Kanye West's Community Service ... at Fashion School

Kanye West didn't have to pick up trash on the side of the road as his court ordered punishment -- but instead got to visit an L.A. trade school to speak on what he knows best ... fashion.Yeezy hit up the L.A. Trade Technical College today to pay his dues by speaking with students about his personal experience in the fashion biz ... and hopefully leather jogging pants.We're told this is Kanye's 3rd visit to LATTC in the last 6 weeks (see pic above) ... which specializes in apparel. Today's lesson focused on designers and lasted about 3 hours.In case you don't remember -- Kanye cut a plea deal in the photog battery case back in March -- avoiding jail by agreeing to 24 months informal probation and 250 hours community service.We're told Kanye has been chipping away at his hours by speaking at multiple colleges.Still -- not a bad way to knock out a court order ... and avoid wearing that unflattering orange vest Chris Brown sported during his community service ... it's so last season.