achievement providing OSHA certification could not be found.
Proposed Program
From ELAC’s participation in a variety of community college collaborative grant projects (Logistics Training Consortium, Logistics Working Group, California Transportation & Logistics Institute, the Southern California Transportation & Logistics Collaborative, PRO-GTL, and currently the Strong Workforce Regional Grant) our college has established relationships with colleges interested in Logistics programs. The focus at ELAC is more on the entry-level front-line worker and training for front-line supervisors. As a result, industry has requested ELAC to address safety in the workplace because it is a fundamental issue affecting the existing workforce within the logistics industry and industry desires to encourage a “culture of safety” using an academic approach. Because ELAC prepares students for the logistics industry, it is vital that each applicant adopts and is trained with safety awareness and the application of OSHA safety principles.
Neighboring Colleges within the Los Angeles Community College District
An announcement of ELAC’s intent to develop a new certificate in Industry Safety Principles was presented at the Los Angeles Community College District’s CTE Dean’s meeting. ELAC was not made aware of any objections from Harbor, City, Trade, Southwest, West, Valley, L.A. Mission, nor Pierce colleges
Neighboring Colleges in other Community College Districts
There was no objection.
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
Currently, the department offers two Certificates of Achievement—one in Technology & Logistics and the other in Technology for E-Commerce and Entrepreneurs. This additional certificate will enable students to also secure specialized training in OSHA industry safety standards, safety tools, and implementing a safety program.
It is expected that all of the core courses would be offered annually. At least 1-2 sections of each of the major requirements are projected to be offered every semester with an enrollment of 35+ students in each section.
With recruitment within the existing Logistics and CAOT student populations, along with a strong marketing strategy, it is estimated that by the second year, 5-10 students will complete the Industry Safety Standards Certificate of Achievement. As students become more knowledgeable about the program opportunities, it is estimated that the number of completers will increase to 15-20 by the end of the fifth year.