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Child Development & Family Studies at Los Angeles Valley College

If you plan to study Child Development & Family Studies, consider the program at Los Angeles Valley College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Los Angeles Valley College is located in Valley Glen, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 246 child development & family studies degrees were awarded at Los Angeles Valley College.

Online & Distance Learning at Los Angeles Valley College

Distance learning is available at Los Angeles Valley College. Of 15,999 students, 9,425 (59%) studied exclusively online and 3,372 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Los Angeles Valley College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Los Angeles Valley College are 91% women (224) and 9% men (22).

Child Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program at Los Angeles Valley College

Among the 85 associate’s child development & family studies graduates at Los Angeles Valley College, 92% were women (78) and 8% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Los Angeles Valley College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	32
Hispanic / Latino	43
Asian	4
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Los Angeles Valley College, lower than the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Child Development & Family Studies Concentrations at Los Angeles Valley College

The Child Development & Family Studies program at Los Angeles Valley College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Child Care Management	43
Child Care Provider	203

Top-Paying Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Those who complete Child Development & Family Studies program at Los Angeles Valley College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Child Development & Family Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.