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Los Angeles, California: College Degrees and University Courses
California Design College
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Your passion for fashion and design comes to life at California Design College on trendy Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Real-world experience and career services will prepare you for entry-level employment in the creative arts.
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The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
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Develop your portfolio at The Art Institutes, and get a competitive advantage.
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Westwood College - Los Angeles
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Your future in technology starts right here. The Los Angeles, CA campus of Westwood College of Technology is committed to student success.
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Westwood College of Aviation Technology - Los Angeles
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Get on the fast track of an aviation technology career with Westwood College Los Angeles. Located just east of the Los Angeles International airport, Westwood offers hands-on training with state-of-the-art aviation tools in modern classrooms and labs.
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| ARTICLE: Los Angeles In-Depth |
The Greater Los Angeles Area, often referred to as Southern California or simply L.A., comprises Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange counties, among several others. In 2006, the area had a population of more than 18 million people.
About 3.8 million of those people reside in the city of Los Angeles, known informally as the "City of Angels." The population of Orange County is around 3 million, and Riverside county contains about 1.5 million residents. People flock to Southern California for its warm weather and cosmopolitan lifestyle, as well as its close vicinity to the Pacific Ocean and its thriving entertainment industry.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are hugely important to international trade and the global economy, and the area is one of the largest entry points for immigrants to the United States, making Los Angeles one of the most diverse cities in the world.
Major Los Angeles employers include:
- Northrop Grumman
- KB Homes
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- Twentieth Century Fox
Los Angeles' economy is driven by the following sectors:
International trade
Entertainment
Agriculture
Petroleum
Aerospace
Tourism
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, the median personal income in 2004 for a Los Angeles-area resident was $35,188, which is about 6 percent more than the average American's income.
The Los Angeles area continues to grow at a rate of about 7.2 percent, which is 4 percent less than the nation's average growth rate.
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