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Los Angeles Valley College Overview

Los Angeles Valley College is a public institution located in Valley Glen, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Los Angeles Valley College Known For?

3,376 Undergraduate Awards
  • Students at LAVC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 5%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The undergraduate certificate is the highest award offered at LAVC.
  • In 2017-2018, 33% of the faculty were full-time.

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Los Angeles Valley College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at LAVC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Germanic Languages Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#97 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#171 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#210 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards LAVC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#40 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Nursing Degree Search
#56 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools College Factual
#73 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#132 Best Registered Nursing Schools College Factual
#156 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#328 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is Los Angeles Valley College?

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Contact details for LAVC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA 91401-4096
Phone: 818-947-2600

How Do I Get Into LAVC?

You can apply to LAVC online at: www.laccd.edu/Students/opencccapply/applylavc/Pages/default.aspx

Since Los Angeles Valley College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Los Angeles Valley College?

5.0% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at LAVC is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Los Angeles Valley College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,235 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,957 undergraduate students at LAVC, with 3,235 being full-time and 12,722 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,235 full-time undergraduates at LAVC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Los Angeles Valley College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 188
Black or African American 130
Hispanic or Latino 1,608
White 1,063
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 220

Over 35 countries are represented at LAVC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Vietnam, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Los Angeles Valley College

3,303 Took All Classes Online
8,032 Took At Least One Class Online
17.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 8,032 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at LAVC has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of LAVC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Los Angeles Valley College was 17.1%. This is the #1,145 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at LAVC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Los Angeles Valley College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 557 1,009 1,566
Human Development & Family Studies 168 122 0 290
Business Administration & Management 38 167 0 205
General Psychology 0 143 0 143
Sociology 0 126 0 126
Economics 0 98 0 98
Nursing 0 73 0 73
Communication & Media Studies 0 48 16 64
Special Education 27 27 0 54
Allied Health Professions 0 27 27 54
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 41 12 53
Criminal Justice & Corrections 3 49 0 52
Accounting 22 24 0 46
Mathematics 0 39 0 39
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 12 23 2 37
General Biology 0 36 0 36
General English Literature 0 36 0 36
Finance & Financial Management 17 17 0 34
Romance Languages 8 25 0 33
Fine & Studio Arts 0 28 0 28
Physics 0 27 0 27
Political Science & Government 0 26 0 26
Real Estate 17 6 0 23
Health & Physical Education 0 20 0 20
General Sales & Marketing 0 10 9 19
Anthropology 3 15 0 18
Business Support & Assistant Services 4 5 5 14
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8 2 4 14
Building Management & Inspection 8 5 0 13
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 4 5 3 12
Design & Applied Arts 0 7 5 12
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 10 0 10
Audiovisual Communications 6 3 0 9
Industrial Production Technology 0 4 5 9
Fire Protection 0 8 1 9
Journalism 1 6 0 7
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 2 5 7
Computer Programming 0 3 3 6
History 0 6 0 6
Philosophy 0 6 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 2 4 0 6
Germanic Languages 0 5 0 5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 5 0 5
Chemistry 0 5 0 5
Ethnic Studies 0 4 0 4
Music 0 4 0 4
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3 0 0 3
Precision Metal Working 2 0 1 3
Geography & Cartography 0 3 0 3
Information Technology 2 0 0 2
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 2 0 2
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 355 1,914 1,107 3,376

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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