400 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.lattc.edu
COMMUNITY PLANNING &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Pathway: Business & Civic Engagement
Ofce: C4 - Room 203D
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (213) 763-7252
Award Title
Academic
Plan
Award
Type
GE
Units
Required
Course
Units
Major
Elective
Units
Total
Major
Units
Community Planning
& Economic
Development
T009266C AA 21* 9 27 36
Community Planning
and Economic
Development
T021871D C 21 - 21
At least 60 degree applicable units are required to earn an Associate degree
*GE Units requirements may be fullled by completing any General Education
Pattern; please consult with a counselor for more details.
These programs are Financial Aid Eligible.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Community Planning program at LATTC is the only program offered at an accredited
community college in the United States. Our unique program provides students the
knowledge and training needed for successful employment in the eld of community
and economic development. The community and economic development industry
focuses on revitalizing low and moderate income communities. Rebuilding the economic,
physical and social infrastructure of urban communities represents a new, growing and
exciting career opportunity. Students can learn basic planning knowledge, development
strategies, technical skills and networks needed to enter the industry, earning a Certicate
of Achievement
The Community Planning curriculum and courses are regularly reviewed to ensure that
they are relevant, industry appropriate and cutting edge. Industry experts (academic
and practitioners) develop, design and teach our courses. Our industry partnerships
provide critical resources for our students, providing them with invaluable employment,
volunteer, internship and networking opportunities. Our courses are structured to be
laboratories (classroom and eld work) that combine lecture, project driven learning
and hands on application of knowledge to contemporary issues affecting communities.
Community planning courses are taught during the evening/weekends on campus and in
the community to provide students with the greatest range of educational opportunities.
Successful students will be able to apply a community organizing set of skills and tools
that address multiple community and economic development issues. Students who
complete the program become viable and competitive for employment opportunities.
They will have developed their knowledge and skill base, practiced their learning through
eld work, internships or paid experience and have created networks and/or participated
in collaborations that have maximized their knowledge with capacity to understand urgent
issues and trends.
COMMUNITY PLANNING & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
▌ Associate in Arts Degree
Major Units: 36
Requirements for the Associate in Arts degree in Community Planning and
Economic Development may be met by completing 9 units of Required Courses
and 27 units of Major Electives with a “C”or better along with the General
Education units. Information on the General Education unit requirements may
be found in the catalog under Graduation Requirements.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs)
Upon completion of the Degree program, students are able to:
• Analyze and assess low-income community needs, assets and issues
from a community planning and economic development industry lens.
• Develop various types of industry approved project proposals to address
community planning and economic development issues with solutions
that include data analysis, identied targets, goals, objectives, timelines,
expected outcomes and community stakeholder engagement.
• Articulate multiple approaches to development as possible solutions to
social and economic justice problems.
REQUIRED COURSES
UNITS
COMPLAN 001 Introduction to Community Economic Development 3
COMPLAN 002 Introduction to Community Organizing 3
COMPLAN 011 Professional Development Skills/Issues in Community 3
Dev
MAJOR ELECTIVES
Select 27 units from the following courses UNITS
COMPLAN 003 Affordable Housing Development 3
COMPLAN 005 Sector Development and Employment Strategies 3
COMPLAN 006 Managing Non-Prot and Public Organizations 3
COMPLAN 007 Contemporary Issues and Strategies in Popular 3
Education and Organizing
COMPLAN 009 Commercial Real Estate Development 3
COMPLAN 010 Comprehensive Community Violence Prevention 3
COMPLAN 012 Fundraising Basics for Nonprot Organizations 1
COMPLAN 015 Introduction to the Community Development 1
Industry & Careers
COMPLAN 017 Leadership Development and Skill Building 3
COMPLAN 022 Social Media for Organizing and Civic Engagement 2
COMPLAN 030 Market Research Tools for the Economic 3
Development Process
COMPLAN 032 Community Building Principles and Strategies 1
COMPLAN 033 Community Engagement Principles and Strategies 1
COMPLAN 035 Health Leadership and Community Development 3
COMPLAN 036 Introduction to Community Based Research and 3
Organizing Methods
COMPLAN 038 Developing Social Networks for Community Building 1
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COMPLAN 040 Non-Prot Program Design and Development 2
COMPLAN 042 Sustaining Social Justice Campaign 1
Victories and Organization
COMPLAN 065 Community-Based Health Policy Advocacy 3
COMPLAN 100 History of Community Development in Los Angeles 2
COMPLAN 101 History of Social Justice Movement Theory, 2
Ideology and Practice in America
COMPLAN 102 Cultivating Consciousness: Reection of the
Self in Community as an Organizer 1
COMPLAN 105 International Models of Community Organizing 1
COMPLAN 106 Elections, Community, Power and Systems 1
Reform in Community Development
COMPLAN 200 Strategic Planning & Management Training for 3
Economic Development
COMPLAN 201 Financial Management Assistance for Small 3
Business for Economic Development Professional
COMPLAN 202 Effective Human Resources Management for Small 3
Business Assistance
COMPLAN 203 Marketing and Communications Planning for Community 3
Organizations
COMMUNITY PLANNING & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
▌ Certicate of Achievement
Major Units: 21
A Certicate of Achievement in Community Planning and Economic Development may
be earned by completing 21 units of Required Courses with a “C” or better in each
course.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs)
Upon completion of the Certicate program, students are able to:
• Students will analyze and assess low-income community needs, assets and
issues from a community planning and economic development industry lens.
• Students will develop various types of industry approved project proposals
to address community planning and economic development issues with
solutions that include data analysis, identied targets, goals, objectives,
timelines, expected outcomes and community stakeholder engagement.
REQUIRED COURSES
DEVELOPMENT:
Select 18 units UNITS
COMPLAN 001 Introduction to Community Economic Development 3
COMPLAN 002 Introduction to Community Organizing 3
COMPLAN 003 Affordable Housing Development 3
COMPLAN 004 † School Based Community Development Approaches 3
† Course currently unavailable
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College Catalog, Class Schedule & more: http://www.lattc.edu/academics
Financial Aid Ofce: http://www.lattc.edu/services/nancial-aid
Counseling Services & Support: http://www.lattc.edu/services/support
Business & Civic Engagement
Pathway: http://www.lattc.edu/academics/
pathways/bce
To register: http://www.lattc.edu/student-guides/new-student-
guide
For additional information consult a LATTC college counselor.
COMPLAN 006 Managing Non-Prot and Public Organizations 3
COMPLAN 007 Contemporary Issues and Strategies in Popular 3
Education and Organizing
COMPLAN 009 Commercial Real Estate Development 3
COMPLAN 010 Comprehensive Community Violence Prevention 3
COMPLAN 011 Professional Development Skills/Issues in Community
Dev 3
COMPLAN 032 Community Building Principles and Strategies 1
COMPLAN 033 Community Engagement Principles and Strategies 1
COMPLAN 035 Health Leadership and Community Development 3
COMPLAN 036 Introduction to Community Based Research and 3
Organizing Methods
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Select 3 units UNITS
CAOT 082 Microcomputer Software Survey in the Ofce 3
CO INFO 701 Introduction to Computers and Their Uses 3
BUS 005 Business Law I 3
BUS 033 Technical Report Writing 3
-or- ENGLISH 028 Intermediate Reading and Composition (3)
-or- ENGLISH 101 College Reading and Composition I (3)