About
South Bay/LA
The South Bay/LA Region covers the South Bay, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Westmont, Compton, Dominguez Hills, Torrance, and Gardena.
About South Bay/LA
South Bay/LA Subregional Partners
South Bay Workforce Investment Board (Co-Convener)
Centinela Valley Union High School District (Co-Convener)
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Compton College
El Camino College
West LA College
LAUSD Local District South
Compton Unified School District
Inglewood Unified School District
South Bay/LA Partnership Goals & Objectives
The South Bay/LA partnership is expanding regional and sub-regional backbone staffing and collaborative infrastructure to strengthen capacity for collaborative root cause analysis, problem-solving, and goal setting for K-16 pathways. Specifically, the South Bay/LA subregion will focus on providing services and resources to support BIPOC students in Healthcare pathways and BIPOC and women-identifying students in Computer Science pathways.
The South Bay/LA Partnership aims to:
Provide College Counseling, Peer Mentoring, Early College Prep and Credit
Reduce number of non-transferrable credits
Map student experience across disciplines and programs
Deliver Peer mentoring and wraparound services
South Bay/LA Highlights
New Funding Secured: The Compton Community Health Professions Partnership (CCHPP) received $400,000 from California Jobs First to strengthen curriculum alignment and expand healthcare career pipelines.
Staffing & Capacity Growth: WLAC hired two coordinators and a Transfer Pathways Counselor; CSUDH hired a Community Partner Coordinator to advance WBL infrastructure.
Expanded Student Pathways: CSUDH’s College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing (CHHSN) aligned all five undergraduate programs to be ADT- and transfer-ready, while UCI hosted multiple major exploration events for local high school students.
Work-Based Learning Expansion: Launch new clinical rotation sites, job shadowing, and internship opportunities supported by the CCHPP website and playbook.
Student Recruitment & Engagement: Expand mentorship pipelines and increase dual and concurrent enrollment participation in health and tech pathways.
Contact the South Bay/LA Partnership
Subregional Convener
Dr. Dylan Farris
Sr. Coordinator – Special Projects, South Bay Workforce Investment Board
Subregional Convener
Hatha Parrish
Director, Federal & State Programs, Centinela Valley Union High School District
Meet our Collaborative
Learn More About Our Regional Impact
Our network’s impact spans across L.A. County. Learn more about our work across the region.
