Los Angeles RC

What Los Angeles RC does

Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC) is a publicly funded, non-profit coordinating body for the 19 community colleges across 11 districts in Los Angeles County, established in January 2022 after splitting from the former Los Angeles and Orange County Regional Consortium. One of eight regional consortiums designated by the California Community College Chancellor's Office, LARC administers the 40% regional share of California's $248 million annual Strong Workforce Program and aligns the $150 million K-12 Strong Workforce Program with post-secondary CTE pathways. Pasadena City College serves as fiscal agent. The consortium operates through structured governance (CEO Board, Workforce Council, Regional Project Development & Innovation Collaborative) and serves 10 million+ LA County residents, generating an estimated $23.2 billion in community college economic impact in FY 2021-22.

LARC's product portfolio centers on workforce development coordination rather than software. Core offerings include the LARC A.I. Learning Library (AI professional development aggregating content from NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft, and Apple), Credit for Prior Learning implementation toolkits, sector-specific Data Dashboards (Projects, Economic Impact, Alumni Outcomes, LA County Nursing, Strong Workforce Metrics, CTE Program, College & Career Opportunity Map), the LA Apprenticeship Network (LAUNCH), and Regional Projects such as the LA County Nursing 2035 Initiative, LA Cleantech Academy, and LA Tech Rising Internship. Technology infrastructure includes labor market research via the LA Center of Excellence at Mt. San Antonio College.

LARC is funded entirely through government appropriations (California SWP and K-12 SWP), K-12 Local Educational Agency grants, and in-kind administrative support from member colleges. It does not charge fees for coordination services. Distribution occurs through its 19 member colleges, K-12 district partnerships (including LAUSD), an Employer Engagement Hub with six sector-specific coordinators (Advanced Transportation & Logistics, Retail/Hospitality/Tourism, Health/Biotech/Life Sciences, ICT/Digital Media, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy/Construction/Utilities), and events including the annual A.I. in L.A. Innovation Summit.

Name

Los Angeles RC

Legal name

Los Angeles Regional Consortium

Website

https://losangelesrc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC) coordinates the 19 community colleges across 11 districts in LA County, aligning career technical education, apprenticeships, and workforce programs with employer needs under California's Strong Workforce Program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Coordination

NAICS

Junior Colleges (6112), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ), Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD), Cross-District Consortia & Shared Services Authorities (EDADABAN)

Keywords

• Workforce development coordination
• Career technical education
• Community college consortium
• Apprenticeship programs
• K-12 pathway alignment

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. California Strong Workforce Program Funding: LARC receives 40% Regional Share funding from California's $248 million annual Strong Workforce Program (SWP) investment. SWP is a state economic development program combining Local Share (60%) and Regional Share (40%) allocations requiring collaboration with industry and workforce development boards.
2. K-12 Strong Workforce Program Funding: $150 million in annual ongoing career education funding through K12 SWP, awarded competitively to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) that partner with community colleges.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LARC is a coordinating consortium for 19 Los Angeles County community colleges that aligns career technical education (CTE) programs with regional employer workforce needs. The consortium delivers workforce development coordination through apprenticeship networks, K-12 pathway alignment, AI professional development, credit for prior learning programs, regional project funding, and data dashboards for evidence-based decision making.

Product overview

Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC) is a coordinating body for LA's 19 community colleges that offers a portfolio of workforce development programs and initiatives rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include the A.I. Learning Library (AI professional development), Credit for Prior Learning (prior experience recognition), Data Dashboards (workforce analytics), and the LA Apprenticeship Network. These are complemented by the LA County Nursing Initiative 2035, Regional Projects (career pathway development), K-12 Strong Workforce Program, and the California Strong Workforce Program implementation. The consortium acts as a bridge between workforce preparedness and employers, focusing on career technical education (CTE), apprenticeship programs, and regional workforce alignment across Los Angeles County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LARC A.I. Learning Library A centralized hub for AI-focused professional development, tools, and resources designed to inspire, empower, and connect education and workforce systems. Provides practical trainings from AI for Beginners to sector-specific applications, ethics, implementation, and workflow design, with sector-specific training modules and recorded sessions.
• Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Program that drives expansion and quality of credit for prior learning, equipping colleges with tools, templates, and strategies to formally recognize prior experiences to help students accelerate progress and reduce barriers to completion. Includes a practical implementation roadmap built by 19 Community Colleges.
• LA County Nursing Initiative 2035 A collaborative initiative between LARC, CSU Chancellor's Office, and leading healthcare organizations providing ten-year workforce projections and strategic recommendations to address the region's growing nursing shortage, with a workforce dashboard analyzing demand trends by city, role, degree, and employers.
• LA Apprenticeship Network (LAUNCH) Launch LA Apprenticeship Network connecting students, schools, and businesses with earn-and-learn apprenticeship programs across various industry sectors, managed through monthly network meetings and apprenticeship expansion services.
• Regional Data Dashboards Suite of data tools including LARC Projects Dashboard, Economic Impact Study FY 2021-22, #19STRONG Alumni Outcomes, LA County Nursing Dashboard, Strong Workforce Metrics, CTE Program Dashboard, and College & Career Opportunity Map for evidence-based workforce planning.
• Regional Projects Strategic regional projects supporting collaborative approaches to expand career pathways, student services, and curriculum alignment for K-12 and community college partners, including cornerstone projects like Job Placement and Employment Success Initiative, Career Pathways Partnership, Non-Credit Career Pathways, and Blue Economy Climate Action Pathways.
• K-12 Strong Workforce Program Bridge connecting CTE programs at K-12 level to community college counterparts, creating pathways for students from secondary to post-secondary education, supported by $150 million in annual ongoing career education funding awarded competitively to Local Educational Agencies.
• Strong Workforce Program (SWP) California's career technical education initiative creating one million more middle-skill workers through $248 million annual investment in the nation's largest workforce development system of 116 colleges, with LARC receiving 40% Regional Share funding.
• LA Cleantech Academy Career academy program providing students in Los Angeles County with pathways to sustainability and cleantech careers, including internship opportunities in the clean energy sector.
• LA Tech Rising Internship Program Recurring internship program connecting students with technology career opportunities in IT, Cybersecurity, and Software sectors across Los Angeles County.

Quantifiable outcome

• $23.2 billion economic impact added to LA County by LA-19 colleges in FY 2021-2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• GoogleflagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Statewide partnership with Google providing free AI professional development for California Community Colleges through the Google AI for Education Accelerator, offering no-cost training accessible to all LA-19 colleges.
• California Community College Chancellor's Office (CCCCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCCCO established LARC as one of eight regional consortiums to implement California's Strong Workforce Program. The Chancellor's Office provides oversight, guidelines, and 40% regional share funding for CTE expansion across LA's 19 community colleges.
• LA Center of Excellence (COE) at Mt. San Antonio CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOE provides invaluable labor market research and data analytics to guide LARC's workforce planning, regional project development, and evidence-based decision-making.
• Pasadena City CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPasadena City College serves as LARC's fiscal agent, hosting consortium operations and providing administrative infrastructure for regional workforce coordination.
• Center for a Competitive Workforce (CCW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCW supports LARC's governance structure by providing research, analytics, and workforce intelligence to inform regional project development and employer engagement.
• CSU Chancellor's OfficeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CSU Chancellor's Office on LA County Nursing 2035 Initiative, combining workforce projections with strategic recommendations to address regional nursing shortages.
• Education Strategy GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nursing 2035 Initiative providing strategic advisory services for addressing healthcare workforce challenges in LA County.
• Burning Glass InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Nursing 2035 Initiative contributing research and labor market analytics for healthcare workforce planning.
• LA County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAEDC is a knowledge partner for LARC's A.I. Learning Library and Innovation Summit, contributing workforce development expertise and regional economic insights.
• NVIDIAflagshipTechnology or IntegrationNVIDIA provides the Generative AI Teaching Kit including lecture videos, instructional materials aligned with NVIDIA GenAI Certification Exams, and free exam access for educator members.
• LAUNCH ApprenticeshipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLAUNCH manages apprenticeship expansion services for LARC, with Maria Rodriguez serving as Manager, Apprenticeship Expansion to support regional apprenticeship program development.
• Los Angeles County Workforce Development BoardscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeven workforce development boards in LA County collaborate with LARC on regional workforce planning, providing industry engagement and employment pipeline development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• National Skills Coalition: National advocacy and policy organization focused on equitable skills training and workforce development. Comparable as a coordinating, policy-shaping intermediary operating in the same workforce/education space at scale.
• California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office: The state-level agency that established and funds all eight SWP regional consortia including LARC. It sets policy, allocates funding, and serves as the umbrella under which LARC operates — directly comparable in mission at a higher level.
• LA County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC): LAEDC is a knowledge partner on LARC's A.I. Learning Library and Innovation Summit and operates as LA County's broader economic development and workforce intelligence body. Comparable as a regional convener linking employers, training providers, and policymakers.

Emerging players

• LAUNCH Apprenticeship: LARC's implementation partner for apprenticeship expansion services, providing the operational backbone for LAUNCH apprenticeship programs across the LA-19. Comparable as an earn-and-learn intermediary working with employers and community colleges.

Direct peers

• Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC): BACCC is another of the eight California SWP regional consortia, coordinating Bay Area community college CTE and workforce development. Comparable in mandate, funding structure, and consortium governance model.
• San Diego and Imperial Counties Community College Association (SDICCCA): SDICCCA administers SWP regional share for San Diego and Imperial Counties' community colleges, performing the same coordinating, employer engagement, and K-14 CTE pathway role as LARC in a different region.
• Orange County Regional Consortium (OCRC): OCRC was carved out of the same Los Angeles and Orange County Regional Consortium in January 2022 alongside LARC, and administers the SWP Regional Share for Orange County's community colleges under identical Chancellor's Office rules. It is the single most structurally comparable peer.

Others

• Workforce Development Boards of LA County: The seven LA County Workforce Development Boards partner with LARC on regional workforce planning and employer engagement under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Comparable as regional workforce intermediaries with overlapping employer relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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