Metro Go Pass available to all community colleges in Los Angeles County
Metro expanded its GoPass program from the Los Angeles Community College District to all community colleges of Los Angeles county.
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Metro GoPass available for pickup for LACCD students
All students in the Los Angeles Community College District are eligible for the Metro GoPass, a TAP card that is prepaid with bus and train fare.
Free resources for students at ELAC still avaliable
The Welcome Center at East Los Angeles College is offering free resources for students including laptops, hotspots and Metro bus passes.
LACCD is offering its nine campuses free 2-year tuition
The Townhall with Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Los Angeles Community College District leadership focused on community college student enrollment and financial support.
Metro fare increase troubles students
By Marcus Camacho As if dealing with finances wasn’t stressful enough, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) raised their bus fare prices last week, making it more difficult for college students to stay within their budget. This will not affect or bother students that own a car or hitch rides from friends and family members, but for students who take the bus, the changes in the Metro fare…
Metro increases bus fare
By Cynthia Lagunas The Metro board meeting on March 27 resulted in a bus fare increase that will be effective around July 1. As an East Los Angeles College student my daily transportation to school and work is the Metro bus. The increase will bring the fare to SmarTrip card users to $1.75, a 15 cent increase. There is a constant struggle when planning my daily trip. There are…
Higher Education, higher prices
By Amanda Mayberry As a result of recent budget cuts, the Los Angeles Community College District has discontinued the $15 a semester I-TAP program, and is now offering the College/Vocational TAP. The College/Vocational TAP allows students to buy monthly reduced passes for $36 per month. Students who have 12 units or more must fill out an application,which can be found at the fiscal office on campus or on the Los…
Discontinued TAP cards upsets students
By Christian Valles The Metro I-TAP program ended on June 6 with no future plans to continue the program at East Los Angeles College, which has left many students scrambling to find reasonable alternatives. Metro has offered an alternative to full time students, $36 a month student discount tap pass. The alternative has left one student questioning this action by Metro. David, who declined to give a last name, has…