El Camino College - Torrance, California

Leah ?.

Most of the people won't try very hard to help if you're looking for information. The website can be better help, if it has current information. Sometimes its not updated even old!

CARE is a great program. If you're a single parent head of household on CalWorks they have a lot of help even a separate grant in fall and spring.
CalWORKs helps fill out your hours paperwork and more. CalWORKs work- study program is separate from the work study program. They help pay your work study hours. They'll work hard to help you find a campus job.

EOPS was good, but I was told things that weren't true that I was depending on. They also have a separate grant in fall and spring. They provide a book and a supply voucher in fall and spring too. They have educational counseling and planning. They have their own tutoring you can make appointments for.

Basic needs was always very helpful. They have many ways to assist your financial situation while attending college there. Metro UPass, food, clothes, housing assistance (not sure what it offers).

The Financial aid office (whoever responds to emails) was not helpful, they know most students need help from them and they can get away with it. They reply to emails with short answers as if we should know all about everything. It became dreadful when I needed to contact them. I usually had simple questions. The people in the office where you go to submit paperwork are very kind and helpful. They aren't the ones answering emails. ❤️

The Library has some textbooks (if available) you can stay there for a few hours, if your books are too expensive or you cant find them. They rent out laptops and calculators with your student ID. There is tutoring available for many subjects there. There is a study center with computers to use on campus and areas with tables to study. There are quiet study areas too!

I was upset about receiving a scholarship I was told would transfer with me. Then ECC scholarship office said the donor (Rotary Club) changed their mind when El Camino scholarship office found out I was no longer going to a state university (I didn't like the campus) but another community college where I am supposed to be moving to. It was frustrating!

Will add more later ...

Patience I. T. K.

El Camino College is right off of Crenshaw Blvd and Manhattan Beach Blvd. The community college is under construction throughout their entire campus.

The campus itself is pretty decent sized for a community college. I would suggest a foldable scooter or foldable bicycle to get around, parking looks like it has enough to fit their entire student population and Disneyland's overflow lot as well 😂

Check out their website, and take a course even if you have already been to college, thinking about going to college or even if you cannot even spell or even read what I am writing, take class!

George R.

Great place! Hoping more cafeterias or restaurant inside the campus that are affordable for students

Paul H.

Nice college but there are ALWAYS random people here harassing students for signatures, to read some weird book (and asking students for their numbers) and what have you. The police need to ask non-students to LEAVE!

Maribel G.

Extreame Registration was very well organized its been yes since I was at ECC I felt lost, but they wore really organized quickly they guided me through three process got through the screening process and of I went. No to mention the changes they have made it's Beautiful !

Profit A.

Thank you El Camino for helping me start my first semester with a bang. They gave me a backpack 🎒🎒🎒.. $250 bookstore vouchers that can be used to buy anything in the bookstore...

c N.

Graduated HS in 2006 came to elco right after , im 36 and Goin back for classes here and there for fun. Some Truely Great programs and great teachers

Freesia N.

It has been a great school. I’ve been here for many years, trying to see what I wanted. From computer science to nursing, all of the teachers I’ve had were awesome. They have been a great help and influence in what I’m trying to achieve in life. Although they aren’t perfect, most of them do their jobs pretty well to try to educate their students as much as possible. But I really did enjoyed a lot of them, and still remember the things they taught us in class. Some teachers, although they were much harder, stricter and have given harder test questions were actually the ones I have appreciated the most because they made me strive and work harder in order to learn much more. Upon having them that I realize how other teachers are much easier to take with some effort of studying.

The only problem I’ve had recently is the inconsistency of scheduling on registration. When I originally chose the online class, it became classroom with a confusing schedule. Upon verification of schedule via the nursing department which is Monday @ 1-4pm, they change it again to Tuesday @ 3-6pm. There is a lack of communication, professionalism and respect somehow on this matter. Students have their own stuffs (work, kids, other classes) that could conflict with changes on scheduling, so notifications of changes of schedule on original registered class should have been sent to students. Hopefully, this is only a one time thing. However, the nursing teachers are great and I have no complaints about them.

That’s why I’m only giving it 4 stars overall.