Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Los Angeles Valley College

What traits are you looking for in a family, consumer and human sciences school? To help you decide if Los Angeles Valley College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family, consumer and human sciences program.

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and has a total student population of 15,957.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

LAVC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

LAVC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at LAVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at Los Angeles Valley College.

LAVC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of family, consumer and human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

LAVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in family, consumer and human sciences graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles Valley College with a associate's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Los Angeles Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	126

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer and human sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Los Angeles Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	93,570	$37,230
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.