Compton, California

Compton Community College. "Compton Community College aims to be a welcoming, learning community in which the campus as a whole collaborates to serve and assist students in pursuit of their respective goals; serve as an integrated cultural Mecca for its service community; promote interdisciplinary learning, shared experiential learning, and contemporary approaches to the new world of information technology; strive to develop world citizens measurably aware of and skilled in analytical reasoning and problem solving, in scientific methodology, and in quantitative analysis; to encourage respect for multiple cultures; to promote active participation in an evolving democracy; and to serve as a catalyst for the socioeconomic mobility of its students."
Yuin University. " Yuin University is a private, international, and independent institution of higher education consisting of the School of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Theology. Yuin University provides undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate education. Yuin University was established to fulfill the holistic needs of its students so that they may promote mental, spiritual, physical and financial well-being of the communities in which they live."

Official Web site for Compton, California. "Compton is a great place to live, work, and raise a family. It is home to almost 100,000 citizens. Known as the “Hub City” because of its unique position in almost the exact geographical center of Los Angeles County, Compton is strategically located along the Alameda Corridor, a main passageway for 25 percent of all U.S. waterborne international trade. Compton is rapidly emerging as a large industrial center in Los Angeles County for transit and distribution, business services, high technology, home and lifestyle products, metals, financial services, and textile manufacturing.
This is an exciting time for Compton. The City is developing a wide range of economic and cultural opportunities that will help to make Compton a prime destination for residents and businesses."

Compton Public Library. "The Compton Library branch of the Los Angeles County Free library opened its doors in July of 1913, the 11th branch of today's County of Los Angeles Public Library. The library was located in a storefront building near Main and Tamarind Streets and was later moved to the Compton Union High School at 212 S. Acacia Street. In 1925 a separate building was erected in the City Hall Park at 123 W. Almond Street, where it remained until 1974, when the current facility was dedicated at 240 W. Compton Boulevard.
The Compton Library currently has over 104,000 books and magazines, and 13,000 audiovisual materials, including videos, DVD's, cassettes and CD's. Specialty collections include 16mm films on African American history and the Multicultural Collection highlighting African American, Latino and Samoan cultures."

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National Weather Service (NOAA). Forecast at a glance for Los Angeles and Oxnard, CA.

WiFi HotSpots in Compton, CA from JIWIRE. An international directory of WiFi hotspots or access points.
Other WiFi directories that cover Los Angeles. InfoLACA.com's directory of WiFi access resources for Los Angeles and Southern California.

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