Dedicated to Educating Korean Americans on Korean Heritage: Located at 680 Wilshire Place in the heart of Korean Town, the Korean Education Center in Los Angeles (KECLA) is the axis of Korean heritage education in Southern California. The Korean Education Center welcomes all generations of Korean Americans to learn the Korean heritage through its various learning programs and specialized training opportunities.

Operated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea, KECLA is dedicated to providing Korean Community with dynamic learning opportunities to help establish the Korean American identity. We particularly focus on educating the young generation of Korean Americans to help them understand the Korean heritage so that they can become great leaders with perspectives on diversity and understanding on the nature of this multicultural society.

Missions
- Provide Korean Americans with various learning programs on Korean heritage
- Support the operation of Korean Schools
- Assist Korean American Educational organizations
- Recruit TaLK Scholars and EPIK Participants
- Operate the Testing of Korean Language Proficiency