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Los Angeles Valley College Data & Information Overview

63 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
8% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Los Angeles Valley College Ranked?

#449 Best Colleges in Nation
#77 Best Colleges in CA
Liberal Arts Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Los Angeles Valley College was awarded 63 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, LAVC is ranked #449 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LAVC held the #545 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

LAVC also holds the #77 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.

See all of the rankings for Los Angeles Valley College.

Is It Hard to Get Into LAVC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Los Angeles Valley College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

Learn more about Los Angeles Valley College admissions.

Los Angeles Valley College Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
32% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Los Angeles Valley College, this rate is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Los Angeles Valley College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  32 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Los Angeles Valley College

73% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Los Angeles Valley College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
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Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Los Angeles Valley College.

Los Angeles Valley College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,235 Full-Time Undergraduates
62.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,957 undergraduates at LAVC with 3,235 being full-time and 12,722 being part-time.

How Much Does Los Angeles Valley College Cost?

$10,194 Net Price
1% Take Out Loans
$27,516 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of LAVC is $10,194. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of LAVC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At LAVC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,879 a year. That adds up to $27,516 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at LAVC is 8.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Get more details about paying for Los Angeles Valley College.

How Much Money Do LAVC Graduates Make?

$38,653 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from LAVC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $38,653 in their early years. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Los Angeles Valley College make the most money.

Location of Los Angeles Valley College

California State
3,235 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Los Angeles Valley College is a public institution situated in Valley Glen, California. Valley Glen is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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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
Website: www.lavc.edu/

Los Angeles Valley College Majors

51 Majors With Completions
1,892 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Los Angeles Valley College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at LAVC

88% Take At Least One Class Online
71% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 12,337 students took at least one online class at Los Angeles Valley College. This is an increase from the 8,032 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 12,337 10,022
2019-2020 8,032 3,303
2018-2019 8,659 4,106
2017-2018 7,480 3,373
2016-2017 6,156 2,599

Learn more about online learning at Los Angeles Valley College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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