EDUC 118Sociology of Community Colleges
Education · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Application of existing research, and sociological and economic theories to analysis of community colleges. Scholars have employed diverse set of concepts, theoretical frameworks and methods to understand these educational institutions. Examination of this sector of higher education in U.S. through range of qualitative, quantitative, historical, and case studies. Covers economic and sociological foundations of research on community colleges and their missions (transfer, remediation/developmental, adult basic education, English as second language, workforce development, etc.), institutional dynamics and organizational culture, government and business impact, for-profit colleges, social media use among students and administrators, student support and community-building, and effective reform efforts.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Summer 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.