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Los Angeles Valley College

Los Angeles Valley College
5800 Fulton Avenue
Valley Glen, CA 91401-4096

Official telephone: (818) 947-2600
Fax number: (818) 947-2610
Website: https://www.lavc.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 28:1
Total faculty: 274 men, 327 women
Full-time faculty: 84 men, 105 women
Part-time faculty: 190 men, 222 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician
  • Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Radio and Television
  • Real Estate
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician
  • Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Radio and Television
  • Real Estate
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Retail Management
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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