Please join us in welcoming our newest El Camino College Foundation Board of Directors, who began their Board term on July 1st. We thank you in advance for your service, helping to serve our campus community while supporting student success initiatives at El Camino College!

View the current El Camino College Foundation Board of Directors list HERE.

El Camino College cybersecurity students have earned national recognition after ranking among the top cybersecurity competitors in the country during the National Cyber League (NCL) Spring 2026 competition season.

Competing against more than 7,500 students from 441 colleges and universities nationwide, El Camino College achieved an impressive No. 52 national ranking, placing the college in the top 12% of cybersecurity programs in the 

nation according to the National Cyber League Cyber Power Rankings.



The nationally recognized team was coached by ECC Computer Information Systems (CIS) instructor Hac Le (pictured far right), and consisted of students Baiyi Zhou, Manae Kobatake, Rachelle Martinez, Moeca Takeshima. and Shubhangi Waldiya (not pictured).

Read more about the team and its accomplishments HERE.

El Camino College student Maria Lopez was recently named one of the newest FamilyU Student Parent Fellows, a paid leadership opportunity designed for parenting students to help shape how their institutions support families.

Lopez is one of four fellows selected from across the nation and will receive $20,000 to help El Camino enhance student parent support over the next year. A proud mother of four, Lopez is a passionate advocate for student parents at El Camino. As a returning nontraditional student, she has firsthand experience with the barriers and obstacles faced by student parents. She is currently pursuing a certification in child development to work with children in a preschool or child care center.



Read more about Maria Lopez and the FamilyU fellowship opportunity HERE.

It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Harold Tyler, El Camino alumnus and former longtime Director of Student Development, on July 13, 2026. At 79, he was a devoted father and grandfather.

After graduating from Compton High School in 1964, Harold joined the U.S. Army and continued in the Army Reserves until 1977. He earned an associate degree from El Camino in 1975, and later completed a bachelor’s degree in business from CSUDH. As an avid basketball player, Harold was a volunteer assistant coach for the ECC basketball team and later announced Warrior basketball games.

As an ECC student, Harold served as an officer with student government. After graduation, he landed his first job on campus as a specialist in the Student Activities Office, and 13 years later, became director of student development, a position he held until his retirement in December 2010. Harold inspired countless students during his 35 years at El Camino. “El Camino College is a special place. So many of our students come back to visit, and it is great to see them so successful. That has been the best part of my job."

Donations

The Harold Tyler Scholarship has been established at the El Camino College Foundation to honor his many years of service to El Camino. To make a memorial gift, you may donate online, or send a check to the Foundation office. Please indicate “Harold Tyler” as the designation.