LACCD is the largest community college district in California and among the largest in the nation. Currently, LACCD enrolls about 194,00 full- and part-time students at its nine colleges. For the 2023-24 Academic Year, enrollment was 193,960 students. More than half of all LACCD students report their incomes at near or below the poverty line. During the 2022–2023 Academic Year, LACCD distributed nearly $266M in financial aid awards, not including student loans. This financial aid is critical to opening the doors of higher education to those who could not otherwise afford college. Research shows that an education at LACCD’s colleges is an important source of economic stability and upward mobility for some of the neediest residents of Los Angeles County. LACCD graduates with an associate degree earn, on average, 33% percent more than persons who only have a high school diploma.