The Environmental Scan, made filterable
Spring 2025 baseline — 8 regions, 122 colleges, 3 entries, 9 notes · updated scan (latest: June 2026) adds 5 source-verified findings (4 new). Every entry is tagged with one or more Vision 2030 domains: People · Policy · Systems · Resources.
Los Angeles
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- 🆕LATTC faculty presenting at ASCCC 'AI and Academia 2026'. Two Los Angeles Trade-Technical College faculty—Maria Elena Martinez (History Instructor/Department Chair) and Torisha Khonach (Assistant Professor)—are listed as panelists on the roundtable 'Double-Edged Sword: AI's Impact on Community College Equity and Student Jobs' at the ASCCC AI and Academia conference held March 19–21, 2026, examining how generative and agentic AI can bridge or widen equity gaps. 2026 · high confidence — source
- Regional (LARC) AI professional development available to LATTC faculty. Through LARC, LATTC faculty and staff have access to the 2025–2026 'A.I. in L.A.' Professional Development Series (recorded and live sessions on AI ethics, implementation, workflow, and sector applications) plus external resources via Google, NVIDIA (GenAI Teaching Kit/certification), and Apple. This is a shared regional offering, not LATTC-owned. 2025 · medium confidence — source
PeopleResources
Team/Lead: LA Trade Tech College/Information Technology Dept
- Information Technology department
- Partnership with Conectado led to the development of the AI Literacy Bootcamp, aiming to provide comprehensive AI education. conectado.com
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Policies
Policy
Team/Lead: LA Trade Tech College
- None yet found. Appears to rely on student code of conduct via academic honesty.
- LACCD student code of conduct, including dishonesty
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Resources
- 🆕LATTC faculty framing AI as an equity issue. In the ASCCC AI and Academia 2026 roundtable description, LATTC faculty participate in examining AI as a 'transformative force' posing both opportunities and challenges to community college equity and student jobs, exploring how AI can either bridge or widen opportunity gaps. 2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Enrollment growth tied to AI-resistant trade careers. An April 2026 ABC7 report describes rising enrollment at LATTC as students seek 'AI-proof' blue-collar careers (e.g., electrical lineman, HVAC, plumbing, welding); LATTC President Alfred McQuarters noted strong, sustained demand for the college's construction programs. The college is positioned as a counter-response to AI labor disruption rather than as an AI-curriculum provider. 2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Member of LARC, the regional consortium running the AI Learning Library / AI Taskforce. LATTC is one of the 19 Los Angeles-region community colleges (LA-19) in the Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC), which operates the LARC A.I. Learning Library and A.I. Taskforce providing free AI professional development, recorded trainings, and a 2025 Regional Foundation & Impact Report on AI literacy across member colleges. This is regional infrastructure available to LATTC, not an LATTC-specific program. 2025 · high confidence — source
ResourcesPeople
Team/Lead: LA Trade Tech College
- PD
- Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Presentation on AI by Guillermo Diaz
- Courses
- Conectado, offers the AI Literacy Bootcamp
- This program is designed for both undergraduate students and working professionals, focusing on practical AI applications across various industries. conectado.com