About the scholars college

The Ralph Bunche Scholars College at the Los Angeles City College in Hollywood, prepares students for the rigors of academic work at the most challenging universities in the United States and abroad. Students that enter the Scholars College take and complete six (6) three (3) unit scholars courses, earn a 3.3. cumulative g.p.a., complete an outside public service project and a university level research paper. Upon completion of the requirements students are certified as Ralph Bunche Scholars.

The RBSC offers a rigorous curriculum, seminars and enrichment activities. RB Scholars students interact, collaborate and learn from professors that have been educated in some of the best universities here and abroad. All of our RBSC professors have earned advanced degrees, including the Master of Fine Arts; most have earned the Doctorate (Ph.D/Ed.d), the highest academic distinction. They have earned Masters and Doctorates from the University of Birmingham (England), Sorbonne (Paris), University of Dakar, (Senegal, West Africa); University of California at Los Angeles, United States Military Academy at West Point, University of Southern California, Howard University, Claremont Graduate University, Miami University of Ohio and the University of Washington.

Our Professors teach a variety of courses including World Civilization, Comparative History of Genocide & War Crimes, Environmental History, U.S. & African American History, Physical and Cultural Anthropology, Statistics and Calculus, Biology & Chemistry, Art, Architectural History, Chicano/Chicana and Mexican History, Shakespeare, American & English Literature, History of England, Sex in History, Political Science, Race & Racism, Physical, Physics, and Cultural Anthropology, Speech and Debate, Modern Political History, and Economics. We will also be adding an Engineering curriculum and Foreign Language Option.

Successful completion of the requirements and certification provides the best pathway for transfer to many of the best and most competitive colleges and universities in the nation. Scholars Graduates are given top priority for admission to some of the best universities including UCLA, Columbia University (NY), USC, UC Irvine and UC Berkeley. Over the past few years we have successfully placed our scholars graduates at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University (NY), University of California at Los Angeles, University of Southern California, University of California at Berkeley, and Pitzer College. Students are also become eligible for membership in Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Community College Honor Society. PTK is a highly regarded community college honor society. Many of these prestigious colleges grant scholarships and aid to our PTK students upon acceptance.

In Keeping with the legacy with Dr. Ralph Bunche we encourage all members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.