Academic Affairs Live Chat

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Phone: (310) 287-9000 

Email: wlac-academicaffairs@laccd.edu

Academic Affairs is online! 

The Office of Academic Affairs

provides coordination and support for all academic and personnel matters, programming, and other issues pertaining to the academic standards and mission of the instruction

Aracely Aguiar, Vice President and her staff are committed to providing academic administrative support to the college and most significantly to the faculty; to ensure that they have the tools required to meet the needs of West's students. We provide these services through the following:

• Academic Programs & Curriculum
• Accreditation
• Faculty Review
• Forms
• New Faculty Orientation
• Planning & Research
• Program Review (Viability)
• Schedule Production
• Student Learning Outcomes

Deans of Academic Affairs

Mary Jo Apigo, Dean  (310) 287-4410  Apigomj@wlac.edu

• Arts and Performance
• Computer Science and Applications
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Sciences

Mary-Jo Apigo, Ed.D. Dean of Teaching and Learning | (310) 287-4410 | Apigomj@wlac.edu 

• College Assessment
• Professional Development
• Title V Grant / HSI

Carmen Dones, Dean of Business and Health Sciences | (310) 287-4522 | Donescm@wlac.edu

• Applied Technology
• Business
• Health Sciences
• Kinesiology

Other Programs: 

• Curriculum & Catalog Development
• Workforce Grants
• Perkins
•  

Cari Hildebrandt, Director, Westside Extension and Contract Education | (310) 287-4541 |  hildebC@wlac.edu

• Contract Education
• West Language Academy
• Westside Extension 

Eric Ichon, Dean of Distance Learning and Library | (310) 287-4558 | Ichone@wlac.edu

•  Distance Learnimg
•  Library

Walter Jones, Ed.D., Dean of General Education and Transfer | 310-287-4244 |  Joneswc@wlac.edu

• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Public Safety and Paralegal Studies
• Science

Other Programs:

• Student Success / AB705

Tiffany S. Miller, Dean of Apprenticeships  (310) 287-4521  Millerts@wlac.edu

• Dept. of Labor Scaling Apprenticeship Grants
• Chancellor's Office Bioscience and Aerospace Apprenticeship Grant
• Grant Development

Allison Tom-Miura, D.P.D.S., Dean of Adult and Continuing Education | (310) 287-4431 |  Tommmiua@wlac.edu

• Career and College Preparation
• Coop Education
• Counseling Instruction
• Noncredit Programs
• Learning Center
• Police Officer Prep (POPP)
• Adult Block Grant / WOIA / Workforce Grant

Division Chairs and Disciplines

• Anatomy
• Astronomy
• Biotechnology 
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
• Engineering Graphics and Design
• Environmental Science
• Geography
• Geology
• Meteorology
• Microbiology
• Oceanography
• Physical Science
• Physics
• Physiology

• Mathematics

• Computer Applications Office Technologies (CAOT)
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Computer Science-Information Technology
• Engineering Electrical Technology
• Engineering General
• Manufacturing and Industrial Technology

• Anthropology
• Child Development
• Education
• Family and Consumer Studies
• Psychology

• Accounting
• Business
• Finance
• Hospitality
• Management
• Marketing
• Real Estate

• American Sign Language
• Arabic
• Communication Studies
• ESL
• English
• French
• Humanities
• Japanese
• Philosophy
• Spanish

• Architecture
• Art
• Cinema
• Dance Studies / Techniques
• Film Production
• Interior Design
• Multimedia
• Music
• Theater

• Academic Preparation
• Basic Skills
• ESL noncredit
• ESL Civics
• Learning Skills
• Supervised Learning Assistance (Tutoring)
• Vocational Education

• Addiction Studies
• Allied Health
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• Dental Assistant
• Dental Hygiene
• Emergency Medical Technician
• Health Occupations
• Kinesiology
• Medical Assistant
• Paramedic
• Pharmacy Technician 

• Economics
• History
• Political Science
• Sociology

• Aviation Maintenance Technology

• Library Science

• Counseling

• Administration of Justice
• Corrections
• Fire Technology
• Paralegal Studies