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Los Angeles Valley College

General Information

Name: Los Angeles Valley College
Address: 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA 91401-4096
Phone:

  • General information: (818) 947-2600
  • Financial aid office: (818) 947-2412
  • Admissions office: (818) 947-2553

Website: www.lavc.cc.ca.us
Type of Institution: Public, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$580$676$728
        Out-of-state$4,396$4,680$5,040
Books and supplies$1,314$1,287$1,260
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,117$9,117$8,748
        Other expenses$3,528$3,213$3,204
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,780$3,177$3,168

Total expenses   
In-state
        Off-campus$14,539$14,293$13,940
        Off-campus with family$5,674$5,140$5,156
Out-of-state
        Off-campus$18,355$18,297$18,252
        Off-campus with family$9,490$9,144$9,468

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 60%
  • Federal grants: 41%
  • State/local grants: 57%
  • Student loans: 4%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3193
  • State/local grants:$992
  • Student loans:$2567

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 16130
First-time student retention: 66%
Overall graduation rate: 28%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 27%
    • Part Time: 73%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 40%
    • Women: 60%

White non-hispanic: 33%
Black non-hispanic: 7%
Hispanic: 37%
Asian/pacific islander: 12%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 12%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architectural Technology/Technician - Certificate
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Associate
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Associate, Certificate
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Banking and Financial Support Services - Associate, Certificate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Certificate
  • Office Management and Supervision - Associate
  • Real Estate - Associate, Certificate
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Associate, Certificate
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Journalism - Associate
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Certificate
  • Radio and Television - Associate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General - Certificate
    Education
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms - Associate
    Engineering
  • Engineering, General - Associate
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician - Certificate
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Associate
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Associate
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Development - Associate, Certificate
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Associate
  • French Language and Literature - Associate
  • German Language and Literature - Associate
  • Hebrew Language and Literature - Associate
  • Italian Language and Literature - Associate
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Associate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist - Associate, Certificate
    History
  • History, General - Associate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Associate
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Associate
    Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
  • Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician - Associate
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Associate
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Associate
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Associate
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Associate
  • Physics, General - Associate
    Precision Production
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist - Associate
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Associate
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science - Associate, Certificate
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting - Associate
    Social Sciences
  • Economics, General - Associate
  • Geography - Associate
  • Political Science and Government, General - Associate
  • Sociology - Associate
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Associate
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production - Associate
  • Commercial and Advertising Art - Associate
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Drawing - Associate
  • Graphic Design - Certificate
  • Music Management and Merchandising - Associate, Certificate
  • Music, General - Associate
  • Sculpture - Associate
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology - Associate


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