Los Angeles Valley College

Los Angeles Valley College is a public community college located in Valley Glen, CA. It offers 115 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. It is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,238 for California residents and $10,130 for out-of-state students at Los Angeles Valley College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($9,921) of public community colleges in California.
It has 15,037 students that are higher than the average population (5,302 students) of community colleges in California. In addition, 8,744 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (21 to 1) of California community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $37,900.

Academic Overview

Los Angeles Valley College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Valley Glen, California.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,238 for California residents and $10,130 for other students on average. It offers 115 degree programs through 53 Certificate, 62 Associate's programs.
Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 years, public
Address5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, CA
Phone818-947-2600
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$1,238
Out-of-State$10,130
Student Population »15,037 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »32%
Transfer-out Rate6%
Retention Rate74% (Full-time)
40% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,708
Students to Faculty25:1 (4.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$37,900

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,238 for California residents and $10,130 for out-of-state students at Los Angeles Valley College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($9,921) over public community colleges in California.
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Los Angeles Valley College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
2024 Cost Of Attendance
California ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$1,238$10,130
Books & Supplies$938
Off-Campus Living Costs$25,623
Average Financial Aid$4,708
Cost of Attendance$27,799$36,691
After Financial Aid$23,091$31,983
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$37,900
2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
California ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Los Angeles Valley College$1,238$10,130
Public Community Colleges in California$1,610$9,921
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Los Angeles Valley College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 53 Certificate, 62 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Total Number of Programs
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs5362NOT OFFERED
The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.
The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED 11 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
CommunicationNOT OFFERED 7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 30 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Radio and TelevisionNOT OFFERED 47 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and AssistantNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
11 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED 35 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biomedical Technology/Technician14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADDNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED 136 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 19 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies918 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
454 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 42 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 28 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 187 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 28 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 20 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 107 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 33 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 117 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 33 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 105 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Building/Construction Site Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
9 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Machine Tool Technology/MachinistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED 7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 13 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
28 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 37 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist24 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
24 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 64 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 181 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED 18 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 25 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED 14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED 11 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED 16 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
HistoryNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 15,037 students at Los Angeles Valley College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,910 male students and 8,108 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total14,0182,43311,585
Male Students5,9101,1174,793
Female Students8,1081,3166,792

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Los Angeles Valley College, there are 15,037 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 11,917 students were attending classes through distance learning (8,744 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,173 are enrolled in some online courses) .
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment15,037
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,744
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,173
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,120

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