El Camino College (Elco or ECC) is a publiccommunity college in Alondra Park, California.[3][4] It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (11 ha). It is one of two community colleges serving Southern California's South Bay area.
The college hosts one radio station, KECC. The first time KECC was actually on the air experimentally was Career Day, April 27, 1994. The operation lasted only four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm. On November 11, 1994, KECC signed on the air for the first time as a regularly scheduled carrier current broadcast station. At that time, the frequency used was 1620 kHz. In the fall of 2000 KECC changed frequency from 1200 kHz to 1500 kHz.
Athleticsedit
Built in 1958, Murdock Stadium hosts some of the schools athletic programs.
Men's sports
Women's sports
Baseball
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball
Cross Country
Beach Volleyball
Football
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Soccer
Softball
Swimming & diving
Swimming & diving
Tennis
Tennis
Track & field
Track & field
Volleyball
Volleyball
Water Polo
Water Polo
In mediaedit
The college campus has been used as a filming location since at least the 1970s. Visitors to the IBM pavilion at the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York City saw an Eames film that featured El Camino coach Kenneth Swearingen and the school football team.[9] Among other films shot in part at the college are:
El Camino College has a 2,000-seat auditorium, a 350-seat campus theatre, and the 190-seat Robert Hagg Recital Hall.[11] The Marsee Auditorium is the venue for the South Bay Ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker,[12] and is known for showcasing dance and opera companies, traveling artists, and other Broadway, film and television veterans, such as Shirley Jones[13] and Gregory Hines.[14] The Marsee Auditorium as well as the other on-campus venues also host El Camino College resident performers.
Schauerman Libraryedit
The Schauerman Library serves as the research center of the college. The library houses the El Camino College archives.
Frederico Lapenda, movie producer, MMA Hall of Fame Promoter, Beverly Hills Film Festival President, Brazilian Tourism Ambassador, and Allies of the Amazon co-creator with Stan Lee.
^Kresal, Steve (November 22, 1994). "Swearingen's Retirement From Saddleback Is Straight, Simple". Los Angeles Times.
^"El Camino College – Visiting (513) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".
^"Center for the Arts". www.elcamino.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^"Main Stage Performances 2014-2015 Season". Elcamino.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^"Main Stage Performances, 2004–2005 Season". www.elcamino.edu. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^"Special Concerts Fall 2002 Season". www.elcamino.edu. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^Biography by William Ruhlmann. "Chet Baker | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ abcdefghijkl"Alumni". El Camino College. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^"Antonio Chatman". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
^"California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office > Newsroom > Notable Alumni > Flo Hyman". Californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^ abRoy Moore (April 26, 2012). "The Beach Boys- After two decades the band reunites for their global 'Celebration' tour". The Union: El Camino College.
^ abcd"Where are they now?". The Union: El Camino College. March 7, 2012.
^"California Community College Baseball Coaches Association" (PDF). Cccbca.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
^"Full Biography for George Nakano". Smartvoter.org. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
External linksedit
Official website
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