Music Department
The Herb Alpert Music Center (HAMC) at Los Angeles City College offers a streamlined curriculum for a transfer ready, career ready, and enriched student community. Our Guided Pathways include:
- Applied Music Program for Transfer
- Associate in Arts Transfer (AA-T) Degree in Music that guarantees transfer to the California State University system
- Associate of Arts (AA) Degree in Music (two-year degree)
- Certificates of Achievement that lead to internships and employment in the music industry
Our dedicated and experienced professors teach engaging and creative courses in Music Production, Music Technology, Songwriting, World Music, Jazz, Popular Music, Composition, and Instrument and Voice Performance for students of all levels. Students in the HAMC Music Academy receive the opportunity to focus solely on their studies through Herb Alpert Music Scholarships that provide full tuition, private lessons, access to instruments, and direct pathways to transfer to CalArts and UCLA.
The $10.1 million endowment from The Herb Alpert Foundation to the LACC Music Department is the largest-ever private donation to a California community college. All qualified full-time music majors are part of the HAMC Music Academy and receive Herb Alpert Music Scholarships for two years of study. The scholarships are available for in-state, non-resident, and international students who receive a tuition waiver based on the current in-state student tuition fee. In addition, students who audition and are accepted into the HAMC Applied Music Program receive scholarships for private lessons.
The application for Spring 2026 will be posted during the Fall semester.
Herb Alpert Foundation Donates $10.1 Million to LACC: Music Majors Receive Tuition-Free Studies
Trumpeter Herb Alpert, known for his unique brand of Latin-tinged jazz pop, and for being a co-founder of A&M Records, a label that released key albums by artists from Cat Stevens to Janet Jackson, is now making his mark on education.
Contact Us
Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2880
Email: @email
Contact our staff with any questions about our department or programs.
The LACC Music Department Office is located in the Herb Alpert Music Center building, Room 106.
For current information on campus access, visit https://www.lacc.edu/about/map.
